Seamus McElearney: Flipping Capo

About this episode

FBI agent Seamus McElearney discusses his groundbreaking work in flipping a mafia member and his book on the subject.

FBI agent Seamus McElearney had dreamed of investigating the mafia in New York when he first joined the bureau. But of course, no one would flip on the families. No one had  ever  flipped on the families. Until McElearney did some research, offered a made-man some orange juice…and made history. He tells me about his book:  Flipping Capo: How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos.   Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:  https://bit.ly/4gF2K18   See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)  2026 All Rights Reserved  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Kate Winkler Dawson

Guest: Seamus McElearney

Topics covered

• mafia
• FBI
• true crime
• investigation
• flipping informants
• organized crime

Keywords

• FBI
• mafia
• Seamus McElearney
• flipping informants
• true crime
• organized crime
• Sopranos

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Exactly Right, iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Flipping Capo: How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos

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