Sting operations have been popular among enforcement personnel for almost two decades. Sting operations were used primarily to snare burglars and other thieves. In the sting operation process, officers or undercover agents set up false business operations which were purportedly establishments where stolen merchandise could be “fenced” (which is the practice of government officers establishing crime-related fronts in order to lure offenders into engaging in illegal enterprises) often utilizing funds provided by the federal government through the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), officers would engage in business of buying stolen goods. After a short period, the officers would obtain indictments against the criminals who had sold
