Mafia Miami - Fbi Politics and How an Investigation Was Nearly Sabotaged

No other investigation across his entire FBI career would ever match the level of intensity, excitement, suspense, and drama of operation "Paesan Blues"—this book is the inside look at that undercover investigation centered on an Italian mafioso and his associates in Miami and Italy.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Where Do I Begin?
2: Getting There
3: Making a Case, Miami Style
4: To Catch a Fish
5: On the Hook
6: When in Rome
7: I Want a Lawyer
8: Say It Ain't So, Joe
9: With Friends Like These
10: Culture, Policy, Career
11: Manny the Businessman
12: "Ricardo"
13: Big Cases, Big Problems
14: Keeping Up with Jones
15: Meet the New Boss
16: Party Planner
17: Give Me the Phone
18: Bad Vibe
19: Yes Way, José
20: Bella Ciao
21: Wannabe Case Agent
22: The Confessor
23: This Is the Guy?
24: The Pitch
25: No Problem, Brother
Epilogue
Index
About the Author

About the author

Jerry Hester is a retired Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He led criminal investigations into violations of federal law involving organized crime, narcotics, public corruption, and counter terrorism matters.

Summary

No other investigation across his entire FBI career would ever match the level of intensity, excitement, suspense, and drama of operation “Paesan Blues”—this book is the inside look at that undercover investigation centered on an Italian mafioso and his associates in Miami and Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Hester
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781538162255
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6225-5
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; True Crime, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement, TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime, TRUE CRIME / White Collar Crime, Organized crime, Corporate crime, Corporate crime / white-collar crime, Police & security services