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Frank D'Alesio is a retired special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who spent nearly two decades embedded in investigations targeting outlaw motorcycle clubs.
D'Alesio also supported national ATF cases involving the Outlaws, Mongols, and Warlocks. From 2004 to 2005, operating undercover as "Junkyard," D'Alesio led one of ATF's largest regional sting operations involving the Hells Angels and the Aryan Brotherhood. The operation infiltrated chapters in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, resulting in raids on June 23, 2005. The raids led to the seizure of more than 60 weapons, including 13 fully automatic machine guns, and narcotics. Thirty-four members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood were arrested.
After leaving ATF in 2014, D'Alesio became an owner of the Black River Tobacco Company.
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Also read "I worked as an undercover ATF agent for 25 years. Reentering normal life was harder than infiltrating biker gangs": bit.ly/4s0dJaf
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - The Brothers
03:16 - The Vagos
08:12 - Blown Cover
11:15 - The Solo Angeles
14:09 - The Order of Blood
23:59 - A Close Call
27:17 - The Burnout
32:33 - The Money
34:35 - The Pagan’s
37:39 - The Shutdown
42:09 - The Recruitment
45:17 - Mud Checks
48:22 - The Aftermath
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Frank D'Alesio is a retired special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who spent nearly two decades embedded in investigations targeting outlaw motorcycle clubs.
D'Alesio also supported national ATF cases involving the Outlaws, Mongols, and Warlocks. From 2004 to 2005, operating undercover as "Junkyard," D'Alesio led one of ATF's largest regional sting operations involving the Hells Angels and the Aryan Brotherhood. The operation infiltrated chapters in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, resulting in raids on June 23, 2005. The raids led to the seizure of more than 60 weapons, including 13 fully automatic machine guns, and narcotics. Thirty-four members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood were arrested.
After leaving ATF in 2014, D'Alesio became an owner of the Black River Tobacco Company.
For more: hkschoolhouse.com
Also read "I worked as an undercover ATF agent for 25 years. Reentering normal life was harder than infiltrating biker gangs": bit.ly/4s0dJaf
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - The Brothers
03:16 - The Vagos
08:12 - Blown Cover
11:15 - The Solo Angeles
14:09 - The Order of Blood
23:59 - A Close Call
27:17 - The Burnout
32:33 - The Money
34:35 - The Pagan’s
37:39 - The Shutdown
42:09 - The Recruitment
45:17 - Mud Checks
48:22 - The Aftermath
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#outlawbiker #atf #stingoperation #howcrimeworks
MORE HOW CRIME WORKS VIDEOS:
How Hit Men Actually Work
youtu.be/AhlCxiCLe7I
How Supermax Prisons Actually Work
youtu.be/iMlvLm1yJek
'War Dogs' Arms Dealer Reveals How Arms Trafficking Actually Works
youtu.be/x6N_M4P3Ihg
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