Retired agent Jerry Hester reviews his Paesan Blues investigation, an FBI undercover operation that targeted Italian mafioso Roberto Settineri’s global crime network with the collaboration of the Italian National Police (INP) and, surprisingly, the cooperation of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. After the case review, we discuss Jerry’s new book, Mafia Miami: FBI Politics and How an Investigation was Nearly Sabotaged. The book focuses on the investigation of Settineri, but Jerry also discusses administrative roadblocks he encountered while running the complex investigation. Jerry served in the FBI for 20 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/311-jerry-hester-mafia-miami-operation-paesan-blues/    Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams    Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email.  Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL    Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction,  available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

311: Jerry Hester – Mafia Miami, Operation Paesan Blues

Have you ever thought how cool it would be to eavesdrop on the FBI? On FBI Retired Case File Review, host Jerri Williams, a retired agent herself, is on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does by interviewing her former Bureau colleagues who share personal stories about the Bureau's most intriguing and high-profile cases, as well as many you've never heard of. Listen in on their conversations and experience what it’s like to hunt down a serial killer or terrorist, catch a spy during an espionage case, comb through a file cabinet of incriminating documents in a corruption investigation, or sit on a wire and conduct a physical surveillance to gather evidence of drug trafficking or organized crime. Investigate the show at https://jerriwilliams.com/.

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 Retired FBI forensic artist Lisa Bailey reviews the FBI’s forensic facial approximation program, where she used skulls and anthropologist reports to create sculptures of unidentified individuals to help investigators seeking the public’s assistance in solving cold cases. She also reviews the 5-year research project she launched on behalf of the FBI at the University of Tennessee’s “Body Farm,” which resulted in the Bureau’s 3D digital and photographic forensic art reference collection of over 100 contemporary skulls.   Lisa Bailey served in the FBI for 18 years.   Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles.  https://jerriwilliams.com/318-lisa-bailey-clay-and-bones-fbi-forensic-artist/           Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams      Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email.  Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL      Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction,  available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

318: Lisa Bailey – Clay and Bones, FBI Forensic Artist

 FBI Retired Case File Review Live!  was held on April 28 at the Punch Line comedy club in Philadelphia. This episode is the audio recorded during the live event. My on stage guests included retired agent Scott Duffey and his partner retired ATF special agent Terrance Mortimer, who take us behind the scenes of an unbelievable investigation they investigated, involving a nearly 2-decade-old unsolved homicide tenaciously pursued with the Philadelphia Police Department. During the second half of the live show, Scott and Terry joined a panel of retired agents for a “Ask Us Anything” Q & A session. Special thanks to the previous guests of FBI Retired Case File Review who took part in the panel discussion, Darin Werkmeister, Richard Macko, James J. Klaver, William Grace, Steve Heaney, Kathryn Lambert, and Jeffrey Covington.    Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/317-fbi-retired-case-file-review-live-in-philadelphia/       Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams     Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email.  Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL     Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction,  available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

317: FBI Retired Case File Review Live! in Philadelphia

Retired agent Chris Campion reviews the Jaycee Dugard child abduction case, and his time investigating her disappearance throughout the 18 years she was missing. Chris and his FBI colleagues and local law enforcement partners diligently pursued viable leads from the day Jaycee was taken in 1991 right up to that day in 2009, when she was miraculously recovered. Chris also reviews how the FBI helped Jaycee and her daughters re-enter life. This is Chris’s first time talking publicly about the case. Chris Campion served in the FBI for 25 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/316-chris-campion-jaycee-dugard-child-abduction-case/      Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams      Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email.  Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL      Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction,  available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

316: Chris Campion – Jaycee Dugard, Child Abduction Case

Retired agents Christian Anglin and Craig McLaughlin review Operation Crown Prince, an investigation into Afghan nationals residing in the U.S. transporting heroin into the country and providing proceeds to the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and insurgents as a means of material support for their operations combating U.S. and allied forces. The case was nicknamed “The Great Chicken Caper” as it originated with intelligence that proceeds were laundered through Afghan owned fried chicken businesses along the east. Christian Anglin served in the FBI for over 24 years. Craig McLaughlin served in the FBI for 23 years.  Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles:  https://jerriwilliams.com/315-christian-anglin-and-craig-mclaughlin-operation-crown-prince-fried-chicken-heroin-and-warlords/   FBI Retired Case File Review Live!  https://jerriwilliams.com/blog/fbi-retired-case-file-review-live-2/     Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams    Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email.  Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL    Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction,  available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

315: Christian Anglin and Craig McLaughlin - Operation Crown Prince, Fried Chicken, Heroin, and Warlords

 Retired Agent Scott Duffey reviews his years-long investigation of a nearly 2-decade-old rumor about an unsolved racially motivated homicide. The case, tenaciously pursued by Scott, his partner ATF special agent Terrance Mortimer, and the Philadelphia Police Department, resulted in the conviction of Thomas Gibison, a self-proclaimed skinhead for conspiracy to commit murder, ethnic intimidation, and firearms violations. Scott served in the FBI for 22 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/episode-179-scott-duffey-thomas-gibison-skinhead-racially-motivated-murder/   Learn more about FBI Retired Case File Review Live! -  https://jerriwilliams.com/blog/fbi-retired-case-file-review-live-2/    Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams    Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email.  Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL    Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction,  available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

311: Jerry Hester – Mafia Miami, Operation Paesan Blues

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