In this episode, Michael De La Pena reviews a case where he, as a rookie agent, was assigned to investigate two armored car robberies where $1.8 million was stolen. During...Continue reading
394: Ed Mireles – Undercover Tales of Money, Drugs and Lies
In this episode, retired agent Ed Mireles reviews true stories from his 15-plus years of undercover work using the alias Lalo. He recounts his assignments posing as a notorious drug...Continue reading
393: George Olivo – Polygraph Exams, Interrogations, and Confessions
In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent and FBI certified polygraph examiner George Olivo continues his review of the FBI’s polygraph examination program, interview skills he’s developed over...Continue reading
392: Larry Wansley – Early Days of Undercover Program, Corrupt Texas Sheriff
On this episode, former agent Larry Wansley, one of the FBI’s first long-term deep undercover agents, reviews the early years of the FBI’s undercover program when in 1973 he and...Continue reading
391: Gerry Bianchi – Tales from a Tech Agent, Mob Wars and More
In this episode, retired agent Gerry Bianchi reviews several investigations he worked as a technically trained agent in the Philadelphia Division, including surreptitious entries into a mob attorney’s law office,...Continue reading
390: Geoffrey Kelly – Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist, Thirteen Perfect Fugitives
In this episode, retired agent Geoffrey Kelly reviews his 22-year investigation of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. On March 18, 1990, in Boston, two men wearing Boston Police Department...
389: George Olivo – Polygraph Exam of Female Murderer, A&E Lie Detector Series
In part one of this two-part episode (part two will be posted as episode 393 on 4/8/2026), retired agent and FBI-certified polygraph examiner George Olivo reviews his polygraph examination of...
