Episode 236: Giovanni Rocco and Anthony Zampogna – Taking Down the Real Sopranos, DeCalvacante Mob Family
FBI Retired Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.6 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2021
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agent Anthony Zampogna and retired task force officer (TFO) Giovanni Rocco review Operation Charlie Horse, their long term undercover operation (UCO) investigating mafia capo Charlie Stango and the New Jersey DeCavalcante Mafia family, known as “the real Sopranos.” Giovanni, a New Jersey police officer, using his undercover name “Giovanni Gatto,” infiltrated the crime family and the Newark Division's Organized Crime Task Force, supervised by Anthony, charged and convicted ten members and DeCavalcante associates.
Anthony Zampogna served 22 years with the FBI. Giovanni Rocco served over twenty-six years working in law enforcement. He was assigned as a TFO for over twenty years with both the DEA and FBI. Giovanni is the author of Giovanni’s Ring – My Life Inside the Real Sopranos detailing his infiltration of the DeCavalcante mob family.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 236 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through |
| 0:17.5 | my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. |
| 0:22.4 | Today we get to speak to former task force officer Giovanni Rocco and retired FBI agent |
| 0:31.4 | Anthony Zampone. |
| 0:33.5 | In this episode Giovanni and Anthony review Operation Charlie Horse. |
| 0:40.3 | Their long term undercover operation, investigating Mafia Capo, Charlie Stingo and the new Jersey |
| 0:48.4 | to Cavacante Mafia family. |
| 0:50.9 | Known as the real sopranos, Giovanni a new Jersey police officer using his undercover |
| 0:57.4 | name Giovanni Gatto infiltrated the crime family and the Newark Division organized crime |
| 1:03.2 | task force supervised by Anthony, ultimately charged and convicted 10 members and associates |
| 1:10.8 | of the Cavacante family. |
| 1:12.9 | Now you can find longer versions of their bios in the show notes for this episode, but |
| 1:18.1 | let me tell you a little bit about Giovanni and Anthony. |
| 1:22.2 | Giovanni Rocco served over 26 years working in law enforcement alongside local state and |
| 1:29.4 | federal agencies. |
| 1:30.7 | He was assigned as a federal task force officer, TFO, for over 20 years with both the Drug |
| 1:37.4 | Enforcement Administration, DEA and the FBI, where he held a top secret security clearance. |
| 1:45.6 | Currently Giovanni is a security consultant and covert operations expert and travels |
| 1:51.6 | throughout the world as a trainer and guest speaker, sharing his expertise and life experience |
| 1:58.0 | as it pertains to his personal and professional life. |
| 2:01.6 | Giovanni is the author of Giovanni's Ring, My Life Inside the Real sopranos, where he |
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