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How the FBI executed the largest coordinated organized crime takedown in American history. Operation Strawman: 47 simultaneous raids, 18 months of investigation, one perfect strike that destroyed the mob's control of Las Vegas in a single day.

February 14, 1979, 6:47 AM. FBI Special Agent David Hale and hundreds of federal agents across seven cities launched the Valentine's Day Raid—the culmination of the most sophisticated undercover investigation into organized crime ever conducted. This is the inside story of how the FBI brought down the Chicago Outfit, Kansas City mob, and Milwaukee crime families.

🎯 CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Introduction: The $280 Million Skim
00:42 - The Invisible Empire: How the money moved in the shadows.
03:50 - Mob Villa Capri: The FBI wiretap that changed everything.
06:30 - The Christmas Gamble: A high-stakes undercover mission.
09:16 - Valentine’s Day Raid: 47 locations, one massive takedown.
10:58 - Voice from the Grave: The evidence they couldn’t bury.
13:10 - The Aftermath: The end of the Mob’s reign in Vegas.

Footage Credits:
Archival demolition footage provided courtesy of TheLoizeauxGroupLLC (@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC).

🔍 FBI OPERATION BREAKDOWN:

INVESTIGATION PHASE (1977-1978):
The FBI's Kansas City field office received intelligence about systematic casino skimming in Las Vegas. Special Agent David Hale led a multi-jurisdictional task force combining:
• Electronic surveillance (wiretaps on mob locations)
• Financial analysis (tracking money flows)
• Undercover informant operations
• Inter-agency coordination (FBI, IRS, DOJ)

THE WIRETAP BREAKTHROUGH:
October 12, 1978, 11:34 PM - FBI surveillance team monitoring Villa Capri Pizzeria in Kansas City intercepted a conversation between mob associates discussing Carl DeLuna's record-keeping. Key phrase: "He writes everything down like a fucking accountant."

This single wiretap intercept changed everything. The FBI now knew physical evidence existed—they just had to locate it.

INFORMANT OPERATION:
The FBI recruited an informant embedded within the Kansas City crime family. His mission: gain access to DeLuna's residence and locate the documentation.

December 23, 1978 - The informant attended DeLuna's Christmas party, slipped into the garage undetected, and photographed eleven spiral notebooks containing complete records of the $280 million skimming operation. The informant successfully extracted without detection and delivered the film to FBI handlers at a pre-arranged location.

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
45 simultaneous raids on mob-connected businesses, residences, and front operations. Multiple high-value arrests including:
• Casino executives
• Money couriers
• Mob enforcers
• Front-men and associates

Post-Strawman, the FBI expanded organized crime task forces nationwide, applying lessons learned to investigate other mob families, drug cartels, and criminal enterprises.

🔍 SOURCES & RESEARCH:
• FBI Files: Operation Strawman (FOIA declassified documents)
• Federal Court Records: United States v. Civella et al.
• "The FBI War on Organized Crime" - Ronald Goldstock
• Congressional Record: Senate Hearings on Organized Crime
• FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin archives
• DOJ Organized Crime Strike Force reports
• "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas" - Nicholas Pileggi
• IRS Criminal Investigation Division records

⚖️ DISCLAIMER:
This documentary is produced for educational purposes analyzing FBI investigative techniques and historical law enforcement operations. All information derived from public court records, declassified documents, and published sources.

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