39. The Robbery Crew of Gotham City A violent, organized home invasion robbery crew was on the loose in New York City. They impersonated NYPD police officers and DEA agents to access private homes and drug stash houses. My guest today was on the task force that blew the case wide open. In episode 39, I speak with Pete Forcelli.
Peter Forcelli is a former ATF Deputy Assistant Director, NYPD homicide detective, and is the author of The Deadly Path: How Operation Fast and Furious and Bad Lawyers Armed Mexican Cartels. In his 35-year career, he made over 1,000 arrests and is an expert witness in historical home invasion investigations, interviewing, and identification techniques.
He is known for his investigation of the Neese Bello Organization, which pled guilty to over 145 home invasion-style robberies, and the whistleblower who testified in the congressional inquiry into the Operation Fast & Furious scandal following the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. has also been involved in the exoneration of eight people who were wrongfully arrested. Peter survived the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and the lung cancer that he later developed because of his rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero. You can read Peter’s full biography here.
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You can find Peter at www.peterjforcelli.com and his book here.
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