Criminals & Presidents
The Adventures of a Secret Service Agent
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Tim Wood | ISBN: | 9781504983686 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | March 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tim Wood |
| ISBN: | 9781504983686 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | March 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
A true crime memoir taking the reader on a journey from his early years investigating some of the notorious counterfeiters and bank fraud masterminds of Las Vegas, Nevada, to personal interactions with presidents and first ladies and a US Supreme Court decision preserving the methods utilized by the Secret Service to protect the life of the president of the United States.
The undercover investigation of a drug-addicted forgery ring targeting Las Vegas casinos and the investigation of an escaped federal prisoner, scamming travel agents out of tens of thousands of dollars. A massive sting operation in a Las Vegas sports book, a Hells Angel counterfeiter, and the investigation of an alcoholic, schizophrenic cross-dresser who repeatedly threatened to kill President Reagan. The investigation and arrest of the Boston Patriot, one of New Englands most prolific credit card fraud masters and a dopey drug smuggler turned counterfeiter who smoked one too many joints. The investigation of an identify theft suspect with a lengthy criminal record, who convinced the FBI he was someone else, and an investigation of a pipe bomb targeting President Clinton in a small Oregon town.
Riding horses and golfing with President Clinton and the day he made President Clinton scream out in pain. Conducting presidential security advances with a Hollywood movie producer turned Clinton advance man in Paris, France, and St. Petersburg, Russia. The most unusual assignment to buy President Bush a pickup truck. Fishing in the remote Alaskan wilderness with former president George H. W. Bush, camping and hiking with First Lady Laura Bush.
These are the unique stories only a Secret Service agent can tell.
A true crime memoir taking the reader on a journey from his early years investigating some of the notorious counterfeiters and bank fraud masterminds of Las Vegas, Nevada, to personal interactions with presidents and first ladies and a US Supreme Court decision preserving the methods utilized by the Secret Service to protect the life of the president of the United States.
The undercover investigation of a drug-addicted forgery ring targeting Las Vegas casinos and the investigation of an escaped federal prisoner, scamming travel agents out of tens of thousands of dollars. A massive sting operation in a Las Vegas sports book, a Hells Angel counterfeiter, and the investigation of an alcoholic, schizophrenic cross-dresser who repeatedly threatened to kill President Reagan. The investigation and arrest of the Boston Patriot, one of New Englands most prolific credit card fraud masters and a dopey drug smuggler turned counterfeiter who smoked one too many joints. The investigation of an identify theft suspect with a lengthy criminal record, who convinced the FBI he was someone else, and an investigation of a pipe bomb targeting President Clinton in a small Oregon town.
Riding horses and golfing with President Clinton and the day he made President Clinton scream out in pain. Conducting presidential security advances with a Hollywood movie producer turned Clinton advance man in Paris, France, and St. Petersburg, Russia. The most unusual assignment to buy President Bush a pickup truck. Fishing in the remote Alaskan wilderness with former president George H. W. Bush, camping and hiking with First Lady Laura Bush.
These are the unique stories only a Secret Service agent can tell.
