157: An Offer You Can't Refuse [Kiss the Ring pt.1]

Maia Warner-Langenbahn
Jun 3
2 min read

To catch a criminal, sometimes you have to pretend to be a criminal. That was the thought process behind "Operation Sting" the very first organized sting operation in the United States lead by Lt Detective Bob Arscott of the DC Metro Police. The operation was "successful" at capturing criminals, less successful at coming up with their fake names. But in the aftermath of the operation some sticky questions remain. Did the operation catch criminals, or create them? This week's episode is An Offer You Can't Refuse on Well, I Laughed!

Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:33:28 An Offer You Can't Refuse

00:43:13 The Problem

00:47:26 The Team

00:55:27 Get to Work

01:02:12 The Process

01:20:46 The Final Bow

01:26:59 So Unserious

01:33:31 Complexities

01:42:01 Legacy

Photos Referenced

The Pasquale's Finest Fencing Inc Team including Lt Bob Arscott (seated). Team includes Patrick Lilly ("Pasquale Larocca"), Robert W. Shaeffer Jr. ("Bohanna La Fontaine"), William F. Gately Jr. ("Tony Bonano"), and Michael Hartman ("Mike Franzino") - Courtesy of DC Public Library	Another photo of a portion of the team - Courtesy of DC Public Library
Small selection of the evidence gathered during Operation Sting - Courtesy of the DC Public Library	"Pasquale Larocca" (Pat Lilly) leading a seller into the Pasquale's Finest Fencing Inc Warehouse - Courtesy of the DC Public Library