Episode 230- FBI Agent Seamus McElearney

The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Jeff Nadu

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Today I speak to former FBI Agent Seamus McElearney. McElearney spent nearly 20 years in the Bureau and was integral in bringing down multiple Mafia families including in New York and New Jersey. His new book- Flipping Capo : How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos is available for pre-sale now and tells his story of getting a high ranking member of the DeCavalcante Crime Family to flip and become a cooperator. YOU CAN BUY THE BOOK HERE- https://www.amazon.com/Flipping-Capo-Dismantled-Real-Sopranos/dp/B0DWHS2YVS
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Jeff Nadu is an American Mafia and organized crime researcher, podcaster and content creator. He has worked at Barstool Sports and was hired personally by Dave Portnoy. His podcast "The Sitdown" with Jeff Nadu has put out hundreds of biographies on various mobsters, gangsters and criminals. He's also personally interviewed mobsters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Dom Cicale, Anthony Ruggiano Jr, Gene Borrello and others as well as US Prosecutor John Gleeson and FBI Agents Joaquin "Jack" Garcia and Michael Campi. He has been personally endorsed by former Gambino mob captain Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo, esteemed author RJ Roger, and former Colombo Crime Family captain Michael Franzese.

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