Retired FBI Agent on Mob, International Crime & Fraud Cases | Kurt Siuzdak

Kurt Siuzdak has spent his life serving — first in the U.S. military, then as an attorney, and ultimately as an FBI Special Agent for over two decades. From organized crime and major fraud cases to violent crimes, civil rights investigations, and overseas operations, Kurt has seen it all. #FBIAgent #FBIStories #TrueCrimePodcast #MobStories #FraudCases #LawEnforcementLife #CrimeDocumentary #lockedinpodcast Thank you to PRIZEPICKS for sponsoring this episode: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IANBICK and use code IANBICK and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 FBI Secrets: Meet Kurt Siuzdak 00:22 Military, Law & The Road to the FBI 01:46 Going Viral: MrBeast Video & Unexpected Fame 03:08 Personal Life, COVID & Mental Resilience 05:55 Growing Up & Lessons from Small-Town Life 11:59 Family Values & First Jobs that Shaped Him 15:27 Military Service & Why He Chose Law School 27:55 From Lawyer to FBI Agent: Career-Changing Moment 31:44 Inside FBI Training & First High-Stakes Cases 44:27 New York City Organized Crime & Fraud Investigations 47:28 How the FBI Seizes Assets from the Mob 53:39 Life in the FBI: Dangerous Moments & Close Calls 01:00:46 Deployed to Iraq: Military & FBI Operations Overseas 01:13:43 War Crimes Investigations & The Toughest Cases 01:16:42 Moving to Connecticut: Casino & Tribal Crime Cases 01:25:12 The Strangest Crimes He Ever Investigated 01:36:57 Child Exploitation, Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Work 01:43:10 Organized Crime Beyond the Mob: What You Didn't Know 01:49:25 FBI's Final Years: Fighting Human Trafficking & Cybercrime 01:55:27 Whistleblower Advocate: Standing Up for Agents 02:01:19 Hard Lessons, Regrets & What He'd Do Differently 02:06:16 Human Side of the Badge: Most Powerful Encounters 02:14:00 Final Thoughts & Advice from 20+ Years in the FBI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices