Undercover, Second Edition

223 Pages·2018·42.69 MB·English

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Second Edition
Carmine Mono
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Dale l.June
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Table of Contents
Preface v
About the Authors vii
Acknowledgments xi
1 Introduction 1
2 The Informant 13
Motivation 14
Profit 14
Revenge 19
Concealing a Crime 21
Assistance in Another Criminal Matter 25
Good Citizenship 28
Inadvertent Informing 31
Repentance 32
Eccentricity 35
The Stool Pigeon 37
The Bon-Vivant or the Man about Town 38
Female Informants 42
Keeping The Bargain 44
Whose Informant Is It? 47
Informant Identification 48
Developing Informants 49
Cooperation by the Informant 57
Handling Informants 58
Forcing an Introduction 67
Summary 69
3 The Suspect 73
Obtaining Background 74
Suspect's Problems 76
Salesmanship 77
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Stereotypical Operations by the Suspect 79
Using Conversation for Corroboration 83
Handling the Suspect after the Arrest 85
Summary 90
4 The Undercover Agent 93
Popular Misconceptions 94
Fitting the Man to the Job 95
Obtaining Cover 98
Undercover Telephones and Communication 101
Overselling the Agent 101
Preparing for An Undercover Assignment 104
Physical Preparation 104
Proper Dress by The Agent 104
Disguises and Props 105
Autos and Rental Cars 107
Mental and Pychological Preparation 108
Instructions to Agents llO
Meetings with Suspects Ill
The Agent's Attitude and Body Language ll2
Advance Money 114
Negotiating with the Suspect 114
Advantages of Obtaining Samples 117
Signals and Controlling the Place of Delivery 119
Crime in the Printing Business 123
Working Undercover with More than One Agent 128
Testimony at Trial 130
Cross-Examination at Trial 132
Summary 132
5 The Arrest or Raid 135
Pulicity 143
Summary 145
6 Attitudes 149
7 Questions and Answeres 159
8 Final Summary 193
Glossary 201
Appendix A Corporate/Industrial Undercover 205
Appendix B The U.S. Secret Service Investigations 207
Preface
The crime of counterfeiting is one of the oldest criminal professions in the
world. The Roman Emperor Nero is said to have been the first coin coun
terfeiter, although many European rulers of the past are known to have
debased the coinage of their countries, and it is possible that Nero was merely
following a pattern that had originated before his time. When the Colonists
settled in the New World it was not long before they were making counterfeit
wampum to fleece the native Indians. During the Revolutionary War, the
British dumped so much counterfeit money into the country that the Con
tinental currency soon became worthless. Even today the expression, "Not
worth a continental" can still be encountered to express worthlessness.
Early in the Civil War it was estimated that about one-third of all currency
in circulation was counterfeit. At that time our money was printed in hun
dreds of different designs by various banks. In 1863, the United States adopted
a national currency and issued United States Notes, commonly called "green
backs': This national currency was quickly counterfeited, and the counterfeits
circulated so extensively that the Government was compelled to take steps to
protect its money. Accordingly, The United States Secret Service was estab
lished July 5, 1865, as a bureau of the Treasury Department to suppress the
counterfeiting which threatened to undermine the economic strength of the
nation ...
Money, designer clothing, computer parts and software; if it can be
produced, it can be counterfeited. Drugs, corruption, industrial internal theft;
the economic integrity and strength of the nation are being sapped by those
who are only concerned about personal wealth and power. The most effective
weapon against them are those who would work undercover ...
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The Authors
Carmine J. Motto retired for the third time in 1996 concluding a a career in
law enforcement that spanned sixty years. He served in the New York State
Police, the U. S. Secret Service, the U. S. Treasury Office of Law Enforcement,
(where he was appointed to the staff inquiring into the original investigation
of the Attica Prison riots), Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety for the
City of White Plains, New York, and he served three years as police commis
sioner of Harrison, N.Y.
Carmine Motto at the conclusion of an undercover case.
It became necessary to arrest Agent Motto to prevent his
undercover identity from becoming known.
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Mr. Motto was the recognized expert in undercover operations for the
Secret Service. He was assigned to undercover work with a Special undercover
detail during the very early years of his tenure with the Service. When the
third special undercover unit was organized in 1962, Mr. Motto was assigned
as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge. He was soon promoted to the top
position as the Special Agent in Charge, which he held until his first retirement.
Mr. Motto literally wrote the book on undercover work for the Secret
Service. His first book Undercover became a classic among a generation of
Secret Service agents. Undercover, Second Edition is the updated and expanded
of his original book. He is still occasionally called upon to instruct and lecture
the new agents and police officers in the finer points of undercover work. He
remains actively interested in law enforcement.
Mr. Motto has been featured in several news articles about counterfeiting
and undercover work. He has also been a consultant for numerous television
programs and movies. He was a case agent in the counterfeit case involving
the notorious "Mr. 880" which became a movie starring Burt Lancaster. The
true story of Mr. 880 appears in Mr. Motto's latest book, In Crime's Way, in
which he recounts his undercover experiences dealing with counterfeiters and
conspirators.
Dale L. June displays part of a $1 million seizure of counterfeit notes.
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Dale L. June split his Secret Service career between protective assignments
with the President and other high-ranking officials and dignitaries and inves
tigative work, including undercover assignments. His law enforcement career
included working as a police officer in Northern California, a Special Agent
in the U.S. Secret Service, and an Intelligence Specialist (organized crime and
terrorism)in the U. S. Customs Service. He also has worked as a private
investigator and executive protection/security specialist. He teaches part-time
in the criminal justice and social sciences/humanities fields.
Undercover, Second Edition Dale June's second book. He is also the author
of Introduction to Executive Protection published by CRC Press in 1998