Special Guest: Jack Garcia made a return appearance for Crime Beat's 1-Year Anniversary Show

Jack Garcia is a former undercover FBI agent and author of the New York Times best-seller, Making Jack Falcone, Garcia's undercover work led to the arrest and conviction of 32 Gambino crime family members.

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Crime Beat Radio Show's Upcoming Schedule for January 12, 2012, through March 8, 2012,

Features Tupac’s murder Investigation, International arms trafficking, the Montreal mafia, Chicago’s Outfit, Mexico’s War on drugs, and much more


January, 2012— Crime Beat: Issues, Controversies and Personalities from the darkside on Artist First World Radio Network is pleased to announce its forthcoming schedule for January 12, 2012, through March 8, 2012. Topics covered include the Tupac and Biggie Smalls murder cases, the international arms trade, the Mexican border war, Chicago’s notorious Mafia, the Outfit, and more. Here is the lineup:

January 12- Greg Kading, author of Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations. Kading, an LA detective, worked on both cases and provides an inside look. Read more..
January 19- The Weasel: A Double Life in the Mob - author, Adrian Humphreys talks about the remarkable story of Marvin Elkind who learned that, as a career informant, he was a far better fink than he ever was a crook.
Both Humphreys and Elkind will be special featured guests on the program.
January 26- ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW - Andre Cedilot and Andre Noel, authors of Mafia Inc: The Long. Bloody Reign of Canada's Siclian Clan. See this link for more information Previous guest Jack Garcia, author of the best selling Making Jack Falcone, will provide an update of his career and activities...
February 2- Luellen Smiley, daughter of Allen Smiley, Bugsy Siegel's best friend and business partner, who will talk about growing Up with gangsters. Read more..
February 9- Sylvia Longmire, author of Cartel: The Coming Invasion of the Mexico's Drug Wars. Border security expert Longmire takes listeners deep into the heart of a dangerous underground that will do whatever it takes to deliver drugs to a willing audience of consumers. Read more..

Crime Beat is delighted to announce the appearances of Even Wright, co-author of the best selling book, titled 'AMERICAN DESPERADO: My LIfe - From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset' and Diane Ferranti, wife of imprisoned award winning author Seth Ferranti, who wrote the 'Supreme Team'. Wright will discuss the remarkable life of Jon Roberts who became the de-facto 'transportation chief' of the Medellin Cartel during the 1980's. American Desperado is a no-holds-barred account of Jon Roberts who witnessed his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, then journeying to Miami where he would rise to become the Medellin Cartel’s most effective smuggler. Diane Ferranti will talk about the infamous, ' Supreme Team' which has gone down in street legend and the lyrical lore of hip-hop and gangsta rap as one of the most vicious crews to ever emerge on the streets of New York. Its going to be a great show, so make sure you tune in to Crime Beat, on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to a have a front row seat to their fascinating stories.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Sylvia Longmire, author, of the award winning book, titled CARTEL: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars. Having followed Mexico's cartels for years, border security expert Sylvia Longmire takes us deep into the heart of their world to witness a dangerous and deadly underground that will do whatever it takes to deliver drugs to a willing audience of American consumers. The cartels have grown increasingly bold in recent years, building submarines to move up the coast of Central America and digging elaborate tunnels that both move drugs north and carry cash and U.S. high-powered assault weapons back to fuel the drug war. Longmire brings to life the very real threat of Mexican cartels operating not just along the southwest border, but deep inside every corner of the United States. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat this Thursday, February 9, 2012, where you want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Luellen Smiley, the daughter of reputed mobster, Allen Smiley. who was a close friend and confidant of famous Las Vegas mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Allen Smiley was sitting on the couch just feet away from Siegel the night he was murdered. Smiley will discuss her father's life, her life and her research into Mob history. Be sure to tune in this Thursday February 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST where you want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story. (www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm)

Crime Beat's, 'ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW' , is delighted to announce the appearances of Mr.Andre Cedilot and Mr. Andre Noel, authors of the runaway best selling book titled MAFIA INC.: The Long, Bloody Reign of Canada's Sicilian Clan. Cedilot was a justice reporter at Montreal's La Presse for 35 years, with a special interest in the Italian Mafia and organized crime. Noel has been an investigative reporter at La presse for over 20 years. His work has won him several prestigious awards in Quebec and across Canada. The well-known journalists will discuss the history of the infamous and deadly Rizzuto Crime Family and will expose how its business extends throughout Canada and the world. The authors will reveal how Rizzuto's Montreal clan built their Canadian empire through force and corruption, unveiling the deepest roots of criminal power. In addition, Crime Beat is thrilled to announce the cameo appearance of Mr. Jack Garcia, author of MAKING JACK FALCONE... Garcia was Crime Beat's innaugural guest last January. Be sure to tune in on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to have a front row seat to their gripping and fascinating stories.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearances of Adrian Humphreys, author of the best-selling book, titled 'The Weasel: A Double Life in the Mob' and x- gangster Marvin Elkind. In his blockbuster narrative, Humphreys reveals the story of Marvin Elkind - a.k.a. - The Weasel. Elkind was a chauffeur and strong-arm goon for mob bosses who became a secret undercover weapon for police agencies around the world. The former gangster was placed in a foster home of a tough mobster family in Toronto immersing him at the age of nine in a daring world of con-men, bootleggers loan sharks, bank robbers, leg breakers and Mafia bosses. During a Golden Aged of underworld life in New York, Detroit and Canada, Elkind found himself working with a cast of colorful and notorious characters, including none-other than Jimmy Hofffa. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat this Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST where you want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Greg Kading, Thursday on January 12, 2012, at 8 p.m. EST on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network. Kading is the author of MURDER RAP: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations. In his best selling and riveting book, Kading will discuss two of the most notorious unsolved cases in the annals of American crime, the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. The notorious murders have been the subject of exhaustive investigations, relentless speculation and a tangled web of rampant rumors, crackpot conspiracies and dark secrets. Now, for the first time, the truth behind these sensational and fascinating cases is laid bare in MURDER RAP, a raw and riveting account of how a dedicated and driven police detective (Greg Kading) spearheaded the task force that finally exposed the shocking facts behind the deaths of these two rap music icons.

Crime Beat is please to announce the command appearance of author Tim Donaghy. In his riveting memoir Personal Foul, Donaghy ,a former NBA referee, describes how his gambling addiction led to his demise. He was found guilty of of conspiracy to engage in wire fraud, transmitting betting information and for taking payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on NBA games. Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in a U.S. Federal penitentiary for the scandal that 'rocked' the basketball world. Be sure to tune in at 8 p.m. EST, this Thursday, December 29, 2011, where you will want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Louis Ferrante, author of the best selling book titled MOB RULES: WHAT THE MAFIA CAN TEACH THE LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN. Lou Ferrante was a
former associate of the notorious Gambino Crime Family and by the age of twenty-one had netted millions of dollars for his employers. His uncanny natural talent for management led his Mafia bosses rely on his
talent as a 'true wise-guy'. In his fascinating book, Ferrante brings all of the Mafia's wisdom and business acumen together and shows readers how they can apply the Mob's best practices to their own businesses.
Its going to a great show, so tune in to Crime Beat, this Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to have a front-row seat to this intriguing interview.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearances of Anthony Amore and Tom Mashberg, authors of the best selling book, titled STEALING REMBRANDTS:THE UNTOLD STORIES OF NOTORIOUS ART HEISTS. Mashberg is a investigative reporter who reported for the New York Times and Boston Globe for over 30 years. Amore, is the head of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and contributing writer to the Boston Herald and Huggington Post. On the same subject of Art Theft, Crime Beat is privileged to also have Eric Rasmussen, author of The Shakespeare Thefts. Rasmussen is a preeminent Shakespearean scholar and collaborator on more than 60 books about Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. Make sure to tune in on December 15, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST where you want to have a front row seat to these fascinating stories. You will not want to miss this broadcast.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearances Larry Mazza, Tommy Dades and Bob Mladinich on this week's Crime Beat to dicuss the Colombo War of the ealry 1990s. Mazza was a mob hitman on the Persico side of the war, Tommy Dades was a New York City detective investigating of the most infamous MAFIA families in American History. Be sure to tune in this Thursday at 8 p.m. EST, where you will want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story.

CRIME BEAT is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Benjamin Runkle, author of the best selling book tiltled, Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts from Geronimo to Bin Laden. See www.weeklystandard.com/author/benjamain-runkle  In a dramatic late-night appearance in early May of 2011, U.S. President, Barack Obama declared that "just has been done" with the startling announcement that Osama bin Laden was dead. After more than a decade of military operations across Central Asia and the Middle East, the infamous El Qaida leader who orchestrated the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City was killed in a daring Navy Seals operation in Pakistan.

Although the daring raid marked the end of the longest strategic manhant in American history, bin Laden was not the first individual targeted as the objective of a military campaign. From Geronimo to Poncho Villa, to Manuel Noriega to Saddam Hussein, the United States has deployed military forces to kill or capture a single person nearly a dozen times since Benjamin Runkle chronicles the extraordinary efforts of the military and intelligence agencies to bring America's enemies to justice. Make sure you tune in at 8 p.m. EST on Thursday December 1. 2011 where you want to have a front row seat to this captivating story.

REBROADCAST

2-24-11
Rick Porrello

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of best selling author and top-cop, Rick Porrello in a command performance, this Thursday Nov. 24, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST. Ohio Police Chief Rick Porrello wears many hats. Porrello gave up a successful career in music as a drummer for Sammy Davis Jr. to pursue his interest in law enforcement. In the meantime, he took up writing as well. In his riveting and fascinating book, 'To Kill an Irishman' , Porrello chronicles the true story of Danny Greene, a fearless mobster who took on the Cleveland Mafia in the 1970's. Porrello proves once again that he is one of America's premiere true crime writers. The book sparked the attention of Hollywood and is now a movie titled 'Kill the Irishman' , starring Ray Stevenson as Danny Greene with co-stars Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance, of Mr. JAMES W. DOUGLASS, author of JFK AND THE UNSPEAKABLE: WHY HE DIED AND WHY IT MATTERS on Thursday November 17, 2011.
In his well researched but disturbing narrative, noted peace activist, Mr. James Douglass argues that the JFK assassination was the result of a sinister conspiracy-- IN EFFECT A COUP D'ETAT
AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE U.,S. GOVERNMENT. Oliver Stone, director of the 1991 classic movie JFK, nominated for 8 academy awards including best director said, "James Douglass's book
JFK and the UNSPEAKABLE is the best account I have read of this tragedy and its significance..." Crime Beat invites you to tune in to this important broadcast, on Thursday at 8 p.m. EST where
you want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story.

Crime Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of David Gibb, author of CAMOUFLAGED KILLER. Mr. Gibb will describe the shocking double life of Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams. The career soldier commanded
the largest Canadian Air force base in the country and had personally piloted prime ministers, dignitaries, and members of the British royal family. He was one of the most respected and trusted soldiers in the military. He was
also a rapist and murderer. David Gibb unravels the twisted mind of one of the most diabolical criminals in Canadian history. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat, Thursday November 10, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST, where you want to have
a front row seat to the fascinating world of crime.

REBROADCAST

8-18-11
Dr. Michael Stone
 

In the spring of 1988, Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill set out to write the story of two infamous brothers from the insular Irish enclave of South Boston: Jim "Whitey" Bulger and his younger brother Billy. Whitey was the city's most powerful gangster and a living legend--tough, cunning, without conscience, and above all, smart. Billy, president of the state Senate, was a political heavyweight in Massachusetts. These facts alone make for an intriguing story, but as Lehr and O'Neill found out, this was only the beginning.

The story is particularly timely as Whitey Bolger, the notorious blood-thirsty gangster was captured late this summer after 16 years on the run. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat at 8 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 where we will have Mr. Dick Lehr co-author of the award winning book titled 'Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob. You will not want to miss this one.

REBROADCAST

2-10-11  Guest: Louis Diaz

Growing up in Brooklyn New York, where physical violence was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the mean streets, Lou Diaz had more than what it took to survive.  A man of uncompromising principles, Diaz was compassionate on the inside and 'tough' as nails on the outside. Along with his street fighter's sense of survival and raw nerves, Lou Diaz describes his savage beginnings and early forays in organized
crime.  One of the best Drug Enforcement Agency undercover operatives in its history Diaz was instrumental in taking down some of the country's most notorious crime rings ever.  He will recount his years as a DEA agent and talk about his recent book called 'Dancing With the Devil: Confessions of an Undercover Agent' 

9-15-11
Geoffrey Gray

CRIME BEAT is pleased to announce the appearance of our special featured guest, Mr. Geoffrey Gray, on September 15, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST  Mr. Gray is the author of the award winning book titled SKYJACK.   Our guest will talk about his investigation of the infamous D. B. Cooper mystery.  The fascinating story is one of the most astonishing whodunits in the history of American truecrime. One man extorted $200,000 from an airline and then parachuted into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest.  It remains unsolved to this day.  Its going to be a great show, you will not want to miss this one.

 'The Rise and Fall of an Urban Empire' is the memoir of Courtney Brown Jr. The book chronicles the rise and fall of his father, Courtney 'Berman' Brown Sr. and
partner in crime Eddie 'Fat Man' Jackson. These two guys start from meager beginnings to seize control of the Detroit drug trade in the 1970's and soon start taking
in millions of dollars per month in heroin sales while still raising their families in the back ground of little league baseball and boy scouts. Detroit had made them 'Kings
of the Heroin Game'. Find out how they became the richest and most influential men in Detroit at the time'.
 

In the early 1960's a bloody civil war broke out between the two powerful Irish Mob families in the Somerville Massachusetts neighborhood known as Winter Hill. Over sixty men were murdered, including the leader of the Winter Hill Gang, James "Buddy" McLean. The leadership of one of the most influential non-Italian crime organizations in the United States was inherited by his childhood friend, Howard T. "Howie" Winter. In Bobby Martini's riveting book, titled CITIZEN SOMERVILLE, the author vividly writes about these events offering a true visceral picture of an era in Boston's pre-Whitey Bulger history when the streets were protected by a close-knit group of Irish-Italian "businessmen." The award winning author has laid his own history bare to depict a life of survival in the rough streets of Somerville. Crime Beat is privileged to have Mr. Martini as a featured special guest on Thursday August 11, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST ... mark it on your calendar, you will not want to miss this one...

Anybody interested in the NBA basketball betting scandal involving former basketball referee Tim Donaghy and the world of sports betting will want to tune in to Crime Beat at 8 p.m. EST on July 28, 2011. Our featured guest is author Sean Griffin, who in his book about the scandal, Gaming the Game, provides Griffin's take on the scandal and on the current state of sports betting. Make sure to mark the date on your calendar, you will not be disappointed.

Lynch mobs in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America exacted horrifying public torture and mutilation on their victims. In  her award winning book, titled Lynching and Spectacle, Amy Wood explains what it meant for white Americans to perform and witness these sadistic spectacles and how lynching played a role in establishing and affirming white supremacy. Lynching, Wood argues, overlapped with a variety of cultural practices and performances, both traditional and modern, including public executions, religious rituals, photography, and cinema, all which encouraged the horrific violence and gave it social acceptability. 

Crime Beat's featured guest is David Albright, one of the world's most foremost experts on nuclear proliferation... in his startling book PEDDLING PERIL, he offers a harrowing narrative of the alarming huge cracks through which nuclear weapons traffickers such as Pakistan's nuclear scientist A.Q . Kahn are allowed to practise thier dangerous and lethal trade... you won't want to miss this one, tune in at 8 p.m. EST.

The blockbuster award winning book, American Icon: The Fall of Roger  Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America’s Pastime is much more than than the downfall of a superstar. While the fascinating portrait of Clemens is certainly at the center of the action, the book takes the reader outside the white lines and inside the lives and dealings of sports executives, trainers, congressmen, lawyers, drug dealers, groupies, a porn star, and even a murderer—all of whom have ties to this saga. Four superb investigative journalists have spent years uncovering the truth, and at the heart of their investigation is a behind-the-scenes portrait of the maneuvering and strategies in the legal war between Clemens and his accusers.  CRIME BEAT is privileged to have Mr. Michael Okeeffe and Nathanial Vinton, two of the four acclaimed authors to talk about their intriguing book on the Artistfirst World Radio Network this Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST.
 

This week's Crime Beat radio show (www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm) features Rick Muny and Patrick Fleming. officials with the Poker Players Alliance (www.theppa.org), who will talk about issues relating to online gambling and the recent U.S. government crackdown on the industry. Show time is Thursday, June 16, at 8 p.m. EST. All programs are archived for 24-7 listening.  Its going to be an intriguing and fascinating show, you won't want to miss this one.
 

6-02-11
Andrew DiDonato

   When Andrew DiDonato left his past behind in 1997 he was a old school gangster at the tender age of 32.  The wise guy was a career criminal and he loved every minute of it until he saw the light and became a government witness helping to bring down the infamous Teflon don' himself, John Gotti.

   The Gambino Family soldier chronicles his life in a new book and DVD called 'Surviving the Mob' that describes his nefarious talents as 'true-to-life' mobster.  On the next Crime Beat programme airing February 3, 2011 on ArtistFirst Worldwide Network radio,  Andrew DiDonato will offer insights on the most recent Gambino and other notorious family members in one of the biggest round ups in New York City and FBI history.

Robert K. Wittman

CRIME BEAT welcomes featured special guest  Robert K. Wittman, author of the best selling book titled PRICELESS .  Wittman is also the founder of the FBI's ART CRIME TEAM who  writes in his page-turner memoir about the fascinating stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities.  High stakes art theft comes to life in this spellbinding narrative.  Robert Wittman will describe the darkest corners art theft and the world of elective thieves this coming Thursday on CRIME BEAT at 8 p.m. EST where you will want to have a front row seat in this fascinating world of criminal activity.
 

In his best selling book titled DRUG WAR ZONE - FRONTLINE DISPATCHES FROM THE STREETS OF EL PASO AND JUAREZ,  Howard Campbell describes in visceral detail the lives of drug warriors and the people connected to the drug trade ...his book, is a vivid ground-level portrait of terror, violence and futility.  Howard Campbell is a socialogist and anthropologist at the University of Texas at El Paso who illuminates the sights and sounds of the mean streets on these two drug infested border cities.  Be sure to tune into Crime Beat this Thursday May 12, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to have the front row seat to the fascinating and frightening world of drug wars on the Mexican, USA border.
 
 

Financial Serial Killers, by Tom Ajamie and Bruce Kelly is a fascinating portrait of modern day Wall Street where cunning and unscrupulous con men are able to get their hooks into investors wallets, saving accounts,
and portfolios and never let go. By using true tales of thieves, swindlers, and fraudsters at work, Ajamie and Kelly provide a intriguing look into the complex strategies financial advisers, insurance agents, and
even family members employ to fleece hapless individuals.

'In her best selling book Uncle Al Capone, 'Deirdre Marie Capone, the last living relative of 'Scarface' Al Capone writes a stunning memoir of her favourite uncle. The author offers a vivid portrait of the iconic mastermind behind some of the century's most vicious and brutal killings. Deirdre Capone will talk about the man behind the notorious legend with surprising revelations about one of the most famous mobster's in history. 

Award winning author and decorated 17 year veteran police officer and former detective specializing in sex crime cases. Stacy has a provided commentary on high profile cases to major news organizations, including CNN and Fox News.  She is the author of several 'high octane' crime fiction books that puts the reader 'front and center' in the action and  visceral intrigue.
 

former FBI undercover agent that brought down 32 members of the infamous 'GAMBINO' Crime family.  Jack Garcia is the author of the best selling book called Making Jack Falcone...

the broadcast puts you the listener into the 'front row seat' of Jack Garcia's exploits in riveting detail. 

Lewis Kasman

See show description for Part 1 (3-17-11) below.

Guests Joel Weissman

    Joel M. Weissman, one of the countries top divorce lawyers will be featured in a 2-part series with Lewis Kasman (March 24th) the 'so called adopted son of the 'Teflon Don', none other than John Gotti.  Weissman represented Kasman in a celebrated divorce proceeding widely reported on tabloids across the country . Both Weissman and Kasman will talk about their lives and relationship.  The interviews will bring you closer to the inner workings of the infamous Gambino Crime family, once controlled by the ruthless mobster John Gotti, also known as the 'Dapper Don'.
 

Both writers have become the 'who's who' in the crime writing genre honing their skills behind bars. Wahida Clark and Seth Ferranti are acclaimed award winning authors who have penned a number of books including Clark's 'THUGS AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM' and Ferranti's 'Prison Stories'.

In his riveting memoir Personal Foul, Tim Donaghy ,a former NBA referee, describes how his gambling addiction led to his demise.  Donaghy was found guilty of of conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information and for taking payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on NBA games. Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in a U.S. Federal penitentiary for the scandal that 'rocked' the basketball world.

'Ohio Police Chief Rick Porrello wears many hats.  The top cop gave up a successful career in music as a drummer for Sammy Davis Jr. to pursue his interest in law enforcement. In the meantime, he took up writing as well, and now is going Hollywood.  In his riveting book, 'To Kill an Irishman' , Porrello chronicles the true story of Danny Greene, a fearless mobster who took on the Cleveland Mafia in the 1970's, Porrello proves once again that he is one of America's premiere true crime writers.
 
The book sparked the attention of Hollywood and is now scheduled to come out as 'Kill the Irishman' on March 11/11. The movie stars Ray Stevenson as Danny Greene and co-stars Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken and has the earmarks of being a great hit. 
 

'The Rise and Fall of an Urban Empire' is the memoir of Courtney Brown Jr.  The book chronicles the rise and fall of his father, Courtney 'Berman' Brown Sr. and
partner in crime Eddie 'Fat Man' Jackson.  These two guys start from meager beginnings to seize control of the Detroit drug trade in the 1970's and soon start taking
in millions of dollars per month in heroin sales while still raising their families in the back ground of little league baseball and boy scouts.
 
Detroit had made them 'Kings of the Heroin Game'.  Find out how they became the richest and most influential men in Detroit at the time'.
 
 

Growing up in Brooklyn New York, where physical violence was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the mean streets, Lou Diaz had more than what it took to survive.  A man of uncompromising principles, Diaz was compassionate on the inside and 'tough' as nails on the outside.
 
Along with his street fighter's sense of survival and raw nerves, Lou Diaz describes his savage beginnings and early forays in organized
crime.  One of the best Drug Enforcement Agency undercover operatives in its history Diaz was nstrumental in taking down some of the country's most notorious crime rings ever.  He will recount his years as a DEA agent and talk about his recent book called 'Dancing With the Devil: Confessions of an Undercover Agent' 
 

   When Andrew DiDonato left his past behind in 1997 he was a old school gangster at the tender age of 32.  The wise guy was a career criminal and he loved every minute of it until he saw the light and became a government witness helping to bring down the infamous 'teflon don' himself, John Gotti.

   The Gambino Family soldier chronicles his life in a new book and dvd called 'Surviving the Mob' that describes his nefarious talents as 'true-to-life' mobster.  On the next Crime Beat programme airing February 3, 2011 on ArtistFirst Worldwide Network radio,  Andrew DiDonato will offer insights on the most recent Gambino and other notorious family members in one of the biggest round ups in New York City and FBI history.

Guest: Jack Garcia

A former undercover FBI agent and author of the New York Times best-seller, Making Jack Falcone, Garcia's undercover work led to the arrest and conviction of 32 Gambino crime family members.