Joaquin "Jack" Garcia- Cuban-American Undercover FBI Agent Took Down a Mafia Family

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26 years of service and over 100 undercover operations- Thank You
for your service! We start with what it is was like growing up in
Havana, Cuba as a child, ending up in the Bronx, NY, and his
football days. Jack talks about applying for the FBI and how
needing to be a US Citizenship was holding his application. 


What is mob school, was it made for Jack, and the details he
needed to have to be able to go undercover with organized crime.
You will not look at broccoli the same. He worked cases with
Asian and Russian organized crimes, murder for hire as well as
Colombian and Mexican Drug Cartels. He speaks about juggling 5-6
identities at once and if he ever got them mixed up. 


Stories about Greg DePalma and the Gambino Crime Family. What it
would had meant for the FBI if he would been allowed to be made
as a wiseguy if case were not shut down. He talks about
testifying in the courtroom against Greg DePalma in the courtroom
and what he said when he walked by him after being on the
stand. 


Jack has a NY Times Bestseller= Making Jack Falcone-An Undercover
FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family. (See Links) We end with what
life is like with Jack these days. 


Links:


Book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Jack-Falcone-Undercover-Family/dp/1439149917/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AJU9RD8APZRO&dchild=1&keywords=the+making+of+jack+falcone&qid=1598387850&sprefix=the+making+of+jac%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-1


Joaquin “Jack” Garcia Bio:
https://wolfmanproductions.com/jack-garcia/


Video of Jack Talking about an Incident with Greg DePalma:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqFxQ0rKp14


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The Extra 5


How much cash did Jack see get kicked up or exchanged?


Jack talks about his display at The Mob Museum: Are the guns
counterfeit?


How many tape recorders did he use while undercover?


Did he have to change the tape himself? 


 


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