ATF

• Frank D'alesio infiltrated criminal organizations as an ATF agent for 25 years.
• He says that balancing undercover work and family life was challenging.
• His family got used to him not being around, and it was hard to re-establish those connections.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Frank D'alesio, a former agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives who spent 25 years infiltrating criminal organi

Frank D'Alesio is a retired special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who spent nearly two decades embedded in investigations targeting outlaw motorcycle clubs.

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