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FBI Retired Case File Review

Episode 228: Frank Figliuzzi – National Security, The FBI Way

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

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

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Frank Figliuzzi reviews the Bureau’s National Security Branch, its role in the U.S. intelligence community, and “The Seven C’s” of the FBI’s core values from his book, The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau’s Code of Excellence. Frank Figliuzzi served 25 years in the FBI and held senior FBI leadership positions in major American cities throughout the country. He headed an FBI internal disciplinary unit in the Office of Professional Responsibility and was the FBI’s Chief Inspector, overseeing sensitive internal inquiries, shooting reviews, and performance audits. Before his retirement, he served as the Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, directing all espionage investigations across the U.S. government.

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 228 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

0:12.3

I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through

0:19.0

my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.

0:24.3

Today, we get to speak to Retired Agent Frank Figluzzi, who served in the FBI for 25 years.

0:33.0

Frank was the FBI's assistant director for counterintelligence.

0:37.4

And in this episode, he reviews the Bureau's National Security Branch, its role in the

0:43.8

US intelligence community, and the seven seas of the FBI's core values from his book,

0:51.6

the FBI Way, inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence.

0:58.0

During his FBI career, Frank held senior FBI leadership positions, his FBI highlights

1:04.8

include leading efforts to counter economic espionage in Silicon Valley, California, and overseeing

1:12.7

financial crimes and public corruption investigations in Miami, Florida, and Cleveland, Ohio.

1:19.9

Frank also directed an FBI internal disciplinary unit in the Office of Professional Responsibility

1:28.2

OPR, and adjudicated allegations of serious misconduct involving FBI personnel.

1:35.9

He was appointed the FBI's chief inspector by former FBI director Robert Mueller, overseeing

1:43.6

sensitive internal inquiries, shooting reviews, and performance audits.

1:49.2

As the Bureau's head of counterintelligence, Frank directed all espionage investigations

1:54.7

across the US government.

1:56.9

Currently, Frank is a respected national security analyst, appearing weekly on live television

2:03.9

for NBC News and MSNBC.

2:07.2

You can learn more about Frank and his book at FrankFigluzzi.com.

2:12.6

I learned a lot during this episode.

2:15.0

Frank and I talked about being in the FBI as it transitioned from primarily a law enforcement

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