287: Chris Tarbell – Silk Road, Dark Web Marketplace
Former agent Chris Tarbell reviews his investigation and takedown of the billion-dollar, cryptocurrency-based drug underground marketplace "Silk Road" and the arrest of its founder. The investigation,...
3 Mai 20231h 7min
286: Cory McGookin - Latin Kings, Aurora Cold Case Murders
Retired agent Cory McGookin reviews the investigation he led targeting the Latin Kings operating in the city of Aurora, IL and "Operation First Degree Burn," a cold case multi-agency task force which ...
20 Apr 20231h 24min
285: Tom Simon – Prison Ponzi Scheme
Retired agent Tom Simon reviews his investigation of Las Vegas couple Perry and Rochelle Griggs for orchestrating a prison Ponzi scheme. While serving 8 years in federal prison for securities fraud, P...
6 Apr 202347min
284: Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott – Miami Abduction of Mother and Children
Retired agents Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott review their 1999 kidnapping case where a mother and her two children were kidnapped for ransom and held for four days before they were located and rescued...
23 Mar 202357min
Bonus: Women FBI Agents – Women's History Month
March is National Women's history month and this year's theme is, "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories." So I'm republishing Episode 264: History of Women in the FBI, which celebrated the 50th anni...
16 Mar 20231h 9min
283: Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald – Whitey Bulger Fugitive Hunt (Part 2)
In part two of this two-part episode, retired agents Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald review how, during the unresolved fugitive investigation of James "Whitey" Bulger, they altered their investigativ...
9 Mar 20231h 3min
282: Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald – Whitey Bulger Fugitive Hunt (Part 1)
Retired agents Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald review how they were selected for a special assignment in Boston to work the unresolved fugitive investigation for James "Whitey" Bulger, a long-time FB...
22 Feb 20231h 6min
281: Debra LaPrevotte – Oligarchs, Kleptocrats, A Nation For Thieves
Retired agent Debra LaPrevotte explains the difference between oligarchs and kleptocrats, breaks down the indictment of former FBI SAC Charles McGonigal, and reviews the Nigeria OPL 245 oilfield licen...
16 Feb 202358min
