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G-Man Chronicles
Books, Blogs & Stories
from an FBI Career
with Michael De La Pena



Valentine’s Week Panic: The Investment Banker and the Kidnapping Hoax
A Sneak Preview of the Upcoming Book - Confessions to the FBI: True Crime Stories from Michael de la Pena and Jamie Banko Zubair Ghias...


My First Undercover Mission - Success, Fear, and a Pitbull
A check-cashing business THE SECOND MEETING I lay in the backseat of my FBI undercover Ford Bronco, staring at the ceiling, a sharp pain...


The Prisoner’s Dilemma
An insight into an FBI armored car robbery investigation. Garda Truck The polygraph technique is not hard science, like DNA analysis. It...
Blog Posts


I got to see my cousins in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 this weekend. Luckily, hurricane Erin veered away.


San Juan sunset


I love a great sunset.


Dark storm brewing...


I'm super impressed with Zurich. I was here for Swiss National Day, by pure chance.


My first stop in Switzerland had to be a chocolate factory. Awesome samples and a great café!


I had never heard of river surfing until this visit to Munich.


First stop in Munich, the BMW museum. Now I want one!


Last night in Albania.


From the top of Tirana's pyramid. Great workout!


A rainbow just now signals good luck on my voyage tomorrow.


First time kite flying.


Range day. I'm a bit rusty.


Full moon tonight


Last night in Houston.


Houston


Another great day.


Backyard sunset.


Moon fall tonight.


Lifting my city


Great to be back in Boston again.


Great ride to the beach today.


Sunset


A beautiful Saturday.


Jacksonville Riverwalk. I had a great visit.


Last night in Puerto Rico.


Very excited to visit my godmother today. She has a 90th birthday approaching..


The moon, not the sun...


Almost sunset..


Great day in Boston. Warmest day so far.


First time ever in a suite at the Boston Garden! Go Celtics!


I bumped into Captain America today. He recognized me right away.


Action! Today I was interviewed for a true crime documentary. Very fun. I'll keep you posted when it airs.


Great reunion with my sister this week.


Great reunion with my friend Bret.


Some have compared undercover agents to ghosts. I've added a story to my website, describing my first experience as an undercover agent. I think you'll enjoy the story! (Click on my page link to connect).


When you order an omelet but get waffles. If only all problems were this bad! Happy New Year!


Great day to be outdoors today.


Xmas lights up.


I ran into Tony Montana, aka Scarface, tonight. Nice wheels.


Who knew that you could find an Alpaca in Florida? 🦙


Great reunion with my former colleague Tito, from 93.1 Super FM. It had only been 42 years.


Beautiful night


Happy Halloween!


Head shots from 5 yards. Body shots from 7 yards. Trying to stay sharp.


I ran into my former boss (ASAC) at the police convention today. Great catching up!


The IACP conference was in Boston this year. Great organization!


Every storm runs out of rain.


The calm before the storm.


Amazing 360 view of the city from the observatory.
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