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299: James Stern –Yakuza Japanese Mob, Operation Tropical Storm
299: James Stern –Yakuza Japanese Mob, Operation Tropical Storm
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Oct 11, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Retired agent James Stern reviews Operation Tropical Storm, where he was the undercover agent in a transnational drug enterprise investigation targeting the Yakuza Japanese mob trafficking methamphetamine in Hawaii. This was the first-ever arrest, indictment and conviction of a Japanese crime boss in U.S. law enforcement history. The case was featured on an episode of the TV Series, Deep Undercover and was also the topic of the true crime book, Operation Tropical Storm: How an FBI Jewish-Japanese Special Agent Snared a Yakuza Boss in Hawaii. James Stern served in the FBI for 25 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/299-james-stern-yakuza-japanese-mob-operation-tropical-storm/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/
Released:
Oct 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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