Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is a retired FBI agent who worked 24 of his 26 years in the bureau undercover. He spent three years infiltrating the Gambino crime family under the alias "Jack Falcone."
Garcia talks to Business Insider about his unconventional entry into the FBI, including challenges with his weight and Cuban background. He discusses the "mob school" he attended to learn about the mannerisms and foods of New York's Italian mafia.
Garcia’s close relationship with the Gambino captain Greg DePalma and key events such as a violent assault in a Bloomingdale's led to the indictment of 32 mobsters. He recounts being proposed for membership in the family before the FBI prematurely ended the investigation. He contrasts the romanticized Italian mob with the greater brutality of drug cartels and discusses other major cases he worked, including police corruption in Hollywood, Florida, and Boston.
Since retiring from the FBI in 2006, Jack has written a New York Times bestseller, "Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family."
Read Jack's interview: bit.ly/408a6n7
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - The Intimidation
07:45 - The Families
12:41 - The Money
15:28 - The Look
19:14 - The Risks
21:24 - The Connection
24:13 - The Indictments
27:09 - The Corruption
30:52 - The Backstory
34:26 - The Training
38:13 - The Cases
42:59 - The Future
49:00 - Credits
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Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is a retired FBI agent who worked 24 of his 26 years in the bureau undercover. He spent three years infiltrating the Gambino crime family under the alias "Jack Falcone."
Garcia talks to Business Insider about his unconventional entry into the FBI, including challenges with his weight and Cuban background. He discusses the "mob school" he attended to learn about the mannerisms and foods of New York's Italian mafia.
Garcia’s close relationship with the Gambino captain Greg DePalma and key events such as a violent assault in a Bloomingdale's led to the indictment of 32 mobsters. He recounts being proposed for membership in the family before the FBI prematurely ended the investigation. He contrasts the romanticized Italian mob with the greater brutality of drug cartels and discusses other major cases he worked, including police corruption in Hollywood, Florida, and Boston.
Since retiring from the FBI in 2006, Jack has written a New York Times bestseller, "Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family."
Read Jack's interview: bit.ly/408a6n7
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - The Intimidation
07:45 - The Families
12:41 - The Money
15:28 - The Look
19:14 - The Risks
21:24 - The Connection
24:13 - The Indictments
27:09 - The Corruption
30:52 - The Backstory
34:26 - The Training
38:13 - The Cases
42:59 - The Future
49:00 - Credits
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#mafia #italianmafia #fbiagents #authorizedaccount
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How CIA Black Ops Actually Work
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How Guantanamo Bay Actually Works
youtu.be/995R2j6386o
How Mercenaries Actually Work
youtu.be/cX_DXJKZ48w
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