EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 36 MIN
Why Won't The Cops Do Anything? The Exact Words That Get A Detective Assigned. | Ep 11
from The Stand with Meg Show · host Meg
Families ask this more than any other question. I filed a report, so why won't the cops do anything?Criminal trial attorney Shawn Lee answers it by laying out every player in American law enforcement, patrol officer, deputy, detective, SWAT, state police, FBI, task force, and walking a single report from the moment you dial to the desk where it usually stops. He gives the exact escalation he has personally used to get a detective assigned, why there's a shortage of detectives and a surplus of SWAT, and why complex fraud needs a task force rather than one overloaded investigator. Plus the 1922 court record and prison letters of Charles Ponzi, who ran a scheme that had no name until he was convicted, and the Kids for Cash case out of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.0:00 Cold open. 1:19 Go get a new lawyer. 3:28 Charles Ponzi and the scheme with no name. 6:20 Child labor and why children are a target. 9:05 Why nobody is reporting family court fraud. 10:31 The cast of characters in law enforcement. 13:00 What the patrol officer actually does. 13:53 Getting a detective assigned. 15:39 Why everybody wants to be SWAT. 17:34 Why fraud takes a task force. 22:07 How to file a federal tip that gets read. 24:11 The FBI is hiring lawyers. 26:16 Kids for Cash. 30:49 InfraGard and critical infrastructure. 35:36 What's coming in Episode 4.Share your story on the survey at standwithmeg.com. Follow us on all platforms @StandWithMeg for more truth, tools, and action.If this episode spoke to you, share it, because together, we fight for justice.General legal education, not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created by this episode.Support the showThank you for listening to The Stand With Meg Show — Defending Parents’ Rights. Protecting Children. Giving a Voice to the Voiceless. Join the movement at StandWithMeg.com. Follow us on all platforms @StandWithMeg for more truth, tools, and action. If this episode spoke to you, share it — because together, we fight for justice.
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Families ask this more than any other question. I filed a report, so why won't the cops do anything? Criminal trial attorney Shawn Lee answers it by laying out every player in American law enforcement, patrol officer, deputy, detective, SWAT, state police, FBI, task force, and walking a single report from the moment you dial to the desk where it usually stops. He gives the exact escalation he has personally used to get a detective assigned, why there's a shortage of detectives and a surplus ...
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