EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 1H 9M
The FBI Got Me White Girl Wasted - Episode 7
from Both Sides of the Bench · host Shaun Yurtkuran
This week on Both Sides of the Bench, Shaun breaks down the federal bribery sting case involving Hinds County DA Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Aaron Banks after a federal judge denied the motion to dismiss but allowed the defense to argue entrapment to the jury. What is entrapment really? Can the FBI create fake crimes? Are undercover agents allowed to lie, buy drinks, fly targets around, and pretend to pay bribes? Shaun explains how federal sting operations actually work behind the scenes and why entrapment defenses almost never succeed. The show also dives into the infamous John DeLorean cocaine sting case, the difference between uncovering corruption and manufacturing it, and the uncomfortable reality of the “trial penalty” in America’s criminal justice system, where defendants who go to trial and lose often receive far harsher sentences than those who plead guilty. Former prosecutor perspective. Defense lawyer perspective. No law school lecture. Just how the system really works.
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This week on Both Sides of the Bench, Shaun breaks down the federal bribery sting case involving Hinds County DA Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Aaron Banks after a federal judge denied the motion to dismiss but allowed the defense to argue entrapment to the jury. What is entrapment really? Can the FBI create fake crimes? Are undercover agents allowed to lie, buy drinks, fly targets around, and pretend to pay bribes? Shaun explains how federal sting operations actually work behind the scenes and why entrapment defenses almost never succeed. The show also dives into the infamous John DeLorean cocaine sting case, the difference between uncovering corruption and manufacturing it, and the uncomfortable reality of the “trial penalty” in America’s criminal justice system, where defendants who go to trial and lose often receive far harsher sentences than those who plead guilty. Former prosecutor perspective. Defense lawyer perspective. No law school lecture. Just how the system really works.
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