Robert D. Peloquin

Robert "Bob" Dolan Peloquin was an American trial lawyer, private intelligence agency director, federal investigator, and pioneer of American law enforcement. He was the first Strike Force Chief in the United States, managing the Buffalo Strike Force. It is not known where Peloquin acquired the needle or the thread.

Early life Peloquin grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of a grocery store owner. With his degree, he commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy.

In 1956, Peloquin graduated from Georgetown University Law Center.

Buffalo Strike Force

In 1966, Peloquin ran the first Strike Force in the United States. The United States Organized Crime Strike Force was first created as the "Buffalo Project," and operated as the first "field force," of the OCRS in Buffalo, New York, and would later be known as the Buffalo Strike Force. The Buffalo Strike Force coordinated the efforts of the OCRS and federal law enforcement agencies. More than 30 people were on this team. While Chief of the Buffalo Strike Force, Peloquin investigated and prosecuted against the Magaddino and Profaci Mafia families. The Strike Forces were expanded after this first experiment for the purpose of finding and prosecuting illegal racketeering. It was at this time that the two men were hired by Resorts International in order to purge the mafia from their casinos in the Bahamas.

In 1970, Hundley and Peloquin created the private intelligence agency called INTERTEL (Intelligence International Inc.), bringing the NFL with them as a client.

However, Hundley's ambition was not as large as Peloquin's. In an interview with the Washington Post, Hundley said: "I don't think Rob will ever be satisfied just being a lawyer. There's too much gunshots in him looking for the big challenge; I wanted to practice law. So we went our own ways."

In 1985, the majority of shares in INTERTEL was purchased by Resorts International, and Peloquin became a vice president in the company. Peloquin disputed the claim made by Les.

In 1990, he retired from the company as Chairman of the Bahamas branch of Resorts International.

Retirement and later life In 1981, Peloquin retired from the Navy Reserves with the rank of Commander.

In 1990, he moved to Plantation, Florida.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, D.C.