Hi everyone and welcome to episode 15 of FBI retired case file review with

Jerry Williams. I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by actual FBI cases.

In this episode I interview retired supervisory special agent Mike Carbonel.

Now Mike spent most of his 28 years with the FBI,

working bank robberies, violent crime, and fugitives.

And before he retired, he was the supervisor of the Philadelphia

violent crime and fugitive task force. Now he tells us all about a

kidnapping for ransom case in which a toddler was snatched from his family's business in Philadelphia's Chinatown, with the threat that if the family didn't turn over $250,000,

the toddler would be killed.

Mike takes us through all the twist and turns of the case. It's

pretty fascinating. Mike also talks to us about a long-term fugitive case he worked with an investigator from the

Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. This fugitive investigation

involved Ira Einhorn who killed his ex-girlfriend and then

fled to Europe. It took many years I think my said 20 years, before they were able to locate him, capture

him, and return Einhorn to the United States where he was prosecuted and convicted.

What I really loved about the interview is what a good time we had.

Mike is truly a character and the great thing is that everybody

listening will get an opportunity to see that FBI agents aren't dry and stiff with no personalities the way that we're portrayed on TV.

I had to do a lot of editing to make sure that the episode stayed clean

and politically correct.

Mike takes his job seriously, but he loves to have a good time.

And so do I.

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