391: Gerry Bianchi – Tales from a Tech Agent, Mob Wars and More

About this episode

Retired agent Gerry Bianchi discusses his experiences with FBI investigations into organized crime and the use of surveillance technology.

Retired agent 4erry Bianchi reviews several investigations he worked as a technically trained agent in the Philadelphia Division, including surreptitious entries into a mob attorney's law office, Philly mob boss John Stanfa's luncheonette, Philly mob boss Ralph Natale's penthouse apartment and the former Garden State racetrack to install court-authorized electronic surveillance recording devices. Gerry appears in the Netflix documentary Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia, a three-part series where he discusses how the tech squad contributed to the successful prosecution of organized crime cases. He also shares true stories where he and his tech agents installed cameras and bugs in a judge's chambers in Philadelphia City Hall, in the DRPA Walt Whitman Bridge toll collections counting room, and a prison chapel at the Lewisburg Penitentiary, a case in which I played an undercover cameo role. Gerry served in the FBI for 36 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/391-gerry-bianchi-tales-from-a-tech-agent-mob-wars-and-more/ Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20…

People in this episode

Host: Jerri Williams

Guest: Gerry Bianchi

Topics covered

• FBI investigations
• organized crime
• surveillance technology
• mob wars
• undercover operations

Keywords

• FBI
• Gerry Bianchi
• mob
• surveillance
• organized crime
• Philadelphia
• undercover

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

Books & works: Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia

Places: Philadelphia, Lewisburg Penitentiary, Walt Whitman Bridge

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