FBI Retired Case File Review

Gina Osborn reviews an assignment from early in her career, when she worked on a Westminster Police Department Task Force targeting Asian Organized Crime in Little Saigon District of Orange County, California. Gina and her partner, Detective Tommy Rackleff, known by Vietnamese gangsters as “Old Guy and The Blonde,” investigated video gambling, extortion, prostitution rings, and gang violence.

Retired agent Chris Graham reviews the investigation of the long-term compromise of McDonald’s Corporation’s promotional games, which utilized wiretaps, undercover operations, and detailed financial analysis. At the time, he was the White Collar Crime and Healthcare Fraud squad supervisor in Jacksonville Field Office. The case is the subject of the HBO documentary series McMillion$. Chris Graham is prominently featured in the TV series.

Retired agent John Iannarelli reviews safety tips for parents on how to keep teens safe online and on social media. He talks about predators, scams, identity theft, cyber bullying, and sextortion.

James Gagliano reviews his early days in the FBI and his training and assignments as an undercover agent (UCA). He shares stories about those who inspired him, including TV characters, mafia underboss, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, who he “babysat” during a protection detail, and FBI UCA legends Joe Pistone and Joaquin "Big Jack" Garcia.

Nancy Savage reviews the life and career of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson and the 13-year fight to bring “Bob” home. Recently assumed dead, he had not been publicly seen or heard from since March 9, 2007, when he was kidnapped while visiting Kish Island in Iran. The campaign continues to demand answers to the question, #WhatAboutBob?

Retired agent Doug Davis reviews five different fugitive cases, explains the Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (UFAP) warrant process, and the differences in having a fugitive deported or extradited from Mexico back to the US to face justice. He found the assignment to be one of his most rewarding.

Joe Bushner reviews his investigation of Congressman James Traficant, indicted on 10 charges, including bribery, racketeering and tax evasion. This was the second time Traficant was charged with being corrupt. Traficant, a colorful public official known for his outrageous behavior and language, represented himself during both federal trials.

Bob Burda and Tim Gannon review a Fayetteville, North Carolina bank robbery case that, based on information received from a confidential source, morphed into a murder-for-hire investigation. After the arrest and subsequent confession of one of the bank robbers, the murder victim’s body was recovered from a shallow grave on the wooded reserves of Fort Bragg, an Army base near Fayetteville.

Former Buffalo Division SAC Peter Ahearn reviews the Lackawanna Six terrorism case and provides insight into the challenges of managing a major international terrorism investigation initiated just a few months before the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001. The case was initiated after an anonymous letter was received claiming that several individuals residing in Lackawanna, New York, had attended training camps in Afghanistan operated by Osama Bin Laden.

Ken Williams reviews the events that led him to write what is now known as the “Phoenix Memo” and his work on the Phoenix Mountain Arsonist case. Ken authored the Phoenix Memo prior to the 9/11 terror attacks. The five-page communication issued a warning to the intelligence community that Al-Qaeda members were training in the civil aviation community in the United States. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, his memo became public and received intensive attention from national news media.

John Tamm reviews his racketeering investigation of teamster union official Frank Sheeran and the accuracy of the movie The Irishman, specifically addressing Sheeran’s claims that he killed Jimmy Hoffa and was a hitman for the mob. Tamm is a recognized expert on labor racketeering matters.

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agent, host and author Jerri Williams celebrates 3 million downloads with a two chapters sample from FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives.

Retired agent John Pistole served in the FBI for twenty-six years, climbing through the ranks to become Deputy Director (the second highest position in the Bureau). In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Pistole reviews the time, early in his career, he worked in the New York FBI Office on an Organized Crime Task Force investigating illegal mob ties to the Teamsters Union.

Michael Harrigan reviews working in remote areas in the Albuquerque Division supervising criminal investigations involving homicide, sexual assault, kidnapping, missing persons and unidentified human remains on three Native American reservations. He also discusses his assignment as the Chief of the National Academy (NA) Program, the leading national law enforcement executive leadership institution, graduating over 1,800 senior law enforcement officers from every state and more than 40 countries.

Ron Hosko reviews the abduction and hostage rescue case, known as the boy in the bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes boarded a school bus, killed the driver, and took a five-year-old boy hostage. At the time of this incident, Ron was the Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. He provides a detailed overview of all the units and programs involved in the coordination of the successful crisis response.