Synopsis
The host of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerri Williams is a retired FBI agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime FBI cases featuring fraud, corruption and greed. In this podcast, she conducts interviews with retired FBI agents about their most intriguing and high-profiled cases, recommends crime fiction and reviews how the FBI is portrayed in books, TV, and movies. Photos and links to articles about the cases and topics discussed can be found at www.jerriwilliams.com.
Episodes
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Episode 086: Kevin Miles - Master Bomb Technician, Khobar Towers Attack
29/09/2017 Duration: 01h08minRetired agent Kevin Miles served as the FBI’s first officially assigned full-time Special Agent bomb technician (SABT). He spent more than 17 years acquiring extensive experience in the field of improvised explosive devices and post-blast investigations. In this episode, he reviews the duties of a post blast bomb technician processing and investigating explosive crime scenes, the bombing of Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia in 1996, and the Maldives Al-Qaeda bombing in 2007. Kevin Miles is a past Executive Director of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/kevin-miles-bomb-technician-khobar-towers-attack/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join he
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Episode 085: Herman Groman - White Boy Rick, Cocaine Corruption Conspiracy
22/09/2017 Duration: 54minRetired agent Herman Groman reviews the case of FBI informant Richard Wershe Jr., also known as White Boy Rick, who, at the age of 17, was convicted of selling large quantities of cocaine and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Groman served as the director of security at a large Las Vegas casino/hotel for several years after retiring from the FBI. He is the author of Pigeon Spring, a crime novel featuring his fictionalized alter-ego former FBI agent Matt Steel, who coincidentally also takes a job as director of security at a major Las Vegas casino too. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/herman-groman-white-boy-rick-cocaine-corruption-conspiracy/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.
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Episode 084: Brett Hood - Hedge Fund Ponzi Scheme, Maricopa Investment Fraud
19/09/2017 Duration: 01h08minRetired agent Michael “Brett” Hood reviews his investigation of David Mobley, Sr. and Maricopa Investments, a multi-million dollar hedge fund Ponzi Scheme. Brett, a federal-court certified expert in money laundering and financial crimes, has traveled the world for the FBI teaching public and private sector employees how to develop anti-fraud and corruption programs. Bret is the author of Eat More Ice Cream: A Succinct Leadership Lesson for Each Week of the Year and Get Off Your Horse! 52 Succinct Leadership Lessons from U.S. Presidents. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/bret-hood-hedge-fund-ponzi-scheme-maricopa-investment-fraud/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL
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Episode 083: Gary Noesner – Crisis/Hostage Negotiations, Stalling for Time
15/09/2017 Duration: 01h17minRetired agent and hostage negotiator Gary Noesner reviews the importance of crisis negotiations and stalling for time and how these concepts were used during the Montana Freeman incident. When he retired from the FBI, Gary was the Chief of the FBI’s Crisis Negotiation Unit, Critical Incident Response Group, the first person to hold that position. He is the author of Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator. The book serves as the basis for a six-part mini-series on the 1993 Waco Siege incident that will air on the Paramount Network in January 2018. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/gary-noesner-crisis-hostage-negotiations-stalling-for-time/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http:
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Episode 082: Tym Burkey – Aryan Nations Hate Group, White Supremacy Extremism
08/09/2017 Duration: 01h29minRetired agent Tym Burkey reviews how his informant Dave Hall infiltrated the violent neo-Nazi organization. The intelligence gathered by Hall lead to the disruption and dismantling of the Aryan Nations’ leadership. After retiring from the FBI, Tym Burkey co-wrote with Dave Hall a narrative account of their Aryan Nations case. Their book, Into the Devil's Den: How an FBI Informant Got Inside the Aryan Nations and a Special Agent Got Him Out Alive, is a true-life thriller and a testament to bravery, dedication, and friendship. It’s also a timely reminder that America’s homegrown terrorists can be just as deadly as those from overseas. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/tym-burkey-aryan-nations-white-supremacy-extremists/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI
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Episode 081: Marc Ruskin – False Flag Espionage, Classified Materials Theft
01/09/2017 Duration: 01h18minRetired agent Marc Ruskin reviews his false flag espionage undercover role posing as a French operative seeking to purchase uranium enrichment equipment that had been stolen from a U.S. Department of Energy facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. His undercover work in this case resulted in a former employee at the Oak Ridge Complex being sentenced to six years in prison. He is the author of The Pretender - My Life Undercover for the FBI, a true crime narrative about his undercover roles and the FBI's undercover operations—the procedures, the successes, and the failure. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/marc-ruskin-false-flag-espionage-classified-materials-theft/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. h
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Episode 080: Bob Bukowski - Kidnapping and Murder, Millionaire Nelson Gross
25/08/2017 Duration: 58minRetired agent Robert "Bob" Bukowski reviews the multi-state and multi-agency investigation of the kidnapping and murder of millionaire Nelson Gross. Three teenagers were eventually charged and convicted of kidnapping and murdering the victim for a $20,000 ransom. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/bob-bukowski-kidnapping-and-murder-millionaire-nelson-gross/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/
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Episode 079: Joe Wolfinger – Family Espionage, John Walker Spy Ring
18/08/2017 Duration: 01h32minRetired agent Joe Wolfinger is interviewed about his supervision of the counterintelligence squad in Norfolk, VA and the investigation of John Walker, a retired U.S. Navy chief warrant officer and communications specialist who sold secrets about American military codes to the Soviets for nearly 20 years. Walker also recruited his friend, brother and son and together they caused extensive damage to America's national security. The John Walker spy ring has been described as the "most damaging Soviet spy ring in history. Walker pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/joe-wolfinger-family-espionage-john-walker-spy-ring/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.
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Episode 078: Bob Hamer – Counterfeit $100 Bills, Operation Smoking Dragon
11/08/2017 Duration: 01h06minRetired agent Bob Hamer reviews his undercover role in Operation Smoking Dragon, an investigation that dismantled an international smuggling ring that brought into the country illegal drugs, cigarettes, and counterfeit $100 bills, known as North Korean "Supernotes." Bob Hamer received numerous awards throughout his career, including the coveted FBI Director's Award for Distinguished Service and five United States Attorney Awards for Distinguished Service. He has written and consulted for television and is the author of three award-winning books and three novellas. His non-fiction book, THE LAST UNDERCOVER, details his FBI undercover career. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/bob-hamer-counterfeit-100-bills-operation-smoking-dragon/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to dat
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Episode 077: Dan Reilly - Hitman Wayne “Silk’ Perry, Witness Retaliation
04/08/2017 Duration: 01h29minRetired agent Dan Reilly reviews the case of Wayne "Silk" Perry, a hitman and enforcer for drug gangs operating in the early 1990s in the Washington, D.C. area. Perry claimed to have been involved in as many as 100 murders, many targeting witnesses who dared to cooperate with law enforcement. Dan Reilly helped start the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force Program. In addition to investigating violent drug gangs, Dan Reilly headed the FBI's Evidence Response Team at the Washington Field Office and provided extensive experience and training to others on crime scene examination. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/dan-reilly-hitman-wayne-silk-perry/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/d
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Episode 076: Jerry Clark - Female Serial Killers, Majorie Diehl-Armstong
28/07/2017 Duration: 54minRetired agent Dr. Jerry Clark, Ph.D. reviews the criminal case and trial of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, the mastermind behind the Collarbomb pizza delivery case and the activity of other female serial killers. He and his co-author Ed Palattella authored the true crime book, Mania and Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong: Inside the Mind of a Female Serial Killer. Jerry Clark was previously reviewed one of the most bizarre bank robbery schemes in the history of the FBI, known officially as COLLARBOMB on Episode 13 of FBI Retired Case File Review. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/jerry-clark-female-serial-killers-majorie-diehl-armstong/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL Check out m
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Episode 075: Mary Ellen O'Toole - Serial Killers, Sexual Sadists
21/07/2017 Duration: 01h01minRetired agent and former FBI profiler Dr. Mary Ellen O'Toole, Ph.D., who is recognized as the FBI's leading expert in psychopathy, reviews the case of the Green River Killer Gary Ridgway, who was convicted of killing 49 women. Mary Ellen worked in the Bureau's prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) where she consulted on many of the FBI's highest profile and most complex cases, including homicides, kidnappings, sexual assaults, predatory behavior, child molestation and other crimes of violence. Her book Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us introduces the right way to assess people for everyday situations in our personal and professional lives, and how to make safer decisions about them and the situations they create for us. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/mary-ellen-otoole-serial-killers-sexual-sadists/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the F
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Episode 074: Ray Batvinis – Russian Interference, History of FBI Counterintelligence
13/07/2017 Duration: 01h08minRetired agent Dr. Raymond Batvinis, Ph.D. reviews the history of the FBI's counterintelligence program and past and current investigations of Russian interference in U. S. policies. During his Bureau career, Ray Batvinis' assignments included stints at the Washington Field Office and the Intelligence Division's Training Unit at FBI headquarters. Later he served in the Baltimore Division as a Supervisory Special Agent where he was privileged to supervise espionage investigations. He has written two books on the history of the FBI's counterintelligence program. The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence, examines the turbulent early years of the Bureau's counterintelligence evolution and includes examples of past Russian interference. His latest book provides details about former Director J. Edgar Hoover and FBI Counterespionage during World War II. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/ray-batvinis-russian-interference-history-of-fbi-counterintelligence/ Buy me
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Episode 073: Juan Jackson – Corrupt Cops, Operation Shattered Shield (Part 2)
07/07/2017 Duration: 01h27minThis is part 2 of a two-part episode. Retired agent Juan Jackson reviews his long-term undercover role as "J. J." a drug kingpin in the FBI Group I undercover case - Operation Shattered Shield. J. J. hired corrupt members of the New Orleans Police Department to protect his large-scale cocaine operation. The dirty police officers, who maintained around-the-clock guard duty at the warehouse where the drugs were stored, were told that the cocaine was only being warehoused within the city limits, before being transported to other cities for distribution. Juan Jackson received the New Orleans Police Department's Medal of Valor for his contributions to Operation Shattered Shield. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/juan-jackson-corrupt-cops-operation-shattered-shield-part-2/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the F
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Episode 072: Juan Jackson – Corrupt Cops, Operation Shattered Shield (Part 1)
30/06/2017 Duration: 01h32minPart one of a two-part episode. Retired agent Juan Jackson reviews his long-term undercover role as "J. J." a drug kingpin in the FBI Group I undercover case - Operation Shattered Shield. Juan, as his alter ego J. J., hired corrupt members of the New Orleans Police Department to protect his large-scale cocaine operation. The dirty police officers, maintained around-the-clock guard duty at the warehouse where the drugs were stored. In addition to murder, Davis, his partner Sammie Williams and more than 20 other officers were convicted of extorting bribes and offering protection to a drug dealer. Juan Jackson received the New Orleans Police Department's Medal of Valor for his contributions to Operation Shattered Shield. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/juan-jackson-corrupt-cops-operation-shattered-shield/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by F
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Episode 071: Greg Stejskal - The Joker, Marijuana Criminal Enterprise
23/06/2017 Duration: 50minRetired agent Greg Stejskal reviews the investigation of a massive marijuana criminal enterprise. Initially, a lead from the Indianapolis Division seeking assistance with a case involving a mother, Linda Leary, and her two sons, Paul and Richard Heilbrunn, who were charged with operating a marijuana smuggling and distribution enterprise, Greg Stejskal was assigned to identified and locate a co-conspirator thought to be living in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. Only identified as "The Joker" in the 136-page federal indictment, the unknown subject had been charged with being a distributor for the Heilbrunn family marijuana operation. According to the indictment, the drug ring operated from 1975 to 1985 and it would prove to be, at the time, the biggest marijuana ring ever prosecuted by the US. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/greg-stejskal-the-joker-marijuana-criminal-enterprise/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reade
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Episode 070: Mike Leyden - Extortion, Philly Mob and City Councilman
16/06/2017 Duration: 55minRetired agent Mike Leyden reviews an extortion case that resulted in the conviction of Nicodemo Scarfo Sr., Philadelphia City Councilman Leland Beloff, and Beloff's administrative assistant, Robert Rego, for attempting to extort $1 million from Willard Rouse, a Philadelphia developer. During the investigation, two "made men," Nicholas Caramandi and Thomas DelGiorno, became government witnesses and their testimony eventually led to indictment and conviction of the entire hierarchy of the Scarfo Family. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/mike-leyden-extortion-philly-mob-city-councilman/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fi
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Episode 069: Gina Davis and Ted Jones - Triple Murder, Safe Streets Taskforce
03/06/2017 Duration: 01h18minRetired agent Gina Davis, the acting supervisor of a Safe Streets Task Force operating out of Calverton, Maryland office and Maryland State Trooper and homicide detective Ted Jones, a 10-year taskforce member, review how the team solved a cold case murder of the execution-style shooting of three young women. The women's bodies were left in a secluded area off a rural route in Laurel, Maryland. Because the location was on federal land, the case was initially investigated by the U.S. Park Police and later assigned to the Safe Streets Taskforce. The taskforce was able to gather the evidence needed to charge the three men responsible for the murders. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/gina-davis-ted-jones-triple-murder-safe-streets-taskforce/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep u
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Episode 068: Phillip Sena – Cop Killer, Top 10 Fugitive Ted Otsuki
27/05/2017 Duration: 01h04minRetired agent Phil Sena reviews the fugitive investigation of Top Ten Fugitive Ted Otsuki. In October 1987, Otsuki killed Boston police officer Roy Sergei and wounded officer Jorge Torres when they responded to a domestic disturbance call. A national manhunt to locate and capture Otsuki ensued. After he developed a crucial cooperating witness, Phil Sena, working closely with Boston and San Francisco detectives, took up the fugitive hunt in San Francisco, Texas and Guadalajara, Mexico, where Otsuki was eventually captured by Mexican Federal Judicial Police and the FBI. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/phillip-sena-cop-killer-top-ten-fugitive-ted-otsuki/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http:
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Episode 067: John Chesson - Hate Crime, Courageous Cooperating Witness
20/05/2017 Duration: 01h18minRetired agent John Chesson reviews a hate crime/civil rights matter from his early days in the FBI. The case involved the investigation of six South Philadelphia men suspected of violating the civil rights of an African American woman by vandalizing the home she had just rented on their block. The case was assigned to John and his co-case agent, Christina Kibbey. Mike Kates (also spelled Cates), a wheelchair-bound man who lived on the street, agreed to become their cooperating witness and to help them gather the evidence needed to prove that damaging the house was a racially motivated scheme to make the house uninhabitable and to intimidate and discourage the woman from moving into the neighborhood. Kates courageously recorded consensually monitored conversations with the subjects of the investigation and testified as the star witness in the subsequent trials. All involved were found guilty. On October 21, 1999, FBI Director Louis Freeh awarded Mike Kates the 18th Annual "Louis E. Peters Memorial Service Awa