233: Part 2: The Real Sopranos: Informants, Betrayal, Survival, with Seamus McElearney cover art

233: Part 2: The Real Sopranos: Informants, Betrayal, Survival, with Seamus McElearney

233: Part 2: The Real Sopranos: Informants, Betrayal, Survival, with Seamus McElearney

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Murph continues his gripping conversation with Seamus McElearney, a former FBI Special Agent fighting organized crime from the inside. This episode dives deeper into the deadliest phase of mob investigations: informants, witness protection, betrayal, and survival.

Seamus pulls back the curtain on the real-world Mafia behind The Sopranos, revealing how the DeCavalcante crime family—the so-called “Sixth Family”—operated in plain sight while federal agents worked tirelessly to dismantle it. He explains why flipping a capo is never as simple as it sounds, how trust becomes a weapon, and why one wrong move can get people killed.

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