Former Tampa FBI agent on his memoir, Mafia investigation and a ‘realistic view’ of the gig

You may think of the FBI, and immediately movie scenes of agents running through the streets jumping over cars come to mind.

But one Carrollwood author’s book aims to lift the curtain on America’s lead federal agency — giving people a “more realistic view” of the gig.

Al Scudieri was the man for the job, considering he spent three decades with the FBI. This includes investigations into organized crime right here in the Tampa Bay area. He even had a hand in the undercover operation that inspired the 1997 movie “Donnie Brasco.” He also worked a corruption sting that led to the arrest of three Hillsborough County commissioners in 1983…

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