![]() But not only did Jack play the role of a trusted associate well enough for three years to survive, he camouflaged himself as Italian among Italians (he’s actually Cuban) and got offered the chance to become a “made” man by the syndicate just before the trap was sprung and he could reveal who he was really working for. But the consequences of their deception were low stakes when compared to what undercover FBI agent Joaquin “Jack” Garcia did to infiltrate the world of the Gambino crime family, eventually bringing dozens of its members to justice.Īmong mobsters, “fake it ’til you make it” is generally a poor networking strategy, because you only have to slip up once to suddenly - like one Luca Brasi - find yourself sleeping with the fishes. Seinfeld‘s George Costanza loved to tell anyone who would listen that he was an architect (when he wasn’t pretending to be a marine biologist), while Cosmo Kramer enjoyed passing himself off alternately as a wealthy industrialist or a “Juilliard-trained” dermatologist. Sometimes it’s fun to pretend you’re someone you’re not. Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! ![]() How Jack’s work led to the arrest and conviction of 35 mobsters - including the top members of the post-John Gotti Gambino crime family.How Jack became so trusted by the highest levels of the organization that they offered him the chance to be a “made” man.Mob culture and the rules that govern the always-upward flow of money.The tells of organized crime: how wise guys generally know who’s legit and who’s not.How Jack managed to survive undercover posing as a mobster in the Gambino crime syndicate of La Cosa Nostra for nearly three years.This is part one of a two-part episode catch part two here! What We Discuss with Joaquin “Jack” Garcia: Joaquin “Jack” Garcia is the former undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Gambino crime family of Cosa Nostra in New York for nearly three years, resulting in the arrest and conviction of 35 mobsters - as revealed in his book Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family.
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