Becoming an FBI agent is often imagined as a single decisive moment. Our thoughts directly drift to a badge handed over to an individual who is ready to take a dig into a life of high-stakes work and many secretive tasks. But in reality, being an FBI agent is completely different than what we’ve learned … Read more
Every career has a starting point, but few begin as modestly as Alfred W. Scudieri’s. In A Fortunate Fed, his journey into the FBI does not open with a badge or a weapon. It begins with filing papers. Answering phones. Learning how the Bureau works from the ground up. That beginning matters, because it shapes … Read more
The first thing most people imagine when they hear the words “FBI agent” is action. Fast cars. Guns drawn. Doors kicked in at dawn. It is an image shaped by movies and television, repeated so often that it feels almost true. But A Fortunate Fed by Alfred W. Scudieri quietly and convincingly tells a different … Read more