Part 2: The Real Sopranos: Informants, Betrayal, Survival, with Seamus McElearney
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Drawing from his book "Flipping Capo," Seamus McElearney delivers raw, firsthand insight into the hidden war between the FBI and the Mafia, where courage, sacrifice, and integrity are tested every day.
Murph continues his gripping conversation with Seamus McElearney, a former FBI Special Agent fighting organized crime from the inside. This episode dives deeper into the deadliest phase of mob investigations: informants, witness protection, betrayal, and survival.
Seamus pulls back the curtain on the real-world Mafia behind The Sopranos, revealing how the DeCavalcante crime family—the so-called “Sixth Family”—operated in plain sight while federal agents worked tirelessly to dismantle it. He explains why flipping a capo is never as simple as it sounds, how trust becomes a weapon, and why one wrong move can get people killed.