377: Séamus McElearney - Flipping Capo, How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos

Retired agent Séamus McElearney reviews his investigation of the DeCavalcante crime family—infamously known as "the real Sopranos"—and how he convinced Anthony Capo, a violent soldier in the DeCavalcante family to become the first made member in the family's century-long history to cooperate with law enforcement. Séamus is the author of Flipping Capo: How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos. He served in the FBI for 21 years. Check out the episode show notes, photos, and related articles: Also listen to this Philly Prime Podcast episode about the Netflix documentary series - Mob War: Philadelphia vs The Mafia. Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here . Buy me a coffee - Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction , available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold.

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377: Séamus McElearney - Flipping Capo, How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos is an episode from FBI Retired Case File Review by Jerri Williams.

This episode is 01:11:08 long.

This episode was published on Nov 20, 2025.

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