How FBI Undercover Agents Actually Work (Italian Mafia) | Authorized Account | Insider

Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is a retired FBI agent who worked 24 of his 26 years in the bureau undercover. He spent three years infiltrating the Gambino crime family under the alias "Jack Falcone." Garcia talks to Business Insider about his unconventional entry into the FBI, including challenges with his weight and Cuban background. He discusses the "mob school" he attended to learn about the mannerisms and foods of New York's Italian mafia. Garcia’s close relationship with the Gambino captain Greg DePalma and key events such as a violent assault in a Bloomingdale's led to the indictment of 32 mobsters. He recounts being proposed for membership in the family before the FBI prematurely ended the investigation. He contrasts the romanticized Italian mob with the greater brutality of drug cartels and discusses other major cases he worked, including police corruption in Hollywood, Florida, and Boston. Since retiring from the FBI in 2006, Jack has written a New York Times bestseller, "Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family." Read Jack's interview: https://bit.ly/408a6n7 00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - The Intimidation 07:45 - The Families 12:41 - The Money 15:28 - The Look 19:14 - The Risks 21:24 - The Connection 24:13 - The Indictments 27:09 - The Corruption 30:52 - The Backstory 34:26 - The Training 38:13 - The Cases 42:59 - The Future 49:00 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #mafia #italianmafia #fbiagents #authorizedaccount MORE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT VIDEOS: How CIA Black Ops Actually Work https://youtu.be/Pcfwx50zl40 How Guantanamo Bay Actually Works https://youtu.be/995R2j6386o How Mercenaries Actually Work https://youtu.be/cX_DXJKZ48w Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/2708030621 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How FBI Undercover Agents Actually Work (Italian Mafia) | Authorized Account | Insider