Welcome to episode 99 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime

cases. Today we get to speak to retired agent Bill Grace who served 33 years with the FBI.

In this episode, he reviews the Wolf Ticket Investigation

where 13 Philadelphia Roofers Union local 30 officials were convicted of

racketeering, extortion, and bribery.

The case uncovered numerous ties

between union leaders, organized crime, and public officials.

The key to this successful investigation was the surreptitious recording devices installed in the Union Hall that secretly

taped conversations between Union leaders and others.

Prior to his transfer to the Philadelphia division,

where he worked primarily labor racketeering and corruption cases

in Philadelphia and South Jersey, Bill Grace was assigned

to the Bureau's Baltimore and New Haven offices.

He currently continues to work for the FBI as a contract asset forfeiture investigator.

Now this is the second time that I've interviewed Bill.

You might want to also check out episode 27

where he reviewed his corruption cases against not one but two South Jersey mayors, the mayor of Camden and the

mayor of my town, Washington Township. Before we get to that interview, if you could just give me a few minutes.

First of all, I want to remind you that after 99 comes 100.

So next week, I will be celebrating my 100th episode and I'm doing that the same way I celebrate it number 50.

I'm having Ret agent Bobby Shacon who is now a

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