A Conversation with James Comey: Central Park West, Mob Hits, and Mafia Myths

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3.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Former FBI director James Comey spent part of the late eighties and early nineties prosecuting the mafia. Those experiences inform his new novel, Central Park West . It's a terrific, gripping read that we really enjoyed.

In this conversation, James Comey shares some stories about mob figures he prosecuted-- and even gives listeners some of the protective tips the FBI gave to his family.

Click here Central Park West to order James Comey's novel from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Central-Park-West-Crime-Novel-ebook/dp/B0BGCPC4D2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14W6AW6HCJQAU&keywords=central+park+west+james+comey&qid=1684022981&sprefix=central+park%252Caps%252C174&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d49d71870e9590cb32511d68cc3e9f3b&camp=1789&creative=9325

If you're curious about that first interview Áine did with James Comey back in her college days, you can find it at

https://flathatnews.com/2014/11/17/fbi-director-james-comey-reflects-on-his-time-at-the-college/

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0:00.0	If you recognize the name James Comey, it is probably because of his stint is the director
0:05.7	of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
0:08.8	What you may not know is that that has not been his only career.
0:13.6	Before he loved the Bureau, Comey served in the office of the US Attorney for the Southern
0:17.9	District of New York, from 1987 to 1993.
0:23.2	While there, he helped prosecute the mob.
0:26.4	Now he has become a novelist.
0:28.9	His first work of fiction, Central Park West, is inspired by some of the experience he
0:33.8	had back in his days with the US Attorney's office.
0:37.0	It is a gripping read.
0:39.0	Once it got his hooks into us, we had a hard time setting it down.
0:42.9	We both really encourage you to give it a chance.
0:46.4	We enjoyed getting the chance to speak with Jim Comey.
0:49.5	In this interview, we cover, among other things, mob hits, the survival advice the FBI gives
0:55.4	high-profile targets, the so-called rules of the Mafia, the challenges of prosecuting organized
1:01.2	crime, and the man Jim Comey considers to have been the best mob investigator ever.
1:07.1	My name is Anya Cain, I'm a journalist.
1:10.8	And I'm Kevin Greenley, I'm an attorney.
1:14.0	We first connected while looking into the Bergerchef murders, an Indiana cold case.
1:19.4	Together, we built a spreadsheet documenting hundreds of cases of restaurant-related
1:24.9	homicides.
1:26.8	That original spreadsheet gave way to our podcast, The Murder Sheet.
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