FBI Retired Case File Review

Retired agent James Furry reviews the Church of Love case. The subjects were charged with and convicted of 26 counts of mail fraud for operating the Church of Love, a romance scam perpetrated against 31,000 lonely male victims who had been defrauded of $4.5 million in losses.

Retired agent Herb Cousins reviews his investigation of self-proclaimed black messiah and cult leader Yahweh Ben Yahweh, who led the Nation of Yahweh, a religious cult founded on the teachings of black separatism and supremacy. Members of the cult’s violent inner circle committed numerous murders of cult defectors and random killings of whites.

Retired agent Ray Holcomb reviews the transformation of the FBI post 9/11 and his counterterrorism responsibilities as the Section Chief of the FBI’s Operational Response Section which managed the Fly Away/Rapid Deployment Team, the Military Liaison/Detainee Unit and the National Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Retired agent Ray Holcomb discusses FBI hero and legend John O’Neill and working in Yemen on the USS Cole bombing and 9/11 investigations with fellow agent Ali Soufan. Actors portray O’Neill and Soufan in the Hulu TV series The Looming Tower.

Oliver “Buck” Revell, former Associate Deputy Director in Charge of Investigations for the FBI, reviews Operation Goldenrod and the capture of terrorist Fawaz Younis, the first time extra-territorial jurisdiction was authorized. He also discusses his 30-year career and provides frank and transparent insight about the public perception of the FBI today.

Retired agent Tony Robleto reviews three of the numerous murder cases and fugitive apprehensions and extraditions he was involved in during his various assignments with the FBI in Mexico, including the capture of a man who raped and killed a woman in New Orleans and fled to Mexico, a man who threatened a U.S. Congresswoman and fled to Mexico, and an American man who stabbed his American boyfriend 24 times while they vacationed in Mexico and then fled back to the U.S.

Retired agent Ralph DiFonzo reviews his eight-year long fugitive case to apprehend John Riccardi, wanted for the double murder of Connie Navarro and her friend Susan Jory. Connie Navarro was the mother of the Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Dave Navarro who produced "Mourning Son" a documentary about the tragic event.

Retired agent Greg Coleman reviews the criminal investigation of Jordan Belfort for securities fraud, stock manipulation, and money laundering. The case was chronicled in the Martin Scorsese directed movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Actor Kyle Chandler portrayed Coleman in the movie.

Retired agent Ed Petersen reviews the investigation of the kidnapping and murder of Exxon Oil Executive Sidney Reso. While the FBI and local law enforcement partners negotiated for 52 days for his release, investigators didn’t know Reso had been shot in the arm during the kidnapping and had died 3 days later.

Retired agent Joe Lewis reviews “SandBomb” the investigation of Eric Rudolph and the bombing of a Birmingham, AL abortion clinic that resulted in the death of off-duty police officer Robert Sanderson and severely injured a nurse. The case also identified Rudolph as the man responsible for the Olympic Park Bombing and two others in Atlanta.

Retired agent Randy Wolverton reviews a savings and loan fraud case that targeted real estate investor Leonard Pelullo. In spite of the testimony of LCN underboss Phillip Leonetti who admitted to brokering a disputed loan shark debt between Pelullo and a LCN protected loan shark, the case had to be tried four times.

Retired agent Bob Clifford reviews the organization and operation of the violent transnational gang Mara Salvatrucha, known as MS-13, the most dangerous gang in the America, and how, in 2004, he established the MS-13 National Gang Task Force.

Retired agent Judy Tyler reviews her investigation of the Maurice Lewis, aka "Mo Black," cocaine criminal enterprise and the surprising spin-off case involving the theft of Philadelphia’s historically significant architectural treasures that resulted in the conviction of Charles Kass, a former IRS and Labor Department agent.

Retired agent Gary Noesner reviews his role as a hostage negotiator speaking with David Koresh and other members of the Branch Davidians during the Waco siege. He also reviews the Paramount Network's 6-part TV mini-series, Waco, based on his book, Stalling For Time.

FBI Retired Case File Review is celebrating 100 episodes with a special crime fiction show! What most people know about the FBI comes from popular culture. So, in this show we explore 10 more clichés and misconceptions about the FBI found in books, TV, and movies. See Episode 50 for the first set of 10.