FBI Case File Review

Retired agent Frank Storey reviews the FBI's investigation of the five New York Mafia families in the early to mid-1980s. Frank implemented the RICO Act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations), a new investigative strategy, and directed agents to use undercover infiltration and electronic surveillance in the fight against organized crime. Their efforts resulted in the indictment of the five mob bosses and their underlings, shutting down the Mafia's control of the labor unions in New York. Frank is the author of The FBI's War Against the Mafia: How a Band of FBI Game Changers Defeated the Mob. He served in the FBI for 30 years.

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Retired agents Rich Teahan and Scott Garriola review the capture and debriefing of James "Whitey" Bulger, a Boston organized crime boss and long-time FBI Top Ten Fugitive, who had been on the run with his girlfriend Catherine Greig. At the time, Rich was the head of the task force that had been looking for him for sixteen years, and Scott was the legendary FBI fugitive hunter who ran down the tip that said Bulger and Greig were hiding in plain sight in Santa Monica, California. Rich Teahan and co-author Bob Ward wrote Face to Face with Whitey Bulger: An FBI Agent's Account of Capturing and Debriefing Boston's Most Notorious Gangster. Rich served in the FBI for over 25 years. Scott Garriola served in the FBI for 31 years.

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Retired agent Jack Schafer reviews his espionage investigation of John Douglas Charlton, an aerospace engineer who had worked for Lockheed Corporation on their top-secret "Skunk Works" stealth technology project. During a false flag operation, Charlton offered to sell classified information to an undercover FBI agent for $100,000. He was convicted on 10 counts of attempted espionage. Jack Schafer served in the FBI for nearly 21 years.

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Retired agent Jerry Spurgers reviews his investigation into the abduction and murder of thirteen-year-old Kacie Rene Woody by a 47-year-old California man named David Leslie Fuller. Kaci met Fuller, who posed as a 17-year-old boy named David Fagen, in a Christian chat room for teens. Jerry Spurgers worked this case with a team of local detectives, sheriff's deputies, and members of the Little Rock Division's Evidence Response Team. He is the author of A Parent's Worst Nightmare: True Stories of the FBI's Response to Missing Children. Kacie Rene Woody's case is featured in the book. Jerry served in the FBI for 24 years.

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Retired agent Tom Clark reviews the history of FBI Aviation. Tom pays tribute to retired agent Tom Drumm, the "Father of Bureau Aviation," and provides details about the dawn of police aviation, the first Bureau use of aircraft, the initial FBI Headquarters resistance, building of the fleet, and how agent pilots use aviation assets to support Bureau operations, to include surveillance, photographic support, and executive transport. Tom Clark, along with retired agents Tom Lott and Russell Atanasio, and former agent Bill Allen, also share fascinating aviation surveillance stories from their agent pilot careers. 2026 marks the FBI Aviation Program's 50th anniversary. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/415-tom-clark-early-years-of-fbi-aviation-pilot-tales-of-endless-circles-surveillance/ 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 Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

Retired agent Keith Mularski reviews the online undercover investigation of the "DarkMarket" forum, which sold stolen identities, credit card data, usernames and passwords, and electronic equipment used to carry out financial crimes. The case proactively targeted international cybercrime by penetrating English-speaking internet cybercrime forums. Keith infiltrated the forum using the alias Master Splyntr. The two-year-long undercover cyber operation resulted in the site's shutdown and over 60 arrests worldwide. Keith served in the FBI for 20 years.

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Retired agent Shayne Buchwald-Nickoles reviews a violent crime case developed through a confidential source. The task force investigation involved stolen firearms, a conspiracy to commit home invasions and jewelry store robberies, a fake police stop, and the kidnapping of the owner of a jewelry store. The successful investigation and prosecution resulted in the guilty plea and conviction of seven co-conspirators. The investigative team was recognized with the Rod Rosenstein Award for Outstanding Collaborative Efforts among federal, state, and local law enforcement. Shayne served in the FBI for 20 years.

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Retired agent Ellen Glasser reviews the criminal investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair, the secret sale of U.S. arms to Iran and the illegal diversion of funds to Nicaraguan Contra rebels. The case was code-named "Operation Front Door." Ellen investigated and testified about the almost 6,000 messages that were deleted from John Poindexter's and Oliver North's computer files. Poindexter and North were convicted at trial but were later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush, who had been vice president at the time of the scandal. Dr. Ellen Glasser, Ed.D., studied female leadership in nontraditional occupations. She served in the FBI for 24 years.

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Retired agent Dr. John Pi, MD, reviews his investigation of the RaisetheFist website, a landmark cyber intrusion investigation that tested the boundaries of digital evidence, constitutional protections, and national security law enforcement. Sherman Austin was charged and convicted of the distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction with the intent that such information be used in furtherance of a federal crime of violence.

John Pi is also a board-certified emergency physician. As the first FBI agent and doctor, he pioneered the development and integration of tactical medicine into FBI operations. John Pi served in the FBI for over 20 years.

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Retired agent Wayne Barnes reviews a 1998 espionage investigation where he was assigned to ferret out a suspected mole within the FBI who was spying for the former Soviet Union and Russia. This involved recruiting "Ivan," a former Soviet intelligence operative who was believed to be aware of the mole's identity. Ivan, who was seeking American backers for a film project, was going to be at the American Film Market, an industry sales and marketing event held in California. Wayne went undercover as a representative for wealthy Texans looking to invest in films. He secured Ivan's trust and arranged the scenario where Ivan agreed to look at a photo spread of possible suspects. Wayne is the author of "A Traitor in the FBI: The Hunt for a Russian Mole." He served in the FBI for 29 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/410-wayne-barnes-the-hunt-for-a-russian-mole-in-the-fbi/ 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 Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/