Episode 135: Michael Tabman – Drug Cartel Money Laundering
FBI Retired Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.6 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2018
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Retired agent Michael Tabman reviews the case of Stephen Saccoccia, a coin dealer who was convicted of laundering Colombian drug cartel money by creating phony invoices and buying and reselling the same bars of gold. Saccoccia was sentenced to 660 years in prison. Tabman is the author of three books. His novel Bad Intent was inspired by the Saccoccia money laundering case and his years on the FBI-NYPD Drug Task Force.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 135 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by |
| 0:14.9 | true crime FBI cases. Today we get to speak to retired agent Michael |
| 0:21.7 | Tabman who served in the FBI for 24 years. |
| 0:26.7 | During his early career, he was assigned to an FBI NYPD Drug Task Force where he gained extensive investigative experience. |
| 0:37.0 | In this episode, Michael Tadman reviews the case of Stephen Shakasha, a coin dealer who was convicted of laundering |
| 0:47.9 | Colombian drug cartel money by creating phony invoices and buying and reselling the same bars of gold. |
| 0:57.0 | Shakusha was sentenced to 660 years in prison. |
| 1:03.4 | After the successful conclusion of this case and others, Michael Taubman rose through the ranks |
| 1:10.5 | of the FBI, reaching the level of Special Agent in Charge |
| 1:14.7 | of the Minneapolis Division, where he commanded |
| 1:17.5 | 250 agents throughout three states. Since retiring from the Bureau, Michael |
| 1:24.9 | Tabman has become a sought-after speaker for corporate events, is called upon as |
| 1:30.4 | a media crime and security analyst and at one time had his own radio |
| 1:36.3 | talk show he is the author of three books his novel bad intent was inspired by the Shakosha Money Laundering Case and his years on the FBI |
| 1:48.7 | NYPD Drug Task Force. |
| 1:51.2 | You can learn more about Michael Taubman on his website Michael Taubman.com. |
| 1:57.0 | You are going to really enjoy this episode, especially if like me, you've been binge watching Ozark on Netflix. |
| 2:08.0 | Actually, I didn't start watching Ozark until after I had conducted this interview. So during the whole time I'm |
| 2:16.3 | binge watching, I'm thinking about Michael and his money laundering case. For those of you who don't know, Ozark is a series on Netflix. It stars |
| 2:27.0 | Jason Bateman who plays the role of a financial advisor laundering millions of dollars for a drug cartel. |
| 2:36.0 | So after you listen to this episode if you're not watching Ozark and you have |
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