Hugo Rodriguez made his first arrest at twenty and went on to become the youngest FBI agent. Then, the youngest member and one of the original hostage negotiators. He was the Bureau's original enforcer, assuming the role as the FBI's first hit man and eventually assumed the role of Legal Counsel.
Rodriguez unmasks the systemic discrimination that poisoned the FBI. Race, power and resistance engulfed the FBI of the 70's and 80's. He tells the fascinating story of what really existed behind the badge. How Hispanic, Black, and Female agents, known within the FBI as the Spics, Spooks and Broads encountered an entrenched culture of exclusion and bigotry.
Their conflict with the FBI had to be fought publicly. Risking everything, the book is an explosive true story of betrayal, bravery, and a fight for justice.