Nick Christophers, the host of the MOB TALES PODCAST, had me as a guest on his show. Nick is a big fan of THE INFILTRATOR book and movie, and had a long list of questions about why I did certain things during that 2-year undercover operation.

During this podcast, we discuss:

• What it was like to work with Bryan Cranston making THE INFILTRATOR film
• What percentage of the film is reality, and how much is Hollywood fiction
• How I built my Robert Musella cover, and how I convinced criminals I was a mob connected money launderer
• Insights about the training I received to develop undercover skills
• My exposure to traditional Italian/American organized figures
• How my cover as Robert Musella was nearly blown
• Why I was driven to work deep undercover
• My biggest sin as an undercover agent
• Why I continued to work undercover in THE BETRAYAL story when I had reason to believe my undercover partner had compromised my cover

It was a pleasure to be a guest on Mike Fallat’s “MILLION DOLLAR STORIES” podcast, a platform from which he interviews authors. Among other things, he asked me to explain the techniques I used to win the confidence of criminals that do not normally trust anyone. We discussed how I was trained to maximize my ability to persuade and negotiate, including the 9 critical elements listed below. These factors do not only help undercover agents. They can also enhance a business leader’s ability to effectively interact with peers, subordinates, and superiors:

• Care enough about success with your target audience: DO YOUR HOMEWORK
• Develop an operational / business plan: CREATE YOUR OWN VIRTUAL REALITY
• Study and interpret verbal & non-verbal signs: THE LITTLEEST THINGS CAN SPEAK THE LOUDEST
• Find answers with silence & active listening: SILENT PAUSE + EYE CONTACT COMPELS
• Earn trust: PEOPLE DON’T CARE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE
• Use passive reinforcements: LET VISUALS TALK TO YOUR ATTRIBUTES
• Conveyances by unwitting sources: LET OTHERS SELL YOU
• Neutralize obstructors: FOLLOW THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN EXAMPLE
• Train to be the “Best You”: TREAT HEALTH AS A CORE VALUE (CONDITIONING / MIND / FOOD / SLEEP)

During Keynotes and Masterclasses, I offer significant details about how one can perfect their ability to employ these techniques, and share video excerpts of my use of these elements while interacting undercover with drug cartel leaders.

During Episode 8 of the Jordan Harbinger interview, the final episode of this series, I explain why I decided to stop working deep undercover. We also discuss the treats made against my life back in the day, and now. Ultimately, we explore the bottom line about why international banks throughout the world and countless financial service providers cross the line and launder illicit funds. In the end, it’s all about banking the more than $2 trillion a year in capital seeking secrecy from governments. Those funds evolve from every walk of crime. Whether it is drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal arms dealing, tax evasion, the pilfering of treasuries, white collar crime, or some other ugly event, the fortunes of rouges corrupt many and create the battle lines that professionals in anti-money laundering fight every day. Thank you all for the sacrifices those of you in the private and public sector make every day to make this a better world.

Episode 7 from Jordan Harbinger’s interview addresses the key to a truly successful undercover money laundering operation, the cartel’s corruption of countries, what happens to a launderer that loses $1 million of cartel profits, and details about a true discussion I had with an influential international banker about the laundering of hundreds of millions in drug money through the U.S. Federal Reserve.

During the interview, I mistakenly referred to the late-night social club where the discussion about laundering through the Federal Reserve occurred as “Renee’s”. My bad. It was actually “Regine’s”, a 25-club empire spanning from Rio de Janeiro to Kuala Lumpur that was built by nightlife powerhouse Regine Zylberberg. I frequented the Miami, NYC, Paris, and London locations of her clubs during my undercover life. At those hot spots, I ran into movie stars, sports greats, famous musicians, and high-profile wise-guys. It was a magnet for the rich and famous.

Episode 6 from Jordan Harbinger’s interview takes you inside some of the undercover meetings that nearly got me killed, and we talk about techniques undercover agents can practice to enhance their survival. For those of you that study money laundering, I explain some of the fundamentals about black money markets and how they operate around the world.

Episode 5 from Jordan Harbinger’s interview of me takes you inside the underworld, exploring techniques used by experienced undercover agents to win the hearts and minds of their underworld adversaries. We also address techniques undercover agents can use to maintain their cover, even when they are threatened with accusations that they are cops. We discuss what often occurs during criminal trials, when crafty defense attorneys sometime use dirty tricks to try to undermine the credibility of undercover agents and undercover operations.

Welcome to Episode 4 of the 8-part interview conducted of me by the amazing Jordan Harbinger. During this episode we discuss how and why some people are vulnerable to corruption. We also explore some of the techniques undercover cops and everyday people can use to establish rapport and improve communication with others that are reluctant to let you know their deepest secrets.

Jordan, host of THE JORDAN HARBINGER SHOW, is an amazingly talented host who was eager to drill into issues that have not been addressed on other shows. We have broken this interview into 8 episodes, which will be posted weekly. During this third episode, Jordan draws out details about the “Takedown” of The Infiltrator undercover operation, a typical day in Mazur’s undercover life, how undercover agents are trained to stay grounded, and how criminals compromise a cop.

Jordan, host of THE JORDAN HARBINGER SHOW, is an amazingly talented host who was eager to drill into issues that have not been addressed on other shows. We have broken this interview into 8 episodes, which will be posted weekly. During this second episode, Jordan draws out details about how my cover was built, and why it enabled me to convince Pablo Escobar’s closest advisers that I was a sophisticated money launderer they could trust. That same cover convinced senior bank officials that it was safe for them to offer me their laundering services.

I recently had the privilege of being a guest on THE JORDAN HARBINGER SHOW. Jordan is an amazingly talented host who, after reading my books, was eager to drill into issues that have not been addressed on other shows. We have broken this interview into 8 episodes, which will be posted weekly. During this first episode, Jordan draws out details concerning my role as an Executive Producer on the set of THE INFILTRATOR, interacting with Bryan Cranston, other actors, and Director Brad Furman.

We then move on to a discussion about how my journey as a U.S. federal agent led me to becoming a long-term undercover agent, and segway into details about the undercover assignment that led to my infiltrating the leadership of Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel and senior management of what was the 7th largest privately held bank in the world, the Bank of Credit & Commerce International (BCCI).

Thanks to Jordan, you will hear a discussion about what it is like for a major criminal to deal with corrupt bank officials that knowingly serve clients with money seeking secrecy from governments, an event that happens far more often than many people are willing to believe. The link below will take you to this first episode of my interview on The Jordan Harbinger Show. Watch for Episode 2 next week.