Podcasts True Crime FBI Retired Case File Review Episode 158: Garland Schweickhardt Hollywood Mob Sting, The Last Shot

Episode 158: Garland Schweickhardt Hollywood Mob Sting, The Last Shot

Published: March 20, 2019, 10:31 p.m.

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Retired agent Garland Schweickhardt\\xa0reviews a case where he went undercover during a five-year sting targeting organized crime\\u2019s influence over labor unions in the film industry. During the investigation code-named Dramex for "Drama Expose," Garland Schweickhardt posed as Garland Hoffner, an investment consultant for wealthy individuals who wanted to produce a non-union film. The case was later fictionalized as, The Last Shot, an actual Hollywood feature film. In the star-studded comedy, actor Alec Baldwin played the role of Garland Schweickhardt.\\xa0Matthew Broderick starred as the screenwriter/director unaware that the producer was really an FBI undercover agent.

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