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Deceptive way to catch a person committing a crime
law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime. A typical sting will have an undercover
Sting_operation
International police sting operation, 2018 to 2021
agencies from several countries, running between 2018 and 2021. It was a sting operation that intercepted millions of messages sent through the supposedly secure
Operation_Trojan_Shield
Sting operation in West Bengal targeting high ranking Trinamool politicians
The Narada sting operation was a sting operation carried out by journalist Mathew Samuel targeting high-ranking officials and politicians of the All India
Narada_sting_operation
Indian journalist
instigated Tehelka's biggest corruption investigation, Operation West End. This sting operation led to the resignation of four senior ministers of the
Mathew_Samuel
Indian news magazine
an Indian news magazine known for its investigative journalism and sting operations. According to the British newspaper The Independent, the Tehelka was
Tehelka
2008 shooting death in U.S. state of Florida
informant in a drug sting operation in exchange for not being charged with additional drug charges. The purported goal of the operation was to buy 1,500
Murder_of_Rachel_Hoffman
The Bribery and Special Interest (BRISPEC) sting operation was a sting operation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that investigated corruption
BRISPEC_sting_operation
1985 American police sting operation
Operation Flagship was a sting operation jointly organized by the United States Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington,
Operation_Flagship
Type of sting operation
A sex sting is a type of sting operation where a person, usually a law enforcement officer, purports to be a child or teenager on the internet in order
Sex_sting
2001 exposé of Indian governmental corruption by Tehelka magazine
Operation West End was a sting operation conducted in 2001 by Indian news magazine Tehelka to expose corruption in defence deals conducted by the Bharatiya
Operation_West_End
Film by Thomas M. Wright
Edgerton and Sean Harris. Based on the non-fiction book The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer by Kate Kyriacou, and
The_Stranger_(2022_film)
Canadian naturopath and author (1928–2009)
deputy attorney general visited her office incognito as part of a sting operation. Clark proceeded to test the investigator and "told him he had the
Hulda_Regehr_Clark
U.S.-based nonprofit organization
accused Tim Ballard of sexual assault, grooming, and coercion during sting operations. Our Rescue is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, maintains an
Our_Rescue
Indian journalist and writer (born 1984)
assignment was to carry out the sting operation upon which her book Gujarat Files was based. At the end of the sting operation, the management of Tehelka refused
Rana_Ayyub
Indian English-language daily newspaper
Shah, executive president of BCCL, were caught on camera as part of a sting operation by Cobrapost agreeing to promote right-wing content through the group's
The_Times_of_India
American fire chief and drug dealer (1919–1986)
politically connected Key West individuals arrested as part of a sting operation known as Operation Conch. Farto disappeared shortly after his conviction and
Bum_Farto
1973 caper film directed by George Roy Hill
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to
The_Sting
Report on the 2002 Gujarat riots
2007 report by the investigative news magazine Tehelka used a video sting operation to record a number of Sangh Parivar activists describing the riots
The_Truth:_Gujarat_2002
1995 operation targeted at computer hackers
Operation Cybersnare was a sting operation by United States Secret Service targeted at computer hackers. This was the first undercover Internet sting
Operation_Cybersnare
2006 death of American district attorney
entered chat rooms and posed as children to attract such men to a sting operation. By early 2007, the segment had been praised by the United States Congress
Suicide_of_Bill_Conradt
Russian arms dealer (born 1967)
2003 on Bout's wide-reaching operations, extensive clientele, and willingness to bypass embargoes. In a 2008 US sting operation, Bout was arrested in Thailand
Viktor_Bout
American reality television series
The series premiered in November 2004. It followed twelve undercover sting operations as they were conducted across the United States with the watchdog group
To_Catch_a_Predator
American television journalist (born 1959)
which revolved around catching potential Internet predators using a sting operation. When the segment's three-year run concluded, Hansen continued to host
Chris_Hansen
American con artist and Abscam informant (1924–2018)
federal government informant who is known for his involvement in a sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s known as Abscam. At the time of the
Mel_Weinberg
US federal investigation into bribery
Operation G-Sting, also called Strippergate, and referencing the G-string costume often worn by strippers and showgirls, was an FBI investigation into
Operation_G-Sting
American drug manufacturer and dealer
an informant for such agencies. He once worked with the ONDCP on a sting operation that led to dealer José Abello Silva's arrest, which, in turn, led
Gordon_Todd_Skinner
Campaign of sting operations
the United States Department of Justice, engaged in a campaign of sting operations in which individuals were enticed to participate in gun and drug related
ATF fictional drug stash sting operations
ATF_fictional_drug_stash_sting_operations
Kidnap and torture ring
(FBI) broke up the group after conducting a sting operation against the gang in October 2013. The sting resulted in the prosecution of four men, three
New York divorce coercion gang
New_York_divorce_coercion_gang
Indian murder victim (1947–1991)
missing in 1991 and alerted the police. In 1994, after three years of a sting operation the Karnataka Police got an admission of murder from Shradhananda and
Shakereh_Khaleeli
American political activist (born 1984)
supposed pregnancy, the Post published an article about the attempted sting operation. The Post decided to disclose Phillips' original discussions made off
James_O'Keefe
Car crash killing six people in Delhi, India
lawyers were caught on camera offering money to a witness in an NDTV sting operation, and as a result, the Delhi High Court barred them from practice for
1999_Delhi_hit-and-run_case
Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
shooting. The massacre, later revealed to be the result of a failed sting operation involving the Irish Mob, the Cartel, and the Dogs of Hell, is covered
Frank Castle (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Frank_Castle_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)
American anti-pedophile activist
of the Houston-based organization Predator Poachers, which conducts sting operations on adults who seek sexual activities with minors. By October 2025,
Alex_Rosen
Indian politician
pressure and judicial scrutiny. Shukla faced intense scrutiny after a sting operation coming in light, wherein his personal executive assistant, Akram Saifi
Rajeev_Shukla
Fake university by the US Department of Homeland Security
with plans to expand to Harrison, Hoboken, and Morristown. The UNNJ sting operation took place following several high-profile student visa fraud cases
University of Northern New Jersey
University_of_Northern_New_Jersey
Malaysian wildlife smuggler
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), who set up a sting operation code-named Operation Chameleon. The USFWS set up animal reptile companies and
Wong_Keng_Liang
Extremely large shotgun for harvesting waterfowl
centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations. These weapons are characteristically too large for an individual to fire
Punt_gun
1995 British police sting operation
Operation Century was the code name for a sting operation by Essex Police for investigating the Rettendon murders of three violent drug dealers that happened
Operation_Century
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up sting, stinging, or stings in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sting may refer to: Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom
Sting
Criminal cartel boss (born 1972)
import narcotics, into which he had been lured by Le Roux as part of a sting operation. In 2019, he received an additional life sentence for the murder of
Paul_Le_Roux
Indian Hindi news channel
"Cobrapost sting: India's top media houses take money to put out pro-Hindutva content". Catch News. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. "Cobrapost Sting: The
Bharat_Samachar
Dutch murderer (born 1987)
for money, and gave him $100. Kelly notified the FBI, which set up a sting operation with the Aruban authorities. On 10 May, Van der Sloot allegedly accepted
Joran_van_der_Sloot
Religious clashes in Uttar Pradesh, India
brutally murdering a Hindu youth and delivering provocative speeches. A sting operation done by Headlines Today revealed that UP Cabinet Minister Azam Khan
2013_Muzaffarnagar_riots
Type of concealed or secretive government activity
lie about their status as a police officer in some situations (see sting operation). Sometimes, police might drive an unmarked vehicle or a vehicle which
Covert_operation
Non-profit Indian news website
Indian parliament. In 2005, along with Aaj Tak, Cobrapost conducted a sting operation that exposed eleven members (MPs) – ten from the Lok Sabha and one
Cobrapost
2025 internet controversy
August 9, 2025, Schlep, a Roblox-focused YouTuber known for conducting sting operations against sexual predators, was permanently banned from Roblox due to
Roblox–Schlep_controversy
2012 in Indian cricket
cricketers. It started when a Hindi news channel, India TV, aired a sting operation which accused five players of seeking money in exchange for spot-fixing
2012 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case
2012_Indian_Premier_League_spot-fixing_case
Indian politician
percentage rise of assets among all ministers in the central cabinet. In a sting operation conducted in June 2009, it was exposed that one of his medical colleges
S._Jagathrakshakan
Russian-born German fraudster (born 1991)
banks, hotels, and individuals. In 2017, the NYPD arrested Delvey in a sting operation with the help of her former friend, Rachel DeLoache Williams, who accused
Anna_Delvey
Killings during 2002 Gujarat violence
fire." In October 2007, the Aaj Tak News Channel showed footage of a sting operation carried out by Tehelka magazine, wherein 14 VHP or Bajrang Dal activists
Gulbarg_Society_massacre
American buddy cop action comedy film
attitude, is tricked into "babysitting" Lee as punishment for botching a sting operation under the guise of an arms deal. Carter has long fantasized about joining
Rush_Hour_(1998_film)
2014 American film
The Newburgh Sting is a 2014 documentary film about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's sting operation on four Muslim men involved in the 2009 Bronx
The_Newburgh_Sting
New Jersey political corruption investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
politically connected individuals since its inception. In July 2009, sting operations resulted in the arrest of 44 people in New Jersey and New York, including
Operation_Bid_Rig
Political corruption sting operation
Operation Tarnished Shield was a three-year sting operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Highway Patrol to root out political
Operation_Tarnished_Shield
American politician (1936–2023)
1980, when he was convicted of accepting a bribe in the FBI's Abscam sting operation, and served more than a year in prison. Jenrette was born in Conway
John_Jenrette
Covert investigation strategy
RCMP's "Mr. Big" sting operation: A case study in police independence, accountability and oversight: The RCMP's "Mr. Big" sting operation". Canadian Public
Mr._Big_(police_procedure)
Iraqi Imam
of Kurdish background who was the central figure of a controversial sting operation leading to years of incarceration in the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Yassin_M._Aref
1970s–1980s FBI sting operation
sometimes written ABSCAM, was a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven
Abscam
2013 film directed by David O. Russell
artists forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey (Jeremy
American_Hustle
Dutch serial killer
denied the claims. In 2009 crime reporter Peter R. de Vries started a sting operation, trying to reveal if Hertogs murdered more people or if the claims
Koos_Hertogs
Banned Indian women's rights organization
conducted during the Mohalla program in 2012. In late 2017, videos from a sting operation of NWF president Zainaba AS showed that she admitted on camera that
National_Women's_Front
List of nonsense papers that were accepted by an academic journal or conference
This is a list of scholarly publishing "sting operations" such as the Sokal affair. These are nonsense papers that were accepted by an academic journal
List of scholarly publishing stings
List_of_scholarly_publishing_stings
FBI and TBI sting operation
Operation Tennessee Waltz was a sting operation set up by federal and state law enforcement agents, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Operation_Tennessee_Waltz
Indian politician (born 1959)
from the post Mayor of Kolkata on 5 June 2026. In 2016, the Narada sting operation video was released in which Hakim was seen allegedly taking bribes
Firhad_Hakim
American politician (born 1984)
resignation in 2025. On March 17, 2025, Eichorn was arrested during a sting operation on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex. On March 20, he was charged
Justin_Eichorn
1990 art theft in Boston, US
although these suspects deny involvement despite the fact that a sting operation resulted in several prison sentences. All have denied any knowledge
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft
Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft
Israeli civil servant
undercover sting operation by Las Vegas police and the FBI targeting child sex predators. Alexandrovich was arrested in a child sex predator sting operation in
Tom_Alexandrovich
later mended their friendship when Roman agrees to participate in a sting operation on Miami drug lord Carter Verone in order to have their criminal records
List of Fast & Furious characters
List_of_Fast_&_Furious_characters
2023 American film by Alejandro Monteverde
perfect cover story to acquire a large number of Katy's children in a sting operation. He also gets a wealthy citizen named Pablo Delgado to help fund the
Sound_of_Freedom_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Operations (military staff), staff involved in planning operations Sting operation, an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime, by means
Operation
American vigilante group
driving away. Lee began conducting sting operations after working with DAP in 2020; he was involved in a sting operation with other DAP vigilantes prior
Dads_Against_Predators
American assistant attorney and child molester
president of a youth sports association. He was arrested in a sex sting operation, and charged with "enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity
John_Atchison
Film by M. Night Shyamalan
film with Saleka. The premise was inspired in part by Operation Flagship, a 1985 sting operation in which disguised law enforcement arrested 101 wanted
Trap_(2024_film)
Attack on a university campus in India
Hostel was asked to be armed. On 10 January, the India Today aired a sting operation on the JNU attack. Two first-year students, named Akshat Awasthi and
2020 Jawaharlal Nehru University attack
2020_Jawaharlal_Nehru_University_attack
Indian journalist
News Nation and joined Zee News. In November 2013, a Media Sarkar sting operation aired allegedly showing several leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party agreeing
Deepak_Chaurasia
1989–1997 British Hong Kong–based operation
rescue intellectuals Chen Ziming and Wang Juntao was revealed to be a sting operation. They had received false information about the two wanted intellectuals
Operation_Yellowbird
Russian YouTuber (born 1992)
minor. HotNewsHipHop wrote that is not clear if the sting operation was staged. Another operation with Zdorovetskiy and Ty Dolla Sign culminated with
Vitaly_Zdorovetskiy
American YouTuber (born 2000)
channel but has since made videos catching online predators through sting operations. Jidon Armani Adams was born on December 12, 2000, in Clear Lake City
JiDion
1893 painting by Edvard Munch
ransom demand of US$1 million in March 1994, Norwegian police set up a sting operation with assistance from the British police (SO10) and the Getty Museum
The_Scream
Defunct website listing predatory open-access publishers and journals
accusing nearly one in five". Notable publishing groups to pass this sting operation include PLoS One, Hindawi, and Frontiers Media. Frontiers Media would
Beall's_List
Special Agent Dave Atwood. The sting operation was led by NASA OIG Senior Special Agent Joseph Gutheinz. The sting operation recovered an Apollo era Moon
Stolen_and_missing_Moon_rocks
2010 Indian anthology drama film by Dibakar Banerjee
but interlinked stories about an honour killing, an MMS scandal, and sting operations. Banerjee conceived the film after he came across several video clips
Love_Sex_Aur_Dhokha
British singer (born 1988)
Court, described her as having been "cruelly deceived in a shabby sting operation", but dismissed her attempt to sue the Irish Sun for defamation. Following
Tulisa
American actress (born 1994)
Later that year, she appeared in Driven which centers around the sting operation which brought down auto mogul John DeLorean; the movie premiered at
Erin_Moriarty
Indian television anchor and actor (born 1971)
couch sting operation which was aired on India TV in March 2003. He was seen begging Suhaib Ilyasi to remove his footage from the sting operation. Verma
Aman_Verma_(actor)
American far-right activist group
supposed pregnancy, the Post published an article about the attempted sting operation. The Post decided to disclose Phillips' original discussions made off
Project_Veritas
American actor, stunt performer and sex offender (1963–2025)
"'Child's Play' actor Ed Gale admits soliciting child for sex in sting operation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2023. Silva, Gina (April 19,
Ed_Gale
Former leader of the Hells Angels
Angels. In 1986, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched a sting operation against Christie, assigning Michael "Slim" Mulhern, a senior Mexican
George_Christie_(biker)
2008 American drug enforcement action in San Diego
history and one of the largest college drug busts in U.S. history. The sting operation was triggered by the overdose death of a 19-year-old female student
Operation_Sudden_Fall
Former anti-child porn group in California and Oregon, US
Perverted-Justice organization included online volunteers carrying out sting operations by posing as minors (the age range portrayed by the decoys is usually
Perverted-Justice
2007 Indian film
Operation Duryodhana is a 2007 Indian Telugu political thriller film, loosely inspired by the 2005 sting operation of the same name. The movie was written
Operation_Duryodhana_(film)
2008 video game
Sting: The Secret Operations, also known as Sting: Secret Operations or Sting Online and abbreviated to Sting (Korean:스팅, Japanese release name: Code
Sting:_The_Secret_Operations
Defunct American automobile manufacturer (1975–1982)
bankruptcy in 1982. In October 1982, John DeLorean was videotaped in a sting operation agreeing to bankroll drug trafficking, but was acquitted at the subsequent
DeLorean_Motor_Company
Sting Operation in India
Operation Duryodhana (2005) was the code name of a sting operation, which captured on camera eleven members of Parliament of India accepting money to table
Operation_Duryodhana
Person who buys stolen goods to resell
Occasionally federal agents will temporarily set up a false fence sting operation. Fencing is a common source of income for organised crime. In England
Fence_(criminal)
Indian politician
magazine known for undercover sting operations, and has been alleged to have planned and financed the Narada sting operation against his own party and state-level
K._D._Singh_(politician)
Canadian man convicted of murder
2012, and his 2005 confession to police, obtained through a Mr. Big Sting operation, was found to be inadmissible. Without the confession, Newfoundland
Nelson_Hart
federal building in Springfield, Illinois. Charges based on F.B.I. sting operation. He is said to idolize American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh
Terrorism in the United States
Terrorism_in_the_United_States
Indian poet and a lecturer
lost to then incumbent Rahul Gandhi, securing only 25,527 votes. A sting operation was carried out by a tabloid media portal called "Media Sarkar" ahead
Kumar_Vishwas
2025 American crime drama television series
Perry's protegé and a volatile member of the Dark Hearts who heads their operations in Delaware County. Phoebe Fox as Sara, Tom's biological daughter and
Task_(TV_series)
STING OPERATION
STING OPERATION
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Sting, Charm
Subhasri | ஸà¯à®ªà®¾à®¸à®°à¯€Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sing
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
Victory
Boy/Male
Hindu
Stong
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse StÃgr, STIG means "wanderer."
Girl/Female
Swedish Danish
Pure.
Female
Chinese
sustaining.
Boy/Male
Swedish Teutonic
From the mount.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sting, Charm
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Siting
Female
Scandinavian
Short form of Scandinavian Kristina, STINA means "believer" or "follower of Christ."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Stong
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of strings or bow strings, from Middle English streng ‘string’, ‘cord’.
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese
Graceful
Biblical
a sting
Boy/Male
British, English
Spike of Grain
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
A Sting
Girl/Female
Tamil
Single string
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Wanderer
Girl/Female
Biblical
A sting.
STING OPERATION
STING OPERATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Devon and Norfolk named Boyland. The Norfolk place name is derived from the Old English personal name Boia + lund ‘grove’ (Old Norse lundr).Irish : variant of Boylan.
Boy/Male
Tamil
The destroyer, Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hebrew Greek English
or Elizabeth, from Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Also a...
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Beauty
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Irish
Admirable; Hawk-like; Fine
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Donnchadh, DONAGHY means "brown warrior."
Male
Icelandic
Contracted form of Icelandic Jóhann, JÓN means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Happiness
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Soil.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Air
STING OPERATION
STING OPERATION
STING OPERATION
STING OPERATION
STING OPERATION
n.
A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string.
v. t.
To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.
v. t.
To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business.
v. t.
To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.
v. t.
To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.
v. t.
Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.
imp. & p. p.
of Sting
v. t.
To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
n.
A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments.
v. t.
Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.
v. t.
To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
v. i.
To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
v. t.
To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
a.
Stinging; able to sting.
v. t.
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
v. t.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
v. t.
To throw with a sling.