| 词条 | Mel Weinberg |
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|name=Mel Weinberg |birth_date={{Birth date|1924|12|4}} |birth_place=The Bronx, New York, U.S. |death_date={{Death date and age|2018|5|30|1924|12|4}} |death_place=Titusville, Florida, U.S. |residence=Titusville, Florida, U.S. |known_for=Informant in Abscam FBI sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s |spouse=Mary O'Connor (1944–1962) Marie Weinberg (died. 1982)[1] {{marriage |Evelyn Knight |1982 |1998 |end=div}} }}Melvin Weinberg (December 4, 1924 – May 30, 2018) was an American con artist, charlatan and federal government informant who is known for his involvement in the Abscam sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the time of the scandal, he was a convict hired by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct the operation in exchange for probation. His story was portrayed in the 2013 film American Hustle, with Christian Bale playing Irving Rosenfeld, a character based on him.[2][3] Weinberg was born in The Bronx, the son of Helen and Harry Weinberg.[4] His mother was of Swiss descent and his father was of Russian Jewish ancestry.[5] After dropping out of school in grade nine, he served in the United States Navy in the Pacific from 1942 to 1946.[6] He retired to Titusville, Florida.[7][8] He died on May 30, 2018, aged 93.[9][10] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20081447,00.html|title=Abscam Con Man Mel Weinberg Is Stung by His Wife's Shocking Charges—and Sudden Death|publisher=People.com|access-date=October 21, 2014}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weinberg, Mel}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/abscam-con-man-american-hustle-wrong-jennifer-lawrence/story?id=22720761|title=Abscam Con Man: 'American Hustle' Wrong, Jennifer Lawrence Too Hot|work=ABC News|access-date=October 21, 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1218691/mel-weinberg-the-real-american-hustler|title=Mel Weinberg: The Real American Hustler|work=Sky News|access-date=October 21, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19810209&id=wK0lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5884,1949582|title=The Miami News - Google News Archive Search|publisher=News.google.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VoPAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT19&dq=%22%22Mrs.+Weinberg,%22+the+teacher+replied+tartly%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BXaWVJLKH8mlyATOwIGgAw&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA|title=The Sting Man: Inside Abscam|first=Robert W.|last=Greene|date=2 December 2013|publisher=Penguin|accessdate=5 June 2018|via=Google Books}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10513778/American-Hustle-the-man-behind-the-scam.html|title=American Hustle: the man behind the scam|date=16 December 2013|work=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=21 October 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/swindler-behind-christian-bales-oscar-nominated-role-in-american-hustle/|title=Swindler behind Christian Bale's Oscar-nominated role in "American Hustle"|date=26 February 2014|publisher=Cbsnews.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/02/05/american-hustle-inspiration/5240835/|title=Florida home to original American hustler|author=Jennifer Sangalang and Pam Harbaugh, Florida Today|date=5 February 2014|publisher=Usatoday.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-hustle-con-man-final-days-mel-weinberg-1117207|title='American Hustle' Con Man: Mel Weinberg's Final Days (Guest Column)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=5 June 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/obituaries/mel-weinberg-dead-abscam-informant.html|title=Mel Weinberg, 93, the F.B.I.'s Lure in the Abscam Sting, Dies|first=Robert D.|last=McFadden|date=June 6, 2018|publisher=|access-date=January 29, 2019|via=NYTimes.com}} 11 : 1924 births|2018 deaths|Abscam|American confidence tricksters|American fraudsters|American people of Russian-Jewish descent|American people of Swiss descent|FBI informants|Military personnel from New York City|People from the Bronx|People from Titusville, Florida |
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