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 Siuzdak00:22 Military, Law & The Road to the FBI01:46 Going Viral: MrBeast Video & Unexpected Fame03:08 Personal Life, COVID & Mental Resilience05:55 Growing Up & Lessons from Small-Town Life11:59 Family Values & First Jobs that Shaped Him15:27 Military Service & Why He Chose Law School27:55 From Lawyer to FBI Agent: Career-Changing Moment31:44 Inside FBI Training & First High-Stakes Cases44:27 New York City Organized Crime & Fraud Investigations47:28 How the FBI Seizes Assets from the Mob53:39 Life in the FBI: Dangerous Moments & Close Calls01:00:46 Deployed to Iraq: Military & FBI Operations Overseas01:13:43 War Crimes Investigations & The Toughest Cases01:16:42 Moving to Connecticut: Casino & Tribal Crime Cases01:25:12 The Strangest Crimes He Ever Investigated01:36:57 Child Exploitation, Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Work01:43:10 Organized Crime Beyond the Mob: What You Didn’t Know01:49:25 FBI’s Final Years: Fighting Human Trafficking & Cybercrime01:55:27 Whistleblower Advocate: Standing Up for Agents02:01:19 Hard Lessons, Regrets & What He’d Do Differently02:06:16 Human Side of the Badge: Most Powerful Encounters02:14:00 Final Thoughts & Advice from 20+ Years in the FBI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices