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Highlights
- The shocking and unprecedented true story of how an FBI agent infiltrated one of the most notorious Mafia families in the country, perfect for fans of Wiseguy, The Pretender, and American Radical.
- About the Author: Jack Garcia spent a total of twenty-six years as a special agent for the FBI.
- 320 Pages
- True Crime, Organized Crime
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About the Book
This fascinating work offers the untold true story of the highly decorated FBI agent who goes deep undercover to bring down one of La Cosa Nostra's most notorious crime families.Book Synopsis
The shocking and unprecedented true story of how an FBI agent infiltrated one of the most notorious Mafia families in the country, perfect for fans of Wiseguy, The Pretender, and American Radical. Petey Chops wasn't kicking up. And if he didn't start soon, he was going to get whacked. So begins the extraordinary true story of an undercover FBI agent's years-long investigation of the Gambinos, resulting in a string of arrests that crippled the organized crime family. But long before Joaquin "Jack" Garcia found himself wearing a wire with some of the Mafia's top capos, he was one of the FBI's unlikeliest recruits. A Cuban-born American, Jack graduated from Quantico standing six-foot-four and weighing 300 pounds, which soon proved to be an asset as the FBI looked to place agents undercover with drug smugglers, counterfeiters, and even killers. Using a series of carefully created aliases, Jack insinuated himself in the criminal world, from the Badlands of Philadelphia, where he was a gregarious money launderer, to the streets of Miami, where an undercover Garcia moved stolen and illicit goods and brought down dirty cops. But his biggest opportunity came when he infiltrated the shadowy world of La Cosa Nostra, but how would the Cuban American convince wiseguys that he was one of their own? For the first time, the FBI created a special "mob school" for Jack, teaching him how to eat, talk, and think like a wiseguy. And it wasn't long before the freshly minted Jack Falcone found himself under the wing of one of the Gambinos' old school capos, Greg DePalma. DePalma, who cared for an ailing John Gotti in prison, introduced Falcone to his world of shakedowns, beatings, and envelopes of cash, never suspecting that one of his trusted crew members was a federal agent. A page-turning account of the struggle between law enforcement and organized crime that will rank with such classic stories as Donnie Brasco, Serpico, and Wiseguy, Making Jack Falcone is an unforgettable trip into America's underworld through the eyes of a highly decorated FBI veteran.About the Author
Jack Garcia spent a total of twenty-six years as a special agent for the FBI. He has received awards from the United States Attorney's offices in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Miami, as well as the FBI's Director's Award for Investigative Excellence and the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Now retired from the FBI, Jack enjoys spending time with family and friends. Michael Levin writes and ghostwrites in Orange County, California.Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: True Crime
Sub-Genre: Organized Crime
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Joaquin Jack Garcia
Language: English
Street Date: March 7, 2023
TCIN: 87711508
UPC: 9781668008577
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-5898
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.55 pounds
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