September 29, 2025

Retired FBI Agent on Mob, International Crime & Fraud Cases | Kurt Siuzdak

2 hours 20 minutes

Kurt Siuzdak has spent his life serving — first in the U.S. military, then as an attorney, and ultimately as an FBI Special Agent for over two decades. From organized crime and major fraud cases to violent crimes, civil rights investigations, and overseas operations, Kurt has seen it all.

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Timestamps:

00:00 FBI Secrets: Meet Kurt Siuzdak
00:22 Military, Law & The Road to the FBI
01:46 Going Viral: MrBeast Video & Unexpected Fame
03:08 Personal Life, COVID & Mental Resilience
05:55 Growing Up & Lessons from Small-Town Life
11:59 Family Values & First Jobs that Shaped Him
15:27 Military Service & Why He Chose Law School
27:55 From Lawyer to FBI Agent: Career-Changing Moment
31:44 Inside FBI Training & First High-Stakes Cases
44:27 New York City Organized Crime & Fraud Investigations
47:28 How the FBI Seizes Assets from the Mob
53:39 Life in the FBI: Dangerous Moments & Close Calls
01:00:46 Deployed to Iraq: Military & FBI Operations Overseas
01:13:43 War Crimes Investigations & The Toughest Cases
01:16:42 Moving to Connecticut: Casino & Tribal Crime Cases
01:25:12 The Strangest Crimes He Ever Investigated
01:36:57 Child Exploitation, Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Work
01:43:10 Organized Crime Beyond the Mob: What You Didn’t Know
01:49:25 FBI’s Final Years: Fighting Human Trafficking & Cybercrime
01:55:27 Whistleblower Advocate: Standing Up for Agents
02:01:19 Hard Lessons, Regrets & What He’d Do Differently
02:06:16 Human Side of the Badge: Most Powerful Encounters
02:14:00 Final Thoughts & Advice from 20+ Years in the FBI