Welcome to episode 218 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the

FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.

Today we get to speak to Retired Agent Darren Motte, who served in the FBI for 20 years.

During his first field assignment to the Charlotte division,

he worked on a squad that handled cybercrime cases and that quickly became his specialty in the

FBI. In this episode, Darren reviews a software intellectual property

theft case, cod named Operation Sudden Urge.

This online piracy investigation, which used a well-placed informant,

multiple clandestine computer servers servers and undercover identities resulted in search warrants and

arrest in over 20 US cities and across seven countries making it at the time one of the FBI's largest online

takedowns. Later in his career Darren was promoted several times. Initially to the cyber division at FBI headquarters,

FBI HQ, then to run a cybercrime squad in the Cleveland division and then back to FBI HQ as a unit chief and

assistant to the Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division.

His last transfer was to the Birmingham Division, where he was the supervisory special agent of the

Counterintelligence Squad and Outreach Coordinator.

Since retiring from the FBI, Darren is currently working as a senior staff member and Deputy Operations

Director at the National Cybersecurity Operations Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Darren is also the host of the Cyber Guy Podcast, and that's CYBU are Guy Podcast, which features discussions on historical FBI cyber and counterintelligence cases and

current cyber crime issues. So make sure you check out Darren's

podcast. I'll have a link in this episode's show

notes. If you've ever thought about working for the FBI, make sure you keep

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