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FBI Retired Case File Review

326: Vito Roselli with Chris Booker – West Philly Bank Robbery Conspiracy

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Vito Roselli reviews his investigation of a bank robbery conspiracy operated by a violent West Philadelphia crew whose members were responsible for robberies in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South New Jersey suburbs and the vicious home invasion assault of an elderly couple. One of Vito’s subjects, Chris Booker, convicted of multiple violations, including bank robbery and murder, takes part in the case review with Vito. Vito Roselli served in the FBI for 26 years.

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 326 of FBI Retired

0:10.0

Case File Review with Jerry Williams. I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the

0:18.0

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

0:26.2

Today we get to speak to Retired Agent Vito Rosselli who served in the FBI for 26 years.

0:35.0

In this episode, Vito reviews his investigation of a bank robbery conspiracy

0:41.5

operated by a Violet West Philadelphia crew whose members were

0:46.2

responsible for bank robberies in Pennsylvania and South Jersey and the

0:52.1

vicious assault of an elderly couple.

0:55.0

Wanna Vito subjects, Chris Booker, who was convicted of multiple violations,

1:01.0

including bank robbery conspiracy and murder also takes part in this

1:06.7

case review. Vito was assigned to the Philadelphia Division where he worked

1:12.0

violent crimes and fugitives as a case agent for over 19 years, and as a program manager and supervisor for seven years.

1:22.0

During his career, Vito dismantled drug gangs with

1:25.5

international ties and some of the most violent bank robbery crews in the

1:30.5

Northeast region. As a SWAT operator, VITA was deployed to national and

1:36.0

international hotspots engaging in high-risk arrest operations, including the

1:42.1

counterterrorism mission following the 9-11 attacks.

1:46.2

Vito twice deployed to the Iraqi war zone in 2006 and 2008

1:51.6

where he embedded with the joint special operations command.

1:55.7

His interview and intelligence gathering skills contributed to the destruction of the world's

2:01.7

most dangerous terror cells.

2:04.1

As a manager and leader, Vido mentored hundreds of squad mates and subordinates and

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