Undercover agents infiltrate different criminal worlds: Mafia families, motorcycle gangs, global narco-terrorism networks. Experience heart-pounding stories as legendary undercover agents Edward Follis, Herman Groman and Billy Queen share the perilous moments when every move could have been their last. In this exclusive, wide-ranging discussion, these pioneering agents will reveal behind-the-scenes secrets, cunning tactics, and psychological games they mastered to outwit the world’s most ruthless criminals – and live to tell the tale.
Don’t miss your chance to meet these extraordinary agents in person during a book signing following the program.
Featured Speakers
Edward Follis
Over his 27-year career with the DEA, Edward Follis elevated undercover work to new heights, targeting not just drug traffickers but their connections to international terrorism. Operating across five continents, Follis infiltrated organizations linked to Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and various international cartels. His work marked a crucial shift in DEA operations, moving from street-level drug busts to complex international investigations targeting the intersection of drug trafficking and terrorism financing. Follis's memoir documents this evolution in law enforcement strategy while providing a gripping account of high-stakes undercover operations in some of the world's most dangerous regions.
Herman Groman
Herman Groman, is a retired FBI Special Agent and former director of security at a large Las Vegas hotel/casino. While in the FBI, he specialized in deep, long-term undercover operations as an undercover operative in the areas of organized crime and narcotics. Herman also served as the agent in charge of several high-profile public corruption investigations. Later, he worked as a team leader of an FBI Special Operations Group that conducted surveillances of major terrorist cells and their associates throughout the United States. Prior to his extensive FBI experience, Herman served in the infantry in Vietnam. He was awarded both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for valor. He resides in Las Vegas with his wife. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. His first novel Pigeon Spring, a Nevada thriller mystery, was released in the summer of 2010 and is selling all over the U.S, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. He is writing his second action packed Nevada based novel, Yucca Pointe, which will be published by Total Recall Publishing. He can be contacted on line at his website www.hermangroman.com.
Billy Queen
ATF agent William Queen spent 28 months undercover with the notoriously violent Mongols motorcycle gang, becoming the first law enforcement agent to fully infiltrate the organization. As "Billy St. John," Queen rose through the ranks to become chapter treasurer, all while gathering evidence of the gang's criminal activities. His immersion was so complete that the lines between his true identity and undercover persona began to blur, especially as he formed genuine bonds with gang members who would have killed him had they discovered his true identity. Queen's groundbreaking operation led to the arrest and conviction of numerous gang members and provided unprecedented insight into outlaw motorcycle gang operations.