[HereInTheHeartland]

There are many stories like this to find:

https://www.tcnjsignalnews.com/article/2023/09/nj-corruption-embarassing

[JimRed]

Former United States Senator for New Jersey Harrison Williams was caught by a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation in the early 1980s where agents pretended to be wealthy sheikhs attempting to buy political favors.

Ah, yes...ABSCAM (ArabScam). Senator Williams, a Democrat of course, was fooled by fake Arabs.

[jjotto]

I Thought You Were an Arab
(Tom Paxton)

I thought you just got off of the plane
Desert sand still in your shoes
The sand was probably Virginia Beach
And you were from Newport News

I thought you were an Arab
Saw the desert in your eyes
I thought of asking for a job in Abu Dabi
‘Til you sprang that big surprise.

You handed me the money
Just like an Arab does
So I thought you were an Arab
And all the time you were the fuzz...