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Jul 13, 2016 · The Infiltrator: Directed by Brad Furman. With Bryan Cranston, Leanne Best, Daniel Mays, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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Jul 13, 2016 · Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There will hardly be a single review of “The Infiltrator” that does not make reference to its Bryan Cranston irony—he became famous for playing the brains behind a powerful drug ring on “Breaking Bad," and now portrays a real-life federal agent who went undercover to bring down the ...
Jul 13, 2016 · Rated: 3/4 • Aug 18, 2021. In 1986, federal agent Robert Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes under cover to infiltrate the trafficking network of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Working with ...
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- Bryan Cranston
- Why Are There No Close-Up Photos of The Real Robert Mazur Without His Disguise?
- What Was Operation C-Chase?
- What Exactly Is "Money Laundering"?
- Had Agent Kathy Ertz Really Never Been Undercover before?
- Is Benjamin Bratt's Character, Roberto Alcaino, Based on A Real person?
- Was Supervising Agent Bonni Tischler Known as "The Girl with The Golden Gun"?
- How Long Was Robert Mazur Undercover?
- Did Mazur's Briefcase with A Hidden Tape Recorder Really Pop Open?
- Why Did Businessman Eric Wellman Want to Help with Operation C-Chase?
- Did Robert Mazur Really Receive A Small, Bloody Coffin?
While fact-checking The Infiltrator movie, we learned that as a result of his undercover work to infiltrate the money-laundering arm of the drug cartels, Robert Mazur has received death threats from the cartels, forcing him to keep his appearance concealed (CNN). The Robert Mazur photo below is from his Twitter profile and the photo at the top of t...
In researching The Infiltrator true story, we learned that Operation C-Chase was an operation carried out by U.S. authorities in the mid-1980s to infiltrate a substantial money-laundering enterprise utilized by the drug cartels, including those run by Pablo Escobar and Manuel Noriega. The enterprise cleaned and moved hundreds of millions of dollars...
Money laundering is the practice of moving traceable tainted cash (drug money, etc.) into a variety of accounts or businesses that appear legitimate. The illegal cash becomes so heavily mixed with lawful tender that tracing its origins becomes difficult, if not impossible. In many instances, after illegal drugs are smuggled into the country and sol...
Yes. In The Infiltratorbook, Robert Mazur states that Kathy Ertz (portrayed by Diane Kruger in the film) "hadn't done any significant undercover work." Just after the movie ends, we are told that Operation C-Chase was Kathy Ertz's one and only undercover assignment.
Yes, Roberto Baez-Alcaino, portrayed by Benjamin Bratt in The Infiltrator movie, was a wealthy Chilean-born jeweler who was one of the main collectors of cash for the Medellín Cartel in the United States. Like in the movie, he had direct ties to the cartel's leader, Pablo Escobar. Alcaino worked with Bob Musella (Robert Mazur's undercover identity)...
Yes. Though it's not stated in the movie, the real Bonni Tischler (portrayed by Amy Ryan in the film) earned the nickname because of the gold-plated Smith & Wesson .38 she carried. "The boys were all buying automatics, but they were too big for me," she told The Washington Post in 1987. "They kept saying my chrome-plated .357 Magnum clashed with my...
The real Robert Mazur operated undercover for five years, infiltrating money-laundering operations connected to Colombia's drug cartels (RobertMazur.com). As part of Operation C-Chase, Mazur worked undercover over a period of two years and helped to launder $34 million connected to Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel. Mazur made approximately 1,200 rec...
Yes. While fact-checking The Infiltrator movie, we learned that Robert Mazur was opening the case to give the last of the Switzerland documents to Rudy Armbrecht, a major organizer for the Medellín Cartel. As Mazur pulled the case onto his lap, the false lid flopped open inside, revealing the recorder and a nest of wires. He quickly pushed the lid ...
"He told me his motive," says Mazur. "'Bob, I want to do whatever I can to make this world a better place for my kids.'" The real Eric Wellman passed away in February 2016, just a few months before the release of The Infiltrator movie. He had expressed to Robert Mazur his excitement for the movie. -Robert Mazur Facebook Page
No. Mazur's young daughter's hands were never covered in blood after she picked up her dad's leaking package that contained a mini coffin filled with blood. Mazur himself never received a mini coffin from members of the Medellín Cartel. The mini coffins are mentioned in Mazur's book, but only as containing threatening notes. High-up cartel member J...
Sep 18, 2016 · Bryan Cranston stars as Robert Mazur, the undercover customs agent who attempts the most complex sting of his life in order to take down part of Pablo Escobar’s network. Posing as money-laundering...
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Based on a true story, Federal agent ROBERT "BOB" MAZUR (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella.
During the 1980s, U.S. Customs Service special agent Robert Mazur uses his undercover alias "Bob Musella" to become a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. Later, he infiltrates the world's largest cartel, and helps expose the money-laundering organization of drug lord Pablo Escobar and take down the Bank of Credit and ...
