Retired Agent Barbara Verica reviews her espionage case as a first-time, untrained, undercover agent in Manhattan, gathering intelligence and the evidence to prove that Norwegian diplomat Arne Treholt was selling...Continue reading
Category: Undercover Agents
289: Scott Payne – Undercover White Supremacist
In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agent Scott Payne reviews his undercover role in the investigation that resulted in averting a mass shooting at a synagogue...Continue reading
269: Michael Gibeley – Thwarted Anti-Government Murder Plot
Retired agent Michael Gibeley served in the FBI for nearly 24 years. In this episode, Mike Gibeley reviews his undercover role as a firearms dealer working with Edward McLarnon who...Continue reading
254: Dan DeSimone – NY Mob, Las Vegas Escort Industry
In this episode, retired agent Daniel DeSimone reviews “Operation Casablanca West,” a long-term undercover operation (UCO) conducted in 1998. He played the undercover role of the manager of an escort...Continue reading
Episode 236: Giovanni Rocco and Anthony Zampogna – Taking Down the Real Sopranos, DeCavalcante Mob Family
In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, former task force officer (TFO) Giovanni Rocco and retired agent Anthony Zampogna and review Operation Charlie Horse, their long term undercover...Continue reading
Episode 225: Jack Garcia – Undercover Agent, Making Jack Falcone
Retired agent Joaquin “Jack” Garcia served in the FBI for 26 years. During his career, he was assigned to the Newark, San Juan, Philadelphia, and New York Divisions. However, for...Continue reading
Episode 224: Rich Garcia – Miami Vice, Colombian Cartel Undercover Sting
In this episode, retired agent Richard “Rich” Garcia reviews his Group 1 Undercover Operation (UCO). Agents set up a bogus company to sell beepers, cell phones, shortwave radios, and other...Continue reading
