156: Lauren Anderson – Casablanca Bombings, LEGAT Paris

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

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🗓️ 6 March 2019

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Lauren Anderson reviews the assistance the FBI provided to the Moroccan government directly after the 2003 Casablanca bombings, which resulted in 41 fatalities at five different sites. At the time, she was the Legal Attaché (LEGAT) in Paris, France, where, in addition to France, she directed the FBI’s engagement with, and operations in Monaco and twenty-two African nations.

After her LEGAT assignment, Lauren Anderson was appointed to be the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the International Terrorism Branch of the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, where she oversaw the disruption of many terrorist plots and the success of many prosecutions. She also served as the interim Special Agent in Charge of the New York Counterterrorism Division and the Intelligence Division. Lauren Anderson and her teams received numerous awards and commendations, including from the Director of National Intelligence, the US Attorney General, Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the FBI, the Respect for Law Alliance, and the Federal Executive Board.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 156 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:12.1	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show review with
0:12.8	a Jerry Williams. I'm a retired agent on a mission to show the public who the FBI is and what the FBI does
0:18.5	through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. Today we get to speak to
0:26.2	retired agent Lauren Anderson who served in the FBI for nearly 29 years. During her career she worked
0:35.5	counterintelligence and counter-terrorism cases. In this episode
0:40.3	Lauren reviews the assistance the FBI provided to the Moroccan government
0:45.6	directly after the 2003 Casablanca bombings,
0:50.6	which resulted in 41 fatalities at five different sites.
0:55.0	At the time, she was the legal attache,
0:59.0	Leagat, in Paris, where, in addition to France, she directed the FBI's engagement with in operations
1:07.1	in Monaco and 22 African nations.
1:12.1	After her Leogad assignment, Lauren Anderson was appointed to be the
1:16.2	assistant special agent in charge, AASAC, of the International Terrorism Branch of the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, where she
1:25.6	oversaw the disruption of many terrorist plots and the success of many prosecutions.
1:33.2	She also served as the interim special agent in charge of the New York
1:37.3	counterterrorism division and the intelligence division.
1:41.8	Lauren Anderson and her teams received numerous. Division. the U.S. Attorney General, the Director of the FBI, and the Federal Executive Board.
1:58.0	Today, Lauren Anderson builds upon her geopolitical and international security expertise to work with women leaders
2:06.7	and young people throughout the globe and provides commentary for media outlets including ABC News, MSNBC, Al-Jahair, the New York Times,
2:18.6	the Washington Post, and Fox News.
2:21.4	Lauren is an ambassador for vital voices and the judge for the X Prize
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