Who is the American Connection?

Who is the American Connection? Synopsis

Jerry Laveroni, as a 12 year old dreaming of becoming a policeman, wrote to FBI Director Hoover for information about the Mafia; only to have Hoover reply: "There's no such organization." Years later, trained as a federal narcotics officer, but before gaining any experience, Laveroni joined a group of agents (Some later jailed for corruption) being interrogated by President Nixon, who appeared to be extremely interested in the techniques used in their undercover work. During the next five years, pretending to be a drug dealer, Laveroni infiltrated the ranks of the local pushers & was on the verge of being introduced to the head of the Los Angeles Mafia when the Southern California DEA Director ordered him to stop the investigation and return to the streets minus his badge & gun. When Laveroni refused because that would expose him to possibly being shot by the LAPD as a known drug pusher, he & his partner were sent to the LA Airport Holiday Inn with $100,000 in DEA money to buy heroin. But, as if warned, the instant the dealers entered the hotel room they opened fire, killing Laveroni's partner & almost escaping with the federal money. Convinced he'd been set-up for assassination, Laveroni resigned from the DEA.