You almost forget he's working alongside ruthless, violent criminals who would likely end him if they discovered the wire he wore to record their every word. Garcia relates his exploits in a conversational fashion that is jovial and engaging. Most of me is scared shitless to do either, so I'm happy to live vicariously through the exciting life of Joaquin "Jack Falcone" Garcia.įBI Agent Garcia spent two and a half years undercover infiltrating the Gambino crime family, specifically targeting capo Greg DePalma, an old school mobster newly out of prison and on the rise within the regime. Part of me wants to be an undercover agent. met de FBI's Director's Award for Investigative Excellence en The Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Voor zijn werk werd hij vele malen onderscheiden, o.a. Undercover-acties werden zijn specialiteit. Joaquin 'Jack' Garcia werkte ruim 25 jaar als special agent voor de FBI. Jack Falcone groeide uit tot een van De Palma's meest gewaardeerde gangleden. Deze introduceerde hem in de schimmige wereld van mishandeling, moord, afpersing en heel dikke enveloppen met bankbiljetten. In het New Yorkse milieu kwam Jack Falcone in contact met een van de capos van de Gambino familie, Greg de Palma. Uiteindelijk deed zich de gelegenheid voor om de schimmige wereld van la Cosa Nostra te infiltreren. Hier kreeg Joaquin Garcia ook zijn nieuwe identiteit: Hij werd Jack Falcone. Op een interne maffia-opleiding van de FBI leerde hij om te lopen, te praten en te denken zoals een maffiaman. Daarna doorliep hij een loodzware training. Joaquin Garcia was hij eerder undercover als witwasser in Philadelphia en handelaar in gestolen goederen in Miami. De reeks arrestaties die volgde bracht de georganiseerde misdaad in New York forse klappen toe. A fascinating inside look at the struggle between law enforcement and organized crime, Making Jack Falcone sheds new light on two organizational cultures that continue to exert an unparalleled grip on the American popular imagination.Dit boek is het ware verhaal van de undercover FBI agent die gedurende een aantal jaren deel uitmaakte van de meest beruchte maffiafamilie. An unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of the FBI, the book also pulls no punches as Garcia reveals how sometimes the agency ran smoothly and criminals were collared according to plan, while other times tempers flared over the progess of cases. Readers will join Garcia as he attends "Mob School," an intensive course of study designed to teach him everything he needs to know about the Mafia, its operations, and its attitudes. Making Jack Falcone tells the incredible true story of Garcia's audacious attempt to become only the second agent (after "Donnie Brasco") to become a made man in the Mafia. The result was a string of busts and a quarter-million-dollar contract put out on his life. "Big Jack Falcone," as he was known inside La Cosa Nostra, learned all the inside dirt about the Gambino organized crime syndicate and its illegal activities-from extortion and loan-sharking to assault and murder. Short on Time? Audios 3 Hours and Under!Īt six-foot-four-inches and 375 pounds, Jack Garcia looked the part of a mobster, and he played his part so perfectly that his Mafia bosses never suspected he was an undercover agent for the FBI. Now Available! Popular Audiobooks You May Have Missed. Celebrate Disney 100 Years and Counting!.
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