Michael Levine

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Michael Levine (born December 20, 1939 ) is a former American agent who was particularly active in the field of drug trafficking to enforce US law under the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and named "America's top" by 60 Minutes magazine undercover cop for 25 years ".

He received a lot of attention for fundamentally criticizing the CIA .

Levine came from a family of Russian and Polish Jews, was born in the United States and grew up in the Bronx. From 1958 to 1961 he served in the US Air Force. After college, he began working as a federal agent, first with the IRS and then as a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). At this point he also became an agent for American Customs and began working undercover around the world. He was active on practically every continent, from Asia to South America. Most of his life he worked as a secret agent with the DEA.

Michael Levine is regarded as a top expert in his field, has been performing relevant instructor and advisory functions for a wide variety of bodies - especially in the police academies - for decades, has acted as an expert on over 500 national and international civil and criminal proceedings at federal and state courts and also participated in over 100 news programs or features where he was consulted as a specialist.

He is considered one of the finest secret agents and international drug specialists, and some of his investigative findings are among the most significant in the history of the drug war. He has received awards from US Customs, the IRS, and the FBI / DEA Task Force for his work.

Among other things, he published his autobiography Undercover, authorized by the DEA, in 1988 and the New York Times bestseller Deep Cover in 1990 .

Levine's son, Richard Levine, was killed in a gunfight in 1991 while serving as a New York police officer; he witnessed an armed robbery.

literature

• The Big White Lie: The Deep Cover Operation That Exposed the CIA Sabotage of the Drug War . ISBN 1-56025-084-4 ; ISBN 978-1-56025-084-5
• Deep Cover: The Inside Story of How DEA Infighting, Incompetence and Subterfuge Lost Us the Biggest Battle of the Drug War . ISBN 0-595-09264-0 ; ISBN 978-0-595-09264-2
• Fight back; How to Take Back Your Neighborhood, Schools And Families From the Drug Dealer . ISBN 978-0-595-41834-3 ; ISBN 0-595-41834-1

Web links

• Levine's official website (English)

References and comments

1. ↑
   1. Country Attaché, Argentina and Uruguay. 1979 - 1982 senior US law enforcement officer in the Southern Cone
   2. Special Operations Officer, global
   3. Inspector of DEA field Operations, global, Office of Professional Responsibility
   4. Desk Officer, Cocaine Desk and Heroin Desk, DEA Headquarters, Washington DC
   5. Miami Airport Supervisor, Vice President's South Florida Task Force
   6. Lecturer at the Public Affairs and Training Office
   7. Group Supervisor, New York City Field Division
   8. Group Supervisor, New York City Joint Federal State Task Force
   9. Acting Group Supervisor, International Group, New York City Field Division
   10. Assistant Group Supervisor FBI / DEA Task Force
   11. Acting ASAC (Division Leader), New York Field Division
   12. Liaison Officer to the Israeli Government. [1]