261: John Anticev – 1993 WTC Bombing, TERRSTOP, Informant Emad Salem

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

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

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🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent John Anticev continues his case review of his operation of FBI informant Emad Salem, who infiltrated an operational cell of Egyptian Islamic radicals but fired by John’s FBI superiors while John was out on sick leave recovering from a brain tumor. Members of the cell were later found to be responsible for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center (WTC). After the attack, John re-engaged his source to penetrate a second operational terrorist cell preparing to attack the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, the United Nations, 26 Federal Plaza, and other New York City landmarks. This time, the case, known as TERRSTOP, resulted in the prevention of major attacks and identified links between the cell and a hostile intelligence service.

John also discusses the stress and frustration he endured during the 6-year internal investigation into his and others handling of the source, who, unknown to John, had secretly recorded many of their conversations. John Anticev served in the FBI for 28 years.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 261 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:13.8	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through
0:21.4	my award-winning books, blog, and podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:27.6	Today we get to speak to, once again, retired agent John Anticev, who served in the FBI for 28 years.
0:36.8	In part 2 of this two-part episode, John continues his case review of the 1993 World Trade
0:45.2	Center bombing and his operation of informant, Imad Saleem, an FBI confidential source who infiltrated
0:54.0	an operational cell of Egyptian Islamic radicals, but was fired by John's FBI
1:01.3	superiors while John was out on sick leave recovering from a brain tumor.
1:07.0	Members of this cell of Egyptian Islamic radicals were later found to be responsible for the 1993 bombing
1:15.4	of the World Trade Center. During this episode, John also talks about the stress and frustration
1:22.4	he endured during the six-year internal Office of Professional Responsibility, OPR,
1:29.0	Investigation, after it was discovered that Imad Saleem, his informant, had unknown to John
1:37.1	recorded many of their conversations. After the 1993 World Trade Center attack, John engaged his
1:46.3	source to penetrate a second operational terrorist cell, preparing to attack the Lincoln and Holland
1:54.4	tunnels, the United Nations, 26 Federal Plaza, and other New York City landmarks. This time,
2:02.9	the case, known as Terror Stop, resulted in the prevention of major attacks and identified links
2:11.4	between the cell and a hostile intelligence service. Fourteen participants in the plot were
2:18.4	convicted of seditious conspiracy. John is a certified crisis negotiator, police instructor
2:26.2	and adjunct professor at the FBI Academy. He is a recipient of the FBI Director's Award,
2:33.4	Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Investigative Excellence Award, CIA Intelligence Award,
2:40.1	and Respect for Law Enforcement Incorporated Achievement Award. He is also a member of the NYPD
2:47.9	Honor Legion. Currently, John works for the Safaan Group and, as a contractor,
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