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    Greg Scarpa Jr., uncovers a treasure trove of al Qaeda intel for the FBI

    Greg Scarpa Jr., uncovers a treasure trove of al Qaeda intel for the FBI

    By Peter Lance The 9/11 Commission Report, published in July 2004 and later nominated for a National Book Award, concluded that the original World Trade Center bombing cell was made…

    Ex Mafia capo Greg Scarpa Jr. alerts FBI to Terry Nichols’ hidden cache of explosives

    Ex Mafia capo Greg Scarpa Jr. alerts FBI to Terry Nichols’ hidden cache of explosives

    As recounted in my third HarperCollins investigative book TRIPLE CROSS in 2005 Gregory Scarpa Jr., now serving a 40 year sentence, was responsible for uncovering a cache of undiscovered explosives buried…

    Greg Scarpa Sr. Machiavellian Mafia Chess Master: PW Talks with Peter Lance

    Greg Scarpa Sr. Machiavellian Mafia Chess Master: PW Talks with Peter Lance

    By Lenny Picker Jun 07, 2013 Photo by Ron Finley Former ABC News correspondent Peter Lance shares his investigative findings regarding mobster Greg Scarpa Sr. in Deal with the Devil:…

    HuffPost: Al Qaeda & the mob. Why The FBI Blew it on 9/11

    HuffPost: Al Qaeda & the mob. Why The FBI Blew it on 9/11

                        By Peter Lance THE HUFFINGTON POST After whacking “Big Paul” Castellano and taking control of the Gambino Family in 1985 John…

    34 Years ago Meir Kahane’s murder was the first blood spilled by al Qaeda on U.S. soil. Read the origin story and consider how intelligence failures lead to serial terrorism and perpetual war

    34 Years ago Meir Kahane’s murder was the first blood spilled by al Qaeda on U.S. soil. Read the origin story and consider how intelligence failures lead to serial terrorism and perpetual war

    By Peter Lance, Nov, 5th, 2024. Medium.com Terrorism – manifested from many quarters – perpetuates the circle of hate. The U.S. interventions in Iraq & Afghanistan proved that intel failures…

    Mother Jones on Stephen Schwarzman’s “Extreme mansion makeover” a few doors down from Rough Point on Bellevue Ave: the new “Billionaire’s Row”

    Mother Jones on Stephen Schwarzman’s “Extreme mansion makeover” a few doors down from Rough Point on Bellevue Ave: the new “Billionaire’s Row”

      By Peter Lance Oct. 17th, 2024 In an extraordinary new investigative piece for MOTHER JONES posted online, Hanna Levintova reports on the tumultuous impact that billionaire financier and erstwhile…

    New book on my investigation into the Congresswoman, the Iraq war vet & the cover-up of a DUI hit-and-run manslaughter scandal

    New book on my investigation into the Congresswoman, the Iraq war vet & the cover-up of a DUI hit-and-run manslaughter scandal

    By Peter Lance July 2nd, 2024  In 2018 I was close to finishing a new investigative book set in Santa Barbara, when I put it on hold to pursue a…

    MIAMI VICE, CRIME STORY & WISEGUY

    MIAMI VICE, CRIME STORY & WISEGUY

    If you’re hungry to watch some of the great police series from the late 80’s + 90’s, find a full list of my writing & producing credits on IMDB.com Then go…

    WISEGUY: Season Four. The Steven Bauer Miami arc starring Maximilian Schell

    WISEGUY: Season Four. The Steven Bauer Miami arc starring Maximilian Schell

    By Peter Lance. October 9th, 2024. In 1990 I became The Showrunner on the 4th Season of the acclaimed CBS series WISEGUY, created by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo.…

    City Under The Influence: A Death On The American Riviera

    PART ONE:        Memories of Mallory PART TWO:       Everybody Loved Raymond PART THREE:   The Hero And The High Speed Chase PART FOUR:     Damage Control PART FIVE: …