Kriti Mehrotra
While there was a time when the mob ran New York —as explored in Netflix’s ‘Fear City,’ Netflix’s ‘Get Gotti,’ and CBS’ ‘FBI True: Last Shot at the Teflon Don’ — federal agencies gradually turned everything around. It took them more than a few years for a myriad of reasons, but the battle to bring down organized “families” was well worth it in their eyes, as clarified by George Gabriel. So, for now, if you wish to learn more about this former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agent, his professional experiences, as well as his current standing, we’ve got the details for you.
George Gabriel Was a Key Figure in the Fight Against The Mafia in New York
It was ostensibly when George was just a young boy that he first developed a deep passion for the complex ways of law enforcement, only for it to continue expanding as the years passed. He thus joined the FBI as soon as he could, prior to which he graduated from the Training Academy and had secured a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Adelphi University in New York. He was 24 or 25 on his first day, unaware that his unwavering commitment, intensity, and perseverance would land him in the Gambino Family task force as a Special Agent within five years.
In George’s own words in Netflix’s ‘Get Gotti,’ he was actually fortunate to have many confidential informants close to mob boss John Gotti’s inner circle following Paul Castellano’s homicide. Yet despite them giving him significant information to move forward with a RICO case, the fact that they couldn’t always come out and testify so as to save their own lives was obviously a massive issue. Therefore, George had to rely solely on bugs to gather complete information, that is, until John’s right-hand man/underboss, Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, agreed to cooperate with them in 1991.
“Sammy helped me shut out the rest of the [Gambino] family and bosses and underbosses of the other families,” George once candidly said. “He arguably led to the demise of organized crime in New York.” It hence comes as no surprise that when this matter came to a close with numerous convictions in 1992, he breathed a sigh of relief, even if the enormity of what he’d helped achieve hadn’t sunk in. In the end, he was promoted and served as an Organized Crime Expert, a Multi-Agency Task Force Agent, and a Crisis Manager before ultimately retiring after 27 years of service in 2006.
George Gabriel is Juggling His Role as a Family Man With His Continued Professional Endeavors
Although George retired from law enforcement 20 years ago, he has never actually stopped working or been dissociated from the industry in any way, shape, or form. In fact, he evolved into the Law Enforcement Requirements Manager plus the Security, Preparedness, and Emergency Management Manager at WBB Consultants in 2006 itself, the latter of which is a position he proudly maintains to this day. Moreover, we should mention that he is also the Media Integration Division’s Program Director at Serco-Na, which is a service management firm helping agencies deliver vital services more efficiently.
Therefore, today, it appears as if George is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he’s surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren while leading a relatively quiet, peaceful life. But alas, his love for law enforcement continues as he actively supports the FBI’s SIOC (installation, integration, and maintenance) program, as well as several other FBI centers and locations through his work.
It’s also imperative to note he has extensive knowledge of Decisive Analytics, Port Security, Regulatory Compliance, vulnerability/risk assessment, and security plan development, amongst much more. George thus specializes in Capability Assessments, Criminal/Civil Investigations, Counterterrorism Work, Decision Analysis, Expert Facilitation, Fraud Prevention, Gap Analysis, InterAgency Training, Maritime Security, Preparedness Planning, and Risk Management.
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