Inside Baseball
About the podcast
A college student writes computer code to preserve ISIS's library of horrifying recruitment videos. Iranian missile components smuggled from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen are intercepted by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Somalia. U.S. security guards massacre civilians in Nisour Square in Baghdad. A Chinese national arrives in the U.S. to get his graduate degree and to spy for the Chinese Ministry of State Security.
During each episode of Inside Baseball, Barry Jonas takes an in-depth look at these and other national security cases alongside the prosecutors and agents who worked them. They walk listeners through the facts of the case, explain how they overcame investigative and trial challenges, and discuss the key witnesses and evidence they presented to the jury. Through these conversations, we explore how complex cases were built and ultimately brought to a successful conclusion.
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About the host
Barry Jonas
Barry Jonas was a prosecutor with the Department of Justice for over 34 years. He spent 19 years as a trial attorney at "Main Justice" in Washington, first prosecuting white collar cases and then, after 9/11, focusing on terrorism cases while with the Counterterrorism Section (CTS) of DOJ’s National Security Division. While with CTS, Barry prosecuted the five individuals for their financial arrangement with Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook. Barry was also part of the prosecution team that convicted the Holy Land Foundation for Relief & Development and five of its leaders for providing material support to Hamas. The prosecution remains the largest terrorism financing case brought by DOJ.
In 2010, Barry became an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, where he was senior counsel to the National Security and Cybercrime Section. As an AUSA, Barry investigated and prosecuted countless national security cases. Barry also prosecuted espionage cases to include a spy for China who infiltrated the US military; charged Syrian regime officials for war crimes (only the second time war crimes charges have ever been brought by DOJ); and has investigated cyber intrusions conducted on behalf of foreign governments. In September 2025, Barry retired from the Department of Justice.
How to listen
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