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Who is Scott Curtis?
Scott Curtis is a former FBI Special Agent, TV crime analyst, writer, and investigator. He has expertise in organized crime, government corruption, and white-collar crime.
What is Scott Curtis’s educational background?
He is a graduate of West Point and a former U.S. Army Infantry Captain. He was trained, too, at the FBI Academy and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
What was Scott Curtis's role in the FBI?
He spent 22 years as a special agent investigating various crimes, including organized crime and public corruption. He led investigations that led to the convictions of hundreds of criminals, including mayors and public officials.
What notable cases was Scott Curtis involved in?
He spearheaded the largest single-day arrest of 127 organized-crime members in U.S. history and located and recovered the body of Colombo underboss Billy Cutolo. He also investigated public-corruption cases, including those involving mayors of Allentown and Reading, Pennsylvania earning both men multi-count convictions and jail time.
What is Scott Curtis's expertise in organized crime?
He is an expert on the history, rituals, and operations of the Mafia, including inductions, moral codes, murder protocols, and rackets like loansharking, car theft, and labor union corruption. He is also skilled at converting violent criminals into cooperators and has mentored them after their release from prison.
What does Scott Curtis do after retiring from the FBI?
He works as a TV crime analyst for networks like CNN and WFMZ-TV. He is also a writer and investigator and consults for scripted television.
What awards and honors has Scott Curtis received?
Scott Curtis has been the recipient of the EOUSA Director’s Award (2020); a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Award (2013); a Certificate of Appreciation from the NYPD Detectives’ Endowment Association; a Certificate of Merit from the NYPD Honor Legion; a Chief of Detectives Achievement Award from the NYPD Detective Bureau; an Outstanding Physical Training Achievement Award from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
What record did Scott Curtis set in the FBI?
Scott Curtis is known for having spearheaded the largest mafia takedown in U.S. history in a single day, 127 organized-crime members arrested on January 20, 2011. It is a record that still stands.
Is Scott Curtis a military veteran?
Yes, he is a graduate of West Point and a former U.S. Army Infantry Captain. He is also a 100% service-disabled military veteran.
Was Scott Curtis a notable athlete?
Scott Curtis was a nationally-ranked gymnast and NCAA Championships qualifier who was Captain of the West Point men’s gymnastics team and a three-time Eastern Championships medalist on the pommel horse.
Where can I find Scott Curtis's analysis or commentary?
He appears as a crime and national security analyst on various television and radio news shows, guesting on CNN and Today Australia with some frequency, also routinely quoted in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and The Intercept.