198: James Gagliano – Going Undercover, Living the Dream
FBI Retired Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.6 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2020
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Retired agent James "Jimmy" Gagliano reviews his early days in the FBI and his training and assignments as an undercover agent (UCA). He shares stories about those who inspired him, including FBI TV characters, mafia underboss, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, who he “babysat” during a protection detail, and FBI UCA legends Joe Pistone and Joaquin "Big Jack" Garcia.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Jerry. I wanted to check on you before we started the show, but actually I have recorded and deleted this little intro about five times now, because I didn't want it to be a downer. I wanted to share |
| 0:15.5 | something with you. I have been feeling guilty because I'm so worried about |
| 0:20.8 | myself and moving down to Raleigh and not being able to sell my house and I was |
| 0:26.1 | feeling guilty because I mean what do I have to be complaining about when there are so many people around this country |
| 0:34.8 | around the world who are so much worse off than I am and then I listen to this |
| 0:41.6 | new podcast called Unlocking Us by |
| 0:45.8 | Brinay Brown and she did this episode on Comparable Suffering and I wanted to make sure that I told you about it. |
| 0:56.0 | This is not a paid ad. This is coming from my heart. |
| 0:59.0 | So please check out unlocking us by Brinay Brown. |
| 1:04.3 | I'll link to it in my April reader team email. |
| 1:07.5 | The main thing I want to say to you is that being able to produce this podcast |
| 1:12.0 | during this time when we're all sheltering in place has |
| 1:15.5 | given me purpose and has given me connection because I really do feel like I'm |
| 1:21.5 | speaking directly to you. So take care my friend. |
| 1:26.9 | Stay safe and thanks for listening. |
| 1:29.2 | Welcome to episode 198 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 1:41.6 | I'm a retired agent on a mission to show the public who the |
| 1:46.0 | FBI is and what the FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case |
| 1:51.9 | reviews with former colleagues. Today we get to speak to once again |
| 1:57.6 | retired agent James Jimmy Galiano who served in the FBI for nearly 25 years. |
| 2:05.0 | During his FBI career, Jimmy Galiano worked organized crime, was a member of the hostage |
| 2:11.0 | rescue team, HRT, participated in numerous overseas |
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