How FIFA corruption actually works, according to a soccer whistleblower
Bonita Mersiades is a FIFA whistleblower. She played a key role in Australia's bid to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
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How casino scams actually work, according to a former Las Vegas cheat
Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He talks about cheat moves, casino surveillance, and ways to catch cheaters.
How arms trafficking actually works, according to a former arms dealer
David Packouz worked at AEY with Efraim Diveroli. He was part of a cover-up to disguise the Chinese origin of ammunition the US gave to Afghanistan.
A former CIA officer, Navy SEAL, and others discuss how their secret jobs worked
A former CIA officer, Navy SEAL, Citi banker, WWE wrestler, and Secret Service agent tell BI trade secrets about their roles.
How crime businesses actually work, from fake money to gun smuggling
From money laundering to fake Rolexes, six former forgers, counterfeiters and investigators discuss how their criminal businesses actually worked.
How the New Mexican Mafia actually works, according to a former member
Manuel Medrano was in and out of the Arizona Department of Corrections for 20 years and served time for armed robbery and drug trafficking.
How prison in Putin's Russia actually works, according to a former penal colony inmate
Vladimir Pereverzin tells Business Insider about life in Russian jails and prisons, including details about solitary confinement and forced labor.
How counterfeit Rolexes are produced and distributed, according to an investigator
Rob Holmes is a private investigator. He works with major luxury-watch brands to track down fakes and stop them from getting to market.
How 9 gangs and Mafias actually work — from the Crips to the Hells Angels
Former members of MS-13, the Latin Kings, the Lucchese crime family, and more explain how street gangs and organized-crime groups actually work.
How 'Grand Theft Auto' actually works, according to a former car thief
Hondo Underwood speaks with Business Insider about methods of breaking into cars and the models he stole, including Chevrolets and Ford pickup trucks.
How drug-money laundering actually works, according to a former undercover agent
Robert Mazur tells the full story of his time as a government agent investigating drug-money laundering.
I trafficked $5 million worth of cocaine internationally — here's the full story of how I did it
Pieter Tritton, a former cocaine smuggler, tells BI about his experience trafficking drugs from Ecuador and Colombia to the United Kingdom.
Former drug smugglers and undercover cops share how drug trafficking actually works
We speak with the ex-traffickers Pieter Tritton, Shaun Attwood, and David McMillan, as well as ex-meth-distributor Adi Jaffe and drugs cop Neil Woods.
Rikers Island is one of the world's most notorious jails — here's what it's actually like
Vidal Guzman is a campaigner and spokesperson living in New York City. He was first incarcerated on Rikers Island when he was 16.
Military experts rate 70 military battles in movies and television
Some of the top experts across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines rate battle scenes in movies and television shows for realism.
How counterfeit money actually works, according to a former forger
Jeff Turner counterfeited over $1 million in US currency. He forged the 1996-series $100 bill and later the 2013 "blue note."
How ecstasy trafficking actually works, according to a former drug smuggler
Shaun Attwood is a former drug smuggler who ran a successful ring trafficking ecstasy pills in the US in the '90s.
How going undercover in the cartels works, according to a former DEA agent
Robert Mazur, a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent, describes how going undercover in the Medellín and Cali cartels works.
A traditional archery expert rates Jennifer Lawrence's skills in 'The Hunger Games'
Archery expert Grizzly Jim looks at Jennifer Lawrence's skill as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" (2012).
Expert sword master rates Henry Cavill's sword-fighting skills in 'The Witcher' for realism
Professional swordsman Dave Rawlings rates the skill of Henry Cavill in season one of "The Witcher."