July 2, 2002: Corrupt FBI - Candice DeLong
Podcast: The Art Bell ArchivePublished On: Sun Apr 27 2025
Description: Art Bell interviews retired FBI agent Candice DeLong, a 20-year veteran of the Bureau who worked the Unabomber case, went undercover as a gangster's girlfriend, and became a real-life counterpart to Clarice Starling. The program opens with Art reading a story about the Vatican allegedly hiding a time machine called the chronovisor, built by Benedictine monk Father Pellegrino Ernetti in the 1950s to view past events including the crucifixion of Christ.DeLong offers a blistering critique of FBI management, identifying three systemic problems: agents can apply for supervisory positions with only three years of experience, specialization is neither required nor honored, and incompetent managers are routinely promoted rather than disciplined. She describes the institutional failures that preceded September 11th, noting that agents in Phoenix and Minneapolis had crucial intelligence that headquarters ignored.The discussion covers post-9/11 civil liberties concerns including the Patriot Act's expanded detention powers, FBI monitoring of library records, and whether inter-agency communication has genuinely improved. DeLong shares her conviction that the anthrax attacker is male, citing the absence of any female serial bomber in criminal history, and expresses surprise that no further attacks have occurred on American soil.
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