Episode 090: John Terry – Philadelphia Mob, Ralph Natale and Ron Previte

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

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

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2017

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent John Terry reviews his investigation of Ralph Natale, the first sitting mob boss ever to cooperate with and testify for the FBI. John also talks about his relationship with informant Ron Previte, also known as the “Fat Rat.” During this time period in his Bureau career, Terry was a member of the Organized Crime Squad investigating the Philadelphia mob. He was later promoted to supervisor of the squad.

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0:30.0	Welcome to episode 90 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:37.0	I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by True Crime, FBI cases.
0:43.4	Today we get to speak to retired agent John Terry,
0:47.6	who served 25 years with the FBI.
0:50.9	After a short stint in the Richmond office, John was assigned to the Philadelphia
0:56.0	Division where he developed an expertise in working international white-collar
1:01.6	crime investigations involving sophisticated
1:04.8	schemes conducted by organized crime groups from Eastern Europe.
1:10.3	After a few years he was moved to the organized crime squad where he investigated the Philly mob.
1:17.0	In this episode, John Terry reviews his investigation of Ralph Natale, the first sitting mob boss ever to cooperate with and
1:27.6	testify for the FBI. John also to supervise the organized crime squad.
1:43.4	During Operation Iraqi Freedom,
1:46.2	John Terry was appointed as the FBI's on-scene commander
1:50.5	at the Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, where he managed 25
1:57.1	task force investigators from various federal agencies conducting
2:02.0	counterterrorism and terrorist financing investigations.
2:07.0	Later in his Bureau career, John served as the program manager responsible for covert operations utilizing all aspects of
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