384: Bob Anderson and Carl Larsen – Citizen Hero Lou Peters, Bonanno Crime Family

FBI Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Government

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Retired agents Bob Anderson and Carl Larsen review the major role Lou Peters, the owner of a Cadillac dealership in Lodi, California, played in the takedown of mobster Joseph Bonanno, Sr. In 1977, Bonanno had a mob associate approach Lou Peters with an offer to buy his Cadillac dealership to launder illegal funds. Peters instead met with Bob Anderson, who was assigned the case. Carl Larsen was the technical agent who wired Lou and his undercover apartment for sound. We also invited Lou's daughter, Lori Peters, to review the case with us. She's the author of God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me.

Bob and Carl joined the FBI in the 1960s.

In recognition of Lou Peters' contribution to this case, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI annually presents the Louis E. Peters Memorial Award to private citizens who selflessly dedicate their time and service to assist the FBI in uncovering wrongdoing.

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0:00.0	I told him the dangers here that if he were found out, the mafia would not hesitate to kill him
0:07.0	because they didn't want to go to jail and they had a pretty good record.
0:11.2	Joseph Bonara Sr. He was 80 years old by this time.
0:15.4	He had never been convicted of a felony.
0:18.2	And he was very confident stating that the FBI had been after him for many years and they'd never convicted of a felony. And he was very confident stating that the FBI had been after him for many
0:22.4	years and they'd never convicted of a thing. So he said, I'm just a good old boy from Sicily.
0:28.6	Certainly was a good old boy from Sicily. He's also head of the mafia in California.
0:37.2	Welcome to episode 384 of FBI case file review with Jerry Williams. I'm a retired
0:46.7	agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through my books, my blog,
0:53.4	and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:56.7	Today, we get to speak to retired agents Bob Anderson and Carl Larson,
1:02.8	who review the major role Lou Peters, the owner of a Cadillac dealership in Lodi, California,
1:09.8	played in the takedown of mobster Joseph Bonanno
1:13.6	Sr. In 1977, Bonanno had a mob associate approached Lou Peters with an offer to buy his Cadillac dealership,
1:23.6	Calander Illegal Funds. Peters instead met with FBI agent Bob Anderson, who was assigned the case.
1:31.5	Carl Larson was the technical agent who wired Lou and his undercover apartment for sound.
1:37.8	We also invited Lou's daughter, Lori Peters, to review this case with us. In her memoir, God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me,
1:47.8	Lori shares the true stories of her father, who was thrust into a spotlight he never imagined
1:54.3	for himself. In recognition of Lou Peters' contributions to this organized crime case and the FBI, the Society of Former Special
2:03.6	Agents of the FBI, affectionately known as the Exagents Association, annually presents the Lewis E. Peters
2:12.3	Memorial Award to private citizens who selflessly dedicate their time and service to assist the FBI an ongoing
2:21.7	wrongdoing. Bob Anderson served in the FBI for 26 years. His first office was the Dallas
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