Welcome to episode 174 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. I'm a retired agent on a mission to show the public who

the FBI is and what the FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.

Today we get to speak to retired agent Jane Mason, who served in the FBI for 28 years.

Initially assigned to the Kansas City Division,

she spent the majority of her career in the New York office,

where she worked white-collar crime cases with a heavy focus on

environmental crimes. In this episode Jane Mason reviews a case she worked with

the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, where the subject, Gary

Bennett, as Gerace Contracting Corp, was hired for a bestis abatement at the 26 Federal Plaza Building in New York.

Workers used illegal removal methods and then dumped grates and bags of asbestos at scattered locations throughout New York City,

exposing anyone who unknowingly came in contact with a hazardous materials.

As a collateral duty for 16 years, Jane Mason also served

as the Evidence Response Team leader, collecting forensic evidence at hundreds of

local national and international crime scenes including collecting

evidence and human remains for nine months following the attack of the World Trade Center on September 11,

2001.

Upon a retirement, she and another retired agent formed a private investigations company.

This was a fascinating interview.

But before we get to the interview, I just have three things that I need to let you know. First of all I want to tell you about

our virtual book club. For those of you who have already picked up a copy of

FBI, Miss and Misconceptions a manual for arm-chair

detectives or who planned to do so shortly. I hope you'll attend the virtual

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