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150: Bill Plunkett – 1929, Suicide or Murder? The G-Men and the Nurse Jan 24, 2019

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Retired agent William "Bill" Plunkett reviews the 1929 Bureau of Investigation case featuring the mysterious death of Virginia McPherson; attractive young nurse found semi-nude in her apartment with a pajama cord around her neck. The case was initially investigated by the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police, but after a public outcry when Virginia's death was ruled a suicide, Director Hoover's G-Men were asked to step in and re-do the investigation. The case is the subject of his true crime book, The G-Men and the Nurse.

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149: Bob Herndon – The Informant, Price Fixing Case, Book, Movie (Part 2) Jan 17, 2019

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In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent Robert Herndon reviews an anti-trust corporate fraud investigation involving Archer Daniels Midland, a global food processing corporation operating a price-fixing scheme to steal millions of dollars from its customers. Herndon also discusses Mark Whitacre, his rogue cooperating witness who had a hidden agenda that nearly destroyed the careers of Herndon and his co-case agent. The case, code-named Operation Harvest King, was the subject of the true crime thriller The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald and a feature film by the same name, starring Matt Damon.

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148: Bob Herndon – The Informant, Price Fixing Case, Book, Movie (Part 1) Jan 10, 2019

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In part one of this two-part episode, retired agent Robert Herndon continues his review of an anti-trust corporate fraud investigation involving Archer Daniels Midland, a global food processing corporation operating a price-fixing scheme to steal millions of dollars from its customers. Herndon also discusses Mark Whitacre, his rogue cooperating witness who had a hidden agenda that nearly destroyed the careers of Herndon and his co-case agent. The case was the subject of the true crime thriller, The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald and a feature film by the same name, starring Matt Damon.

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147: Judy Tyler and Jack Saltarelli – Meth Lab Fugitive Dec 20, 2018

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Retired agent Judy Tyler reviews her hunt for fugitive Jack Saltarelli, who was fleeing a 20-year sentence for distribution of methamphetamine in Mississippi and his subsequent cooperation in her taking down a farmhouse meth lab in the Pocono mountains. The drug raid resulted in the arrest of nine individuals.

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146: Eugene Casey – Operation Utah Powder, Drug Cartel Money Laundering Dec 13, 2018

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Retired agent Eugene Casey reviews Operation Utah Powder, a Colombian drug money laundering investigation that resulted in numerous international convictions and for which he received a distinguished service medal from the Salt Lake City Police Department. After Eugene was transferred to the New York Office, he supervised the money laundering squad and, ironically, a case that had spun off from Operation Utah Powder, resulting in additional indictments and extraditions from Colombia.

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145: Bill Vanderpool – Guns of the FBI, Firearms Training Dec 06, 2018

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Retired agent Bill Vanderpool, an instructor in the Firearms Training Unit, reviews his experience and years of research on the evolution of the bureau's firearms, equipment, training facilities, and tactics. His book, Guns of the FBI: A History of the Bureau's Firearms and Training, is a comprehensive study for history buffs and gun collectors. With eleven years with the State of Florida as a vice investigator before he joined the Bureau, Bill is the only agent in the FBI's history to have fired a "Possible," an official perfect score under strict conditions, in both the FBI and the FBI's National Academy.

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144: Dennis Lormel – Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering Nov 29, 2018

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Retired agent Dennis Lormel reviews terrorist financing and money laundering. Shortly before the 9/11 attacks, he was promoted to Chief of the FBI's Financial Crimes Program. After the attacks, he immediately established an investigative organization within the FBI that, within days, identified the funding stream that supported the terrorist attack. His efforts evolved into the formation of a formal section within the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI, known as The Terrorist Financing Operations Section. This multi-agency, multi-disciplined entity attained international recognition as one of the world's elite operations for tracking, investigating, and disrupting terrorist-related financial activity.

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143: Michael McGowan – Ghost, Working Undercover Nov 22, 2018

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Retired agent Michael McGowan reviews his memoir, Ghost – My Thirty Years as an FBI Undercover Agent, that recaps his experience working undercover against some of the most dangerous, sophisticated, and notorious criminal organizations and individuals throughout the world, participating in over 50 FBI Undercover Operations. He successfully infiltrated Italian LCN and Russian Organized Crime groups, Mexican drug cartels, Outlaw Motorcycle gangs, contract murderers and corrupt public officials, all resulting in significant arrests, seizures, and lengthy incarcerations. He was an instructor at the FBI Undercover Certification School in Quantico, Virginia, and also served an operational counselor for the FBI's Undercover Safeguard Unit, evaluating undercover FBI personnel for operational and psychological readiness.

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142: Asha Rangappa – Russian Interference, Counterintelligence Nov 14, 2018

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Former agent Asha Rangappa reviews Russian interference and how the FBI's counterintelligence agents, along with the entire intelligence community, are addressing the threat. During her time in the Bureau, Asha Rangappa assessed threats to national security, conducted classified investigations on suspected foreign agents, and performed undercover work. She gained experience in intelligence tradecraft, electronic surveillance, interview and interrogation techniques, and the use of firearms and deadly force. After leaving the FBI, Asha Rangappa was an Associate Dean at Yale Law School. She has also taught National Security Law and related courses at Yale University, Wesleyan University, and the University of New Haven. Currently, she is a senior lecturer at the Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and national security analyst for CNN.

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141: Bill Kinane – FBI in Moscow, First Russian LEGAT Nov 08, 2018

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Retired agent Bill Kinane reviews the five years he served as the Assistant Legal Attaché (ALAT) and the Legal Attaché (LEGAT) of the FBI's Office in Moscow, Russia, the first-ever official Bureau presence in the country. The office was opened at the invitation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Bill Kinane established a working relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). At the time, current Russian President Vladimir Putin was the head of the FSB, and Bill Kinane met with him and his team weekly.

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