ATF Agent Vince Cefalu.
He’s definitely an exception. He’s the whistleblower on the Road Dog case. Until a few months ago, we worked in the same building. My company expanded to a new office, so I said my goodbyes and he graciously allowed me to have this photo taken. He took down a LOT of bad guys over the years doing high-stress, high-risk undercover work. Really intense stuff. I didn’t chat with him more than a couple times, but he’s a great guy and, from my conversations with him about gun law enforcement and gun rights, he’s an example of exactly the type of ATF agent I’d want them all to be.
In 2005 ATF Special Agent Vince Cefalu was leading a team of undercover ATF agents intent on investigating and prosecuting the suspect/defendant. A splinter faction of that task force circumvented ATF’s efforts because they were determined to use a wiretap, which Cefalu was resisting.
Cefalu reported the illegal and premature methods that were used to sabotage and shutdown the ATF investigation by the overzealous task force agents.
Cefalu’s reward for speaking the truth and reporting illegal police activity was for a select few ATF agents with an axe to grind, an agenda to serve and failures to protect; to fabricate evidence, to destroy evidence, to fabricate lies against Cefalu, to transfer him multiple times, to propose his termination, to slander his name and reputation, to commit perjury against him, to unjustly label him as a malcontent and agency “hater,” and ultimately to idle him in a position with no duty or future.
Thanks for all you’ve done, Vince! You’re a credit to the badge.