The Infiltrator: The True Story of One Man Against the Biggest Drug Cartel in History

by Robert Mazur

Overview

The electrifying true story of Robert Mazur's life as an undercover agent who infiltrated one of the world's largest drug cartels by posing as a high-level money launderer — the inspiration for the major motion picture The Infiltrator.

Robert Mazur spent years undercover infiltrating the Medellín Cartel's criminal hierarchy. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended — some of whom still shape power across the globe — knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connected big shot living the good life. Together they partied in $1,000-per-night hotel suites, drank bottles of the world's finest champagne, drove Rolls-Royce convertibles, and flew in private jets. But under Mazur's Armani suits and in his Renwick briefcase, recorders whirred silently, capturing the damning evidence of their crimes.

The Infiltrator is the story of how Mazur helped bring down the unscrupulous bankers who manipulated complex international finance systems to serve drug lords, corrupt politicians, tax cheats, and terrorists. It is a shocking chronicle of the rise and fall of one of the biggest and most intricate money-laundering operation of all time-an enterprise that cleaned and moved hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Filled with dangerous lies, near misses, and harrowing escapes, The Infiltrator is as bracing and explosive as the greatest fiction thrillers — only it's all true.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316077521
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	06/21/2016
Edition description:	Media Tie
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	406,038
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Robert Mazur was a federal agent for 27 years. During 5 years of his law enforcement career he was a long-term undercover agent operating in deep cover within the underworld as a high-level money launderer for senior members of Colombian drug cartels. He not only dealt directly with cartel leaders, but also functioned as their counduit to corrupt international bankers around the world.

He is court-certified in both the U.S. and Canada as an expert in money laundering. Mr. Mazur has been a significant contributor to news and media outlets, including the New York Times, PBS, ABC and NBC. 

Table of Contents

Preface: The Day of Reckoning ix

1 In the Beginning 3

2 The Birth of Robert Musella 15

3 Setting the Stage for the Colombians 31

4 The Bank of Credit and Commerce International 45

5 The Jeweler 55

6 The Golden Hook 69

7 The Magic of Panama 83

8 Pushing Buttons 95

9 Politics 110

10 Los Duros and Los Angeles 127

11 Luring Them In 135

12 The Fight Before Europe 152

13 The European Plan 167

14 Medellin Invades Paris 182

15 Revelations 203

16 The Enemy Within 219

17 The First Big Catch 236

18 The Confessional 257

19 Loose Ends 270

20 The Takedown 288

21 Battles 306

22 The Trials 315

Epilogue: The Aftermath 339

Glossary of Names 347

Acknowledgments 359

Index 361

Editorial Reviews

"One of the largest money laundering prosecutions in U.S. History."
—Robert Mueller III, director of the FBI and former assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice

"Robert Mazur not only took the lead undercover role, but fought valiantly against the bureaucratic difficulties. . . . It was as significant an accomplishment as we have seen in law enforcement in recent times."—Senator John Kerry

"Mesmerizing....Once you've picked up this book, I guarantee you will not put it down."—Steven Emerson, author of American Jihad

"Bob Mazur is a dedicated individual who has demonstrated courage and leadership and has written a book that is next to none in the field of undercover. A very compelling read."—Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco

From the Publisher

For five years, Robert Mazur led one of the most dangerous double lives on the planet. By day and often night, he worked as a money launderer in the criminal underworld. During even more furtive parts of the day, this clandestine federal agent reported on his drug cartel associates to his bosses and colleagues. In The Infiltrator, he describes how he placed himself on the line until finally it all came down gloriously in one elaborately staged fake wedding.