Infiltrating Motorcycle Gangs as an Undercover ATF Agent | Frank D'Alesio (throwback episode)

original airdate - 7/21/23Frank retired from ATF in 2014 after 25 years of service, most of it as a Supervisory Special Agent focused on complex investigations and undercover operations. He personally infiltrated three outlaw motorcycle gangs and supported undercover operations targeting the Outlaws MC, Hells Angels MC, Pagans MC, Warlocks MC, and others while also serving in leadership roles across ATF, OCDETF, HIDTA, and the Undercover Branch in Washington, D.C. He later advised USSOCOM, DoD, DIA, and Special Operations Forces on signature reduction, cover, and law enforcement support for domestic training operations.Support the show here:https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse00:00 Start01:37 Frank’s Youngstown roots and path to law enforcement06:18 Mobbed-up Youngstown and getting hired by ATF11:49 Learning undercover work in violent 1990s Columbus18:49 What happens when undercover agents get arrested24:42 Backstopping, aged cover, and smarter gang vetting33:31 Frank’s first biker-gang infiltration46:25 Outlaw motorcycle club culture explained52:28 Inside the Brothers MC investigation and takedown1:05:07 Moving to Las Vegas for the Vagos case1:18:49 The home invasion order and undercover boundaries1:33:41 ATF’s undercover branch and the Aryan Brotherhood case1:43:47 Creating the Order of Blood cover club2:13:18 Aryan Brotherhood, prison gangs, and outlaw biker politics2:35:59 Listener questions, ATF politics, Waco, Sons of Anarchy, and final reflectionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.