Episode 240 - Anthony Arismendi
Anthony Arismendi is a former FBI agent with a highly decorated and distinguished career spanning two decades of undercover and special operations against drug cartels, gangs, organized crime, violent criminals, and terrorist organizations. He has served as a member of the FBI\u2019s SWAT team, as a supervisory agent in two field offices and FBI Headquarters, and as a unit chief in the FBI\u2019s Criminal Investigative Division. He is the recipient of the Hispanic American Police Command Officer\u2019s Association\u2019s (HAPCOA) Medal of Meritorious Service, the Special Act Award from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner\u2019s Criminal Investigator\u2019s Award, and he was recognized by FBI Director Louis J. Freeh for his nomination to the prestigious FBI Director\u2019s Award for Excellence in Investigations. Today, he is the President and CEO of ARIXMAR, author and sought-after public speaker, sharing his compelling and motivating story with public and private organizations across the country.
In his new book, \u201cOutsider Agent\u201d he tells the story of how he moved to the United States from the dangerous streets of Caracas, Venezuela as a teenager in the mid-seventies, with the dream of becoming a US citizen and an FBI agent\u2014adapting his survival skills to a new culture, one harrowing day at a time, overcoming homelessness, prejudice, and poverty to achieve the impossible.