Bob Hamer

James Bond and Jack Bauer are fictional characters who have entertained us for years but Bob Hamer is the real deal. He may not be the chick magnet Sean Connery, Pierce Bronson, and Daniel Craig are on the big screen in their portrayal of a secret agent but Bob Hamer spent twenty-six years in the FBI, many of those years undercover. In assignments lasting anywhere from several days to more than three years, Bob successfully posed as a drug dealer, contract killer, fence, pedophile, degenerate gambler, international weapons dealer, and white-collar criminal.

He worked undercover against such diverse groups as the La Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian, Mexican, and Russian mafias, Asian organized crime groups, and Los Angeles based street gangs. His successful infiltration of NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) resulted in the arrest of eight members of what one defendant called the organization's "inner circle."

Bob has received numerous awards throughout his career including the coveted FBI Director's Award for Distinguished Service, four United States Attorney Awards for Distinguished Service, and numerous letters of commendation including one from then US Attorney Rudy Giuliani. Click here for video on the NAMBLA arrest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94jrvtsULg

Bob uses humor to detail many of his undercover experiences but weaves in a valuable message in each of his presentations. He can talk to parents on coping with high-stress jobs or protecting their children from sexual predators. He can provide inspiration to groups with his conservative message. The president of one women's group described him as "a dynamic, humorous individual and kept the audience spellbound with his experiences as an undercover FBI Agent...Mr. Hamer is brilliant and so dedicated to his nation that he risked his own life innumerable times to apprehend criminals who might endanger our safety."

Bob is a member of the Writers Guild of America and has written for television. He has worked as the technical advisor for The Inside and Angela's Eyes and has consulted for Law & Order: SVU and Sleeper Cell. He has appeared as a guest on the Oprah, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham shows. He is the author of the award-winning non-fiction book THE LAST UNDERCOVER: The True Story of an FBI Agent's Dangerous Dance with Evil (Hachette Book Group, USA, Center Street Press) and the novel, ENEMIES AMONG US (B&H Publishing, Fidelis).

A Marine Corps veteran, Bob is married and has two children.