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Honor Among Thieves is a raw and unfiltered true crime podcast that dives deep into the worlds of crime, prison life, and redemption. Hosted by **Nelson Rodriguez Jr.—an ex-con and reformed fraudster—**the show pulls back the curtain on stories most people never hear.Each week, Nelson sits down with drug kingpins, ex-cons, mobsters, scammers, crime victims, prison guards, federal agents, and gangsters to share the untold truth of the criminal underworld. From daring scams and shocking betrayals to the harsh realities of federal and state prison, every episode uncovers the grit, chaos, and human side of life on both sides of the law.Some episodes focus on prison survival and insider stories, others on criminal empires and hustles, and many on both worlds colliding—but all are united by one theme: the thin line between loyalty, betrayal, and redemption.👉 Subscribe now to hear authentic, first-hand stories of crime and prison,

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    The LSD Kingpin That Faked His Death & Became America's Most Wanted | Seth Ferranti

    Former LSD kingpin Seth Ferranti reveals the full story behind his alleged $500,000 LSD case, 100,000 doses of acid, staged death, two years as a fugitive, U.S. Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted status, and 25-year federal prison sentence. In Episode 83 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Seth Ferranti for an unfiltered conversation about drug trafficking, federal prison, survival, journalism, filmmaking, and redemption. Ferranti explains how experimenting with marijuana and psychedelics as a teenager eventually developed into a multistate marijuana and LSD operation supplying college markets throughout Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. By the summer of 1991, authorities alleged that his federal case involved more than 100,000 doses of LSD with an estimated street value of approximately $500,000. Facing decades in federal prison or pressure to cooperate, Ferranti staged his own death at Great Falls National Park and disappeared. He left behind his vehicle, identification, clothing, a note, and other evidence near the Potomac River—but his plan failed after investigators found no body. Ferranti spent approximately two years running under false identities before the U.S. Marshals captured him in 1993. At only 22 years old, Ferranti received a combined sentence of 304 months—25 years and four months—and ultimately served 21 years in federal prison. He describes the culture shock of entering a federal prison system dominated by hardened drug traffickers, organized crime figures, gang members, and men serving enormous sentences. Instead of allowing prison to completely destroy his future, Ferranti earned three college degrees, became one of VICE’s earliest prison correspondents, wrote books about federal prison and legendary underworld figures, and developed relationships with the Mafia members and street legends whose stories he would eventually document. After his release, Ferranti transformed those experiences into a filmmaking career. He became the writer and producer behind “White Boy,” the documentary about White Boy Rick, and later created projects including “Dope Man,” “Night Life,” “Psychedelic Revolution,” “A Tortured Mind,” and “Tangled Roots.” Seth also speaks candidly about relapse, returning to prison on another marijuana case, rebuilding his life again, and why he believes redemption is an ongoing process. In this episode: • How Seth Ferranti entered the marijuana and LSD trade • The college drug network operating across multiple states • The alleged 100,000 doses and $500,000 LSD case • The incident that triggered the federal investigation • Why Ferranti staged his own death • Two years as a U.S. Marshals Most Wanted fugitive • Receiving 25 years in federal prison at age 22 • Surviving federal prison alongside Mafia and gang figures • Becoming a VICE prison correspondent and published author • Creating the White Boy Rick documentary “White Boy” • Turning 21 years in prison into a filmmaking career • Relapse, returning to prison, and pursuing redemption again Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more true-crime interviews, federal prison stories, organized crime history, drug-trafficking cases, and raw conversations about consequences and redemption. This episode is presented for documentary, journalistic, and educational purposes. It does not promote or glorify illegal drug use, drug trafficking, identity fraud, or other criminal activity. Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:41 Growing Up in California and Entering the Drug Trade 8:10 Building a Multi-State College Drug Network 15:15 How the Federal LSD Investigation Began 21:23 Informants, Federal Charges and Faking His Own Death 28:38 Two Years on the Run Under False Identities 35:31 How the U.S. Marshals Captured Seth Ferranti 41:38 25-Year Sentence, Mafia Connections and Federal Prison Survival 51:35 Earning Three Degrees and Becoming a Prison Writer 58:24 Becoming VICE’s Prison Correspondent and Interviewing Street Legends 1:04:18 Creating the White Boy Rick Documentary and Finding Success 1:11:46 Tangled Roots, Relapse and the Ongoing Fight for Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Seth on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sethferranti?igsh=MWN5b29sNzFkODV0Mw== 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    He Made $12K His First Month in the Drug Game—Then Became a High-Stakes Gambler

    Freddy Dee grew up in Harlem, Florida, just outside Clewiston, surrounded by stories of street legends in his own family. His grandfather and uncle were known as hustlers and street guys, and Freddy says he grew up hearing stories about robberies, dice games, poker games—even armored trucks. Before long, Freddy began following a similar path. In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Freddy Dee tells the story of going from robberies to the Florida drug trade during the 2008 recession. His first opportunity came when he acted as a middleman in cocaine transactions, earning roughly $12,000 in his first month. When his plug realized Freddy already had the clientele, he encouraged him to start buying his own supply. The timing changed everything. Freddy says South Florida was experiencing a serious drug drought in 2008. Supply was limited, cocaine prices were extremely high, and anyone with access to quality product could command premium prices. What started as a middleman opportunity quickly became a lucrative hustle. But the money came with consequences. Freddy breaks down the robbery case that sent him to jail, selling fake product to a customer and believing his arrest was karma, and why he temporarily walked away from dealing. That decision led him into an entirely different underground economy: high-stakes gambling. Freddy describes private Florida card games filled with independent drug dealers carrying huge amounts of cash, poker games where egos could put more than $100,000 on the table, cheating accusations that could turn violent, guns being drawn, and a five-to-six-year stretch where Freddy says it felt like he simply couldn't lose. Eventually, the winning stopped. Freddy talks openly about becoming addicted to gambling, chasing losses, returning to the drug game, and eventually catching another serious case where authorities accused him of trafficking and a judge initially set his bond at $100,000. Through an unexpected series of events, Freddy says he ultimately beat the case—and decided it was finally time to leave the streets behind. This episode covers: • Growing up in Harlem and Clewiston, Florida • Family stories of robberies, hustlers and armored trucks • Freddy's early robberies • Making $12,000 his first month middle manning cocaine • The 2008 recession and Florida drug drought • Cocaine prices, supply and demand in South Florida • Selling fake drugs and the consequences that followed • A North Florida robbery case • Underground Florida poker and dice games • Drug dealers gambling six figures in cash • Guns, cheating and dangerous card-room politics • Freddy's five-year gambling winning streak • Gambling addiction and chasing losses • Returning to the drug trade • The case that resulted in a $100,000 bond • Beating the case and finally leaving the street life Subscribe for real conversations about organized crime, drug trafficking, prison, street culture, gambling, redemption and life after the streets. Chapters 00:00 Freddy Dee: Drug Money, Robberies & $100K Card Games05:03 Family of Street Legends: Robberies, Armored Trucks & Hustlers14:45 Making $12K His First Month in the Cocaine Game20:58 The 2008 Drug Drought: Cocaine Prices Explode in Florida24:12 Selling Fake Drugs and the Robbery Case That Sent Him to Jail34:40 Freddy Dee’s Five-Year Gambling Winning Streak43:18 Inside Florida’s Dangerous Underground Card Games47:36 $100,000 Cash Games With Florida Drug Dealers50:28 The Federal Drug Sweep That Changed Clewiston’s Street Economy56:35 Six-Figure Gambling Wins Turn Into a Losing Streak01:03:14 Returning to the Drug Game After Nearly a Decade01:13:45 Cocaine Trafficking Charge and a $100,000 Bond01:17:24 Beating the Case, Probation Violation & Seven Months in Jail01:22:36 Leaving the Drug Game and Becoming a Civilian 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Freddy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freddydee863?igsh=MXcxNXZ2ZWd3dHp0dA== 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    New York's Drug Kingpin Faced 51 Years to Life—Then Got Out After 10 Years

    Anthony “Tone Legacy” Baptiste was portrayed as a New York drug kingpin responsible for helping move heroin into Suffolk County, Long Island. His case resulted in a $5 million cash bail, a $10 million bond, and eventually a sentence of 51 years to life in New York State prison. But roughly 10 years later, Tone walked out of prison. In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Tone Legacy sits down with Nelson Rodriguez Jr. to tell the full story of how a kid from Far Rockaway and Long Island went from selling marijuana as a teenager to entering the New York drug trade, facing a major drug trafficking prosecution, and ultimately receiving what looked like a sentence that would keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. Tone explains how investigators and prosecutors portrayed him as a major heroin trafficker operating an East Coast pipeline into Suffolk County. He also gives his side of the story, arguing that the public image created around his case was far bigger than the level of drug dealing he says he was actually involved in. After being convicted on 14 of 16 charges, Tone says his original sentence was calculated at 46 years to life before being corrected to an astonishing 51 years to life. His appeal did not overturn his conviction, but his sentence was eventually reduced to 25 years to life in the interest of justice. That still wasn’t enough. Inside prison, Tone turned the law library into what he describes as his office. After studying his case for years, he wrote his own legal motion and identified what he believed was a sentencing error involving his major drug trafficking conviction and a separate drug sale used to support that same conviction. According to Tone, prosecutors eventually conceded the sentencing issue. That legal fight ultimately changed the course of his life. After becoming eligible for merit parole and work release, Tone was released from New York State prison on February 18, 2026, after serving approximately 10 years. In this conversation, Tone also discusses life inside maximum-security prisons including Clinton Correctional Facility and Green Haven, New York prison politics, the criminal justice system, appealing a life sentence, representing himself legally, institutionalization, faith, redemption, and rebuilding his identity after a decade behind bars. Today, Tone is a certified personal trainer and works with A Second U Foundation, an organization focused on helping formerly incarcerated people rebuild their lives through fitness, employment, and reentry opportunities. This is the story of how Anthony “Tone Legacy” Baptiste went from being labeled a New York drug kingpin and facing 51 years to life to walking out of prison roughly a decade later. In this episode: How he entered the New York drug trade The drug trade in Suffolk County and Long Island The investigation that changed his life Facing major drug trafficking charges His $5 million cash bail and $10 million bond Why authorities portrayed him as a New York kingpin Going to trial instead of accepting his situation Receiving a 51-years-to-life prison sentence Life inside Clinton and Green Haven Correctional Facilities Becoming eligible for merit parole Walking out of prison after approximately 10 years Life parole, reentry and rebuilding after prison Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for true stories about organized crime, drug trafficking, prison, street life, the criminal justice system, survival, redemption, and life after incarceration. Chapters 00:00 51 Years to Life: Anthony “Tone Legacy” Baptiste’s Story 04:00 Growing Up in Far Rockaway and Long Island 13:29 Building a Party Promotion Business While Living a Double Life 22:04 Cocaine, Fast Money and the Pull of the Streets 30:35 How the Recession Changed New York’s Drug Game 35:17 How Tone Legacy Started Selling H 41:42 The Investigation and the Night Everything Fell Apart 49:03 Police Interrogation, Refusing to Talk and a $5 Million Bail 55:21 Facing Life in Prison and Refusing the Plea Deal 01:02:26 Studying Law and the Fake Jury Selection 01:11:40 Taking the H Trafficking Case to Trial 01:21:26 Sentenced to 51 Years to Life—and Fighting It From Prison 01:28:00 Asset Forfeiture, $700,000 and 4,000 Pages of Records 01:32:31 Life After Prison, Redemption and Building a New Legacy 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Tone on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tonelegacy?igsh=MWJrdGNwMGh2OGo5bQ== 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    He Faced 6 Life Sentences at 19—Then Spent 17 Years in Prison

    At just 19 years old, Chris Willars faced six potential life sentences after being charged with six robberies, six gun offenses, and six conspiracies. When the judge announced a total sentence of 144 years, Chris believed his life was over—but all except 19 years were suspended. He ultimately served 16 years and 11 months in Virginia state prison. In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Chris tells Nelson Rodriguez Jr. how a former Air Force member became involved in a robbery case, turned down an opportunity to cooperate against his codefendants, and entered Virginia’s violent level-four prison system. Chris describes his first days inside, including being handed a prison knife by his cellmate, walking through the prison while armed guards watched from above, spending years in solitary confinement, and learning how to survive some of Virginia’s most dangerous prison yards. He also explains how becoming a Five Percenter in prison gave him structure, discipline, knowledge of self, and a community during the darkest period of his life. Chris is no longer a Five Percenter, but he credits those teachings with helping redirect the path he was on. After nearly 17 years behind bars, Chris walked out of prison in January 2020 and began rebuilding his life. Today, he is a husband, father, motivational speaker, and founder of The Life Unit, a nonprofit organization focused on youth intervention, recovery, outreach, gang prevention, and keeping young people from entering the criminal justice system. This is a powerful conversation about prison survival, loyalty, consequences, personal transformation, redemption, and what it takes to rebuild a life after losing nearly two decades to incarceration. In this episode: Chris Willars’ robbery case and arrest Facing six potential life sentences at 19 Why detectives offered to let him go home Turning down an opportunity to cooperate The judge announcing a 144-year sentence Serving nearly 17 years in Virginia prison Life inside a level-four maximum-security prison Being handed a knife on his first day Spending more than three years in solitary confinement Becoming a Five Percenter in prison Prison politics, violence, survival, and institutionalization Reentering society after nearly two decades Marriage, fatherhood, faith, redemption, and The Life Unit Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for true stories about crime, prison, survival, redemption, organized crime, and life after incarceration. Chapters 00:00 Chris Willars Faces 6 Life Sentences 04:00 What Is a Five Percenter? 17:16 Joining the Air Force and Losing His Military Career 26:00 How a Robbery Plan Began 31:40 The Night of the Armed Robbery 39:30 Turning Himself In at 19 Years Old 45:33 Solitary Confinement and the “Yellow Brick Road” 52:30 The Judge Announces a 144-Year Sentence 59:03 First Day at Sussex II State Prison 1:03:26 His Cellmate Hands Him a Prison Knife 1:14:49 Becoming a Five Percenter Behind Bars 1:22:30 Betrayal, Solitary Confinement and Returning to Level 4 1:27:00 Violence and Predators Inside Virginia Prison 1:32:40 Serving Nearly 17 Years and Coming Home 1:36:00 Walking Out of Prison Mentally Changed 1:43:50 Redemption, Faith and Life After Prison 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Chris on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/christopher_life_willars?igsh=MWRyaDE3eWpmemd0bw== 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    He Got Life for Smuggling Hash, Then Pulled Off an Escape

    Billy Hayes tells the real story behind Midnight Express—from smuggling hash out of Turkey to receiving a life sentence, surviving a brutal Turkish prison, and pulling off one of the most famous prison escapes of all time. In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Billy Hayes sits down with Nelson Rodriguez Jr. to explain what really happened before, during, and after the events that inspired the legendary film Midnight Express. Billy opens up about why he began smuggling hashish, how he was arrested at the Istanbul airport, what it was like facing the Turkish justice system, and how his sentence was changed from a term of years to life in prison. He also breaks down the conditions inside Turkish prison, the violence, fear, corruption, survival tactics, and psychological pressure that pushed him toward escape. Billy then tells the full story of how he got out, crossed dangerous terrain, evaded capture, and eventually made it back to freedom. The conversation also explores what Hollywood changed in Midnight Express, which scenes were exaggerated or completely fabricated, how the movie affected Turkey’s image around the world, and how Billy feels about the film decades later. This episode covers: The real story behind Midnight Express Billy Hayes’ hash-smuggling operation His arrest at the Istanbul airport Being sentenced to life in a Turkish prison Violence and survival inside prison Planning and executing his escape Crossing the border and reaching freedom What the movie got right and wrong The controversial courtroom speech How Hollywood changed Billy Hayes’ story The lasting legacy of Midnight Express Billy’s life after prison and escape Billy Hayes’ story remains one of the most famous prison-escape stories ever told—but the truth is even more complicated than the movie. Watch the full episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast now. Subscribe for more firsthand interviews about true crime, prison survival, drug smuggling, organized crime, fugitives, redemption, and the real stories behind infamous cases. Chapters 00:00 Billy Hayes’ Turkish Prison Escape and Life Sentence 06:02 Smuggling Two Kilos of Hash From Istanbul 15:10 Getting Caught at the Istanbul Airport 23:00 Interrogation, the CIA and His First Night in Custody 27:40 Surviving Violence Inside a Turkish Prison 37:05 Learning He Would Be Resentenced to Life in Prison 45:20 LSD, the Mental Hospital and Billy’s Failed Escape Plan 51:10 Planning a New Escape After Receiving a Life Sentence 59:30 The Night Billy Hayes Escaped From Prison 1:05:00 Reaching the Turkish Mainland and Running for His Life 1:13:00 Swimming the Border River Into Greece 1:19:00 Returning Home and the Turkish Media’s Escape Theories 1:29:00 Billy Hayes on Redemption, Love and the Meaning of Prison 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Billy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realbillyhayes?igsh=MW9ieHRyeWY5M3Vraw== 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Undercover Miami Cop Exposes the 1980s Nightclub Drug Trade

    Retired undercover officer Lou Terminello takes us inside Miami’s nightlife during the 1980s, when cocaine, nightclubs, strip clubs, bars, and organized drug activity were deeply connected to the city’s entertainment scene. In Episode 78 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Lou explains how he worked undercover for the State of Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, infiltrating nightlife businesses suspected of allowing or participating in illegal drug sales. His job was not simply to arrest the dealer. Lou had to enter bars, clubs, and adult-entertainment businesses under a false identity, gain the trust of employees and owners, document the drug activity, make arrests, and gather enough evidence for the state to suspend or revoke the establishment’s liquor license. Lou reveals how these undercover sting operations worked, how officers built cases inside crowded Miami clubs, and what happened when business owners knowingly allowed cocaine and other illegal drugs to be sold on their property. The conversation explores: Undercover police work in 1980s Miami Cocaine sales inside bars, nightclubs, and strip clubs How undercover officers gained the trust of dealers Drug stings targeting Miami nightlife businesses Arresting employees, dealers, and business owners Suspending liquor licenses after narcotics investigations The dangers of carrying out undercover operations without being exposed Miami’s cocaine-fueled nightlife during the Cocaine Cowboys era Automatic weapons, violent traffickers, and unpredictable drug deals How law enforcement investigated businesses connected to illegal drugs The psychological pressure of living behind a false identity Lou’s most dangerous and unforgettable undercover cases Lou also explains the difference between targeting an individual drug dealer and building a case against an entire business. To shut a club down, investigators had to prove that management knew what was happening—or was directly involved. This episode provides a rare firsthand look at the law-enforcement side of Miami’s criminal underworld during one of the most notorious periods in the city’s history. Subscribe for more firsthand interviews about true crime, undercover police work, drug trafficking, organized crime, federal prison, Miami crime history, ex-cons, law enforcement, and redemption. Chapters 00:00 Undercover Miami Cop’s Wildest Drug-Sting Stories 08:35 Becoming a Part-Time Police Officer in Massachusetts 15:42 Police Academy Training and Becoming a Miami Cop 21:07 What Miami’s Streets Looked Like Before the Cocaine Boom 26:18 Becoming a Florida Alcohol and Tobacco Special Agent 36:03 Infiltrating Nightclubs, Strip Clubs and Illegal Gambling Operations 41:33 The Mobar Investigation in Key West 47:16 Representing the Same Nightlife Industry He Once Investigated 51:35 Working Hundreds of Undercover Drug Cases 54:19 Lou’s Most Unbelievable Undercover Investigations 59:57 The Cafe Iguana Drug and Liquor-License Case 1:08:06 Lou Terminello’s Life and Legal Career Today 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/louis-terminello/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    The Wildest Drug Smuggling Stories From a South Florida RICO Kingpin

    Ken Behr says he moved 1,000- to 2,000-pound marijuana loads, trafficked more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine, and operated inside South Florida’s drug-smuggling world throughout the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. In Episode 77 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Ken reveals how a teenage marijuana operation grew into a decades-long career involving offshore freighters, speedboats, private aircraft, millions of dollars in cash and connections to some of the biggest marijuana smugglers in American history. Ken describes arriving in South Florida during the height of the marijuana-smuggling era, when nearly everyone seemed to be involved in the drug trade. He explains how smugglers moved massive shipments from offshore freighters using Cigarette boats and sportfishing vessels, then transported the marijuana across the country in rental cars loaded with hundreds of pounds at a time. He also shares his firsthand memories of working around legendary smuggler Donnie Steinberg, whom Ken describes as one of the largest marijuana traffickers in U.S. history. According to Ken, Steinberg was connected to freighters carrying as much as 200,000 pounds of marijuana and once discussed multiple enormous shipments arriving in different parts of the country on the same day. Ken takes us inside the transition from marijuana to cocaine as South Florida entered the Cocaine Cowboys era. He discusses the price of a kilo in the early 1970s, moving cocaine in bulk, transporting suitcases filled with millions of dollars and the culture surrounding Fort Lauderdale and Miami nightlife—including the Mutiny Club, which he says inspired the Babylon Club in Scarface. The operation finally came crashing down after Ken’s second arrest in 1992, when prosecutors charged him under RICO and accused him of running an ongoing criminal enterprise. This episode covers: 1,000- to 2,000-pound marijuana loads More than 1,000 kilos of cocaine South Florida drug smuggling in the 1970s and 1980s Offshore freighters carrying massive marijuana shipments Cigarette boats and high-speed smuggling operations Donnie Steinberg and the underground marijuana empire Flying millions of dollars to the Cayman Islands The rise of cocaine trafficking in South Florida The Mutiny Club and its connection to Scarface Federal investigations, RICO charges and Ken’s 1992 arrest The money, danger and consequences of becoming a major drug trafficker Ken Behr’s story offers a firsthand look at the real South Florida smuggling era that existed before the movies, documentaries and legends. Watch Episode 77 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast now. Subscribe for more true crime interviews, drug-trafficking stories, federal prison experiences, organized crime history, ex-con redemption stories and firsthand accounts from people who lived through America’s criminal underworld. Chapters 00:00 Ken Behr’s South Florida Drug-Smuggling Story 04:13 Moving to South Florida During the 1970s Drug Boom 14:02 Flying Drug Money to the Cayman Islands and Running Cigarette Boats 22:04 Moving 1,000-Pound Loads and Entering the Cocaine Trade 30:23 Smuggling His First 600-Pound Marijuana Load 36:03 Armed Dealers, Failed Drug Deals and the Dangers of Smuggling 42:43 Home Invasions, Hidden Cocaine and South Florida Drug Violence 55:07 Racing Cars and Planning High-Risk Drug-Smuggling Missions 60:15 The Plan to Fly 300 Kilos of Cocaine From Colombia 70:54 Building a Secret Runway for a Cocaine-Smuggling Plane 78:04 Landing the Plane and Escaping With the Cocaine 82:04 Smuggling 40,000 Pounds From Canada and Getting Arrested 90:27 The Prison Advice That Changed Ken’s Life 95:41 Redemption, Regret and Taking Responsibility 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Ken on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kenbehr?igsh=YXM2cWVic3k2djVn 📸 Crime Nightly https://www.instagram.com/crimenightly?igsh=MWtkbDIya3FiaGZwZw== https://onestepovertheline.com/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Former Prison Guard Exposes Pooh Shiesty After Alleged Gucci Maine Robbery

    What was Pooh Shiesty really like inside federal prison? In Episode 76 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, former USP Victorville correctional officer Gio Martini returns to give a firsthand account of Pooh Shiesty’s time at one of the most dangerous federal prisons in California. Gio says he was working at USP Victorville while Pooh Shiesty was housed there and witnessed how the rapper carried himself around staff and inmates. He describes Pooh as quiet when he first entered the penitentiary and explains how celebrity status, prison politics and personal reputation can quickly change once someone enters a high-security federal prison. Gio also makes several explosive claims about Pooh Shiesty’s incarceration, including that he pushed a wheelchair for a known BMF associate, which Gio interprets as evidence that Pooh was paying for protection. He explains how protection arrangements operate inside prison, why inmates may align themselves with powerful figures and what it means when someone refuses to return to the general population. The conversation also covers: Pooh Shiesty’s arrival at USP Victorville His alleged connection to a BMF associate Claims that he was paying for prison protection A failed drug test and time spent in the SHU Protective custody and “checking in” Prison gangs, racial politics and inmate reputation Gio disputing Pooh Shiesty’s reported story about a deadly race riot Gucci Mane, the alleged robbery controversy and Pooh’s decisions after release What celebrity rappers face inside a maximum-security federal prison The difference between a public image and surviving inside the penitentiary Gio also explains why he believes Pooh’s alleged race-riot story does not match what actually happened at Victorville. According to Gio, an incident involving multiple deaths at such a notorious federal prison would have generated immediate media attention and institutional fallout. This episode offers a rare perspective from someone who says he interacted with Pooh Shiesty inside the federal prison system and understood the politics surrounding his incarceration. Was Pooh Shiesty protected inside USP Victorville? Did he voluntarily remain in protective custody? And how much of his public prison story matches what staff and inmates reportedly witnessed? Subscribe for more firsthand stories about federal prison, organized crime, drug trafficking, prison gangs, celebrity inmates and redemption. Chapters 00:00 Former USP Victorville Guard Reveals What Pooh Shiesty Was Really Like 05:20 Pooh Shiesty’s Alleged BMF Protection and Protective Custody 10:40 Pooh Shiesty on the Prison Yard, Basketball and Suicide Watch 16:00 Federal Gun Charges and Why Rappers Keep Returning to Prison 21:30 Gio Disputes Pooh Shiesty’s Alleged USP Victorville Race Riot Story 27:00 Could Diddy and R. Kelly Survive at USP Victorville? 32:30 Sex Offenders, Prison Paperwork and Inmate Politics 38:00 Why Pooh Shiesty Refused to Return to General Population 43:30 Rap Culture, Snitching and the Criminals Young People Idolize 49:10 Why Society Romanticizes Gangsters, Outlaws and Street Legends 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Gio on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/giothelegend89/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. 57

    The Streets of Baltimore | Drug Dealer Reveals What They Don't Show on The Wire

    Baltimore Carl grew up in East Baltimore’s Lafayette Projects, where violence, drug dealing and generational crime families were part of everyday life. Long before he understood the consequences, he was being exposed to the street economy—and he says his own great-grandmother became his first marijuana plug. In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Baltimore Carl reveals the real Baltimore streets behind HBO’s The Wire. He explains the differences between East and West Baltimore, how heroin was packaged and sold in gel caps, how project drug organizations operated, and how young men were pulled into the game before they were old enough to understand it. Carl also discusses being mentored by Dante “Fat Tater” Barksdale, the nephew of the real-life Avon Barksdale, whose name and story helped inspire one of the most recognizable characters in The Wire. He breaks down Baltimore’s drug culture, the money generated from heroin, the rise of fentanyl, territorial conflicts, arrests, Baltimore Central Booking and the reality behind the television series. But Carl’s story does not end in the streets. After surviving violence, incarceration and the consequences of the drug trade, he transformed his life and began helping others escape addiction, homelessness and the same criminal environment that shaped him. This is the real-life story behind The Wire—told by someone who lived inside the world the show portrayed. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for true crime interviews, federal prison stories, former drug dealers, organized crime, street legends, redemption stories and conversations with people who survived the criminal underworld. Chapters 00:00 Baltimore Carl and the Real Streets Behind The Wire 09:16 The Toll of Addiction On The Inner Cities of Baltimore 18:43 His Great-Grandmother Became His First Drug Plug 28:23 How Baltimore Drugs Were Cut, Branded and Sold 36:52 Joining a Violent Drug Crew and Becoming a Boss 45:51 O’Donnell Heights, Crime Families and Street Power 56:27 Hiding Drugs From Police and Enforcing the Crew 01:05:13 Ten Years as a Lieutenant in Baltimore’s Drug Trade 01:15:02 The Real-Life Hamsterdam and Baltimore Police Corruption 01:24:28 Police Raids, Central Booking and Dealing From a Podcast Studio 01:33:40 His Biggest Plug and the Raid That Ended Everything 01:43:05 Facing 16 Years, Drug Court and Finding Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Baltimore Carl on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/baltimore_recovery_alliance/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  10. 56

    Raised by an Argentine Gangster Family, Then Burned Alive by His Girlfriend

    Andy Polo grew up surrounded by organized crime, cocaine trafficking, fraud, violence, and the influence of an Argentine gangster family. Years later, he survived an attack so severe that doctors initially questioned whether he would live. In this episode of the Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Andy opens up about growing up in South Florida around relatives connected to criminal activity and the impact that environment had on his childhood, relationships, and understanding of loyalty. But the most shocking chapter of Andy’s life came inside his own home. Andy describes how an argument with his former girlfriend escalated into a brutal boiling-water attack that burned approximately 37% of his body. He recounts the immediate pain, the desperate attempt to get help, the hospital treatment that followed, and the long physical and emotional recovery he endured. His former girlfriend was eventually convicted and sent to Florida State Prison for the attack. Andy also discusses domestic violence against men, the stigma male victims often face, the warning signs he missed, and what it took to rebuild his life after nearly losing everything. This is a raw true-crime story about family crime, domestic violence, survival, prison, accountability, and the lasting consequences of one violent decision. Watch the full episode and subscribe to Honor Among Thieves for more true-crime interviews, organized crime stories, prison experiences, redemption, and life after the criminal lifestyle. Chapters 00:00 Raised by an Argentine Gangster Family in South Florida 05:16 Fitness, Steroids and the Lifestyle That Changed Everything 10:00 Marriage Problems and Reconnecting With a Woman From His Past 15:12 His Father Was a Gangster: Cocaine Trafficking and Federal Racketeering Case 20:31 The Affair Begins and a Hidden Family Secret Is Exposed 25:03 Tracking Devices, Jealousy and an Obsessive Relationship 30:41 When His Girlfriend Attacked His Wife 35:02 Steroids, Bodybuilding and the Early Warning Signs 41:18 Family Conflict and the Final Red Flags Before the Attack 45:36 Boiling Water Attack Burns 37% of His Body 50:01 The 911 Call, Trauma Response and Fight to Survive 55:03 His Ex’s Arrest, False Story and Domestic Violence Case 01:00:46 Three-Year Court Battle and Delayed Justice 01:05:21 Rejecting $500,000 and Demanding Prison Time 01:10:03 Florida State Prison, Early Release and Double Standards 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Andy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stackdaddylifestyle/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  11. 55

    From Selling Dime Bags At 16 To Running A State Wide Cartel

    Heat went from secretly selling weed while working at IHOP to making thousands of dollars a day and becoming one of the biggest marijuana traffickers in his part of North Florida. In this episode of the Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Heat reveals how a teenage hustle grew into a sophisticated drug trafficking operation involving multiple suppliers, stash houses packed with marijuana, interstate transportation routes, and enormous amounts of cash. While many dealers around him focused on crack cocaine, Heat recognized the opportunity in marijuana and built a reputation that stretched from Lake City to Jacksonville, Gainesville, Orlando, Tallahassee, Atlanta, and beyond. Heat explains how his organization became increasingly disciplined as the money grew. They studied law enforcement tactics, tracked police activity, created strict rules for transporting drugs, and used rural North Florida to operate differently from dealers in Miami and other major cities. At the height of the operation, nearly every cabinet inside the stash house was filled with weed, the refrigerator held the strongest product, and cash was hidden inside the stove. But success in the drug game brought paranoia, betrayal, police surveillance, controlled buys, informants, robberies, and violence. Heat recalls being arrested while already fighting another criminal case, realizing someone close to the operation was cooperating, and believing he was finally headed to prison. He also describes being kidnapped, driven into rural Georgia, and listening as his captors argued over whether they should shoot him. This is the true story of how ambition, money, loyalty, and street politics transformed a North Florida teenager into a marijuana kingpin—and how quickly the life he built began to collapse. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves for more true crime interviews, drug trafficking stories, prison stories, organized crime, street legends, redemption, and life after the criminal lifestyle. Chapters 00:00 From High School Hustler to North Florida Pot Kingpin 09:54 Growing Up With a Law Enforcement Father and Learning Gang Politics 19:52 Selling Weed in High School and Finding His First Drug Plug 31:30 Dropping Out, Chasing Money and Entering the Drug Business 40:01 Buying 10 Pounds and Becoming a Wholesaler 50:01 Tracking Down the Orlando Drug Plug and Cutting Out the Middleman 01:00:08 Building a Multi-City Network 01:10:02 50-Pound Shipments and a Stash House Filled With Weed 01:20:00 The OxyContin Supplier Who Had More Pills Than He Had Money 01:30:03 Studying Police Tactics and Getting Caught With Drugs 01:40:07 Selling Pills While Fighting a Criminal Case 01:50:00 Police Informants, Being Kidnapped in Georgia, Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Heat on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/heatmorgan/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  12. 54

    The Brutal Reality of Prison Gang Politics | Former Federal Officer Breaks It Down

    Former correctional officer Gio Martini returns to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for Part 2 of his story, giving a raw inside look at life inside Victorville Federal Penitentiary. Gio spent 8 years working at USP Victorville, one of the most dangerous high-security federal prisons in the country. In this episode, he breaks down what it was like walking into a prison filled with gang members, killers, knives, drugs, shot callers, racial politics, and inmates serving serious time. Before corrections, Gio served in the Army during the Iraq War era. He talks about how the military shaped the way he handled chaos, danger, and survival — and why that mindset followed him into the federal prison system. Gio explains how correctional officers respond when violence breaks out, how inmates test officers, how prison politics really work, and why the farther west you go in the federal system, the more gang-controlled the yards can become. This conversation also gets into the realities most people never hear about: officer-inmate violence, inmates attacking staff, stabbings, inmates being stomped out, protective custody, sex offenders in prison, female officers getting involved with inmates, cartel members inside federal custody, and how high-profile prisoners like El Chapo or El Mayo would be handled in the system. Gio also opens up about life after the military, substance abuse, getting discharged, finding corrections, working immigration detention, and eventually landing in the Bureau of Prisons. This episode is not about glorifying prison violence. It is about showing the reality of what happens inside a maximum-security federal penitentiary from someone who lived it every day as a correctional officer. In this episode, we cover: Gio Martini’s 8 years at USP Victorville Working inside a maximum-security federal prison Prison gangs, shot callers, and racial politics How correctional officers respond to violence Stabbings, lockdowns, weapons, and inmate attacks Officer-inmate relationships and corruption Protective custody and prison politics Cartel members inside federal prison Why street power does not always transfer behind the wall Life after corrections Chapters 0:00 — Gio Martini Returns: Victorville Federal Prison, Gangs & CO Survival 7:05 — From War Stories to the Infantry: Why Gio Joined the Army 14:42 — Iraq Deployment, Brotherhood & Surviving Combat 22:36 — Rules of Engagement, RKG Grenades & Combat Injuries in Iraq 31:06 — From Substance Abuse to Corrections: Rehab, Discharge & Finding GEO 38:31 — Becoming a Correctional Officer: Fights, Control & Inmate Respect 45:00 — Victorville Violence: Stabbings, Hospital Runs & Prison Chaos 52:18 — Female COs, Inmate Manipulation & Sex Offenders in Federal Prison 1:00:05 — Protective Custody, Bad Paperwork & Prison Housing Politics 1:06:03 — Cartel Inmates, El Chapo, El Mayo & Life After Corrections 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Gio on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/giothelegend89/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  13. 53

    Prison Gang Operations Exposed By Gang Intelligence Specialist

    Former BOP Gang Intel Officer Niko joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to break down how prison gangs, street gangs, and transnational gangs really operate behind the wall. Niko worked as a Correctional Officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and later became a Gang Intelligence Specialist. During his time in the system, he received extensive training on California gang structure, prison politics, gang codes, and the way groups like the Bloods, Crips, MS-13, Mexican Mafia, Sureños, Norteños, and other organizations function inside federal prison. In this episode, Niko explains what most people misunderstand about gang culture, how gang intelligence is gathered inside prison, how officers identify gang members, how prison politics work, and why reputation, paperwork, race, territory, and violence all play a role behind the wall. We also get into narco culture, Santa Muerte, cartel influence, transnational gangs, Mexican Mafia structure, MS-13, California prison politics, and the way gangs evolve when street culture enters the prison system. This is not a Hollywood version of prison gangs. This is a breakdown from someone who worked inside the system, studied gang structure, and saw firsthand how organized prison politics can become. In this episode, we cover: Niko’s background as a BOP Correctional Officer Becoming a Gang Intel Specialist How prison gang intelligence works Bloods, Crips, MS-13, Sureños, Norteños & Mexican Mafia California gang structure and prison politics Narco culture, Santa Muerte, and cartel influence How officers identify gang members in prison Race, paperwork, violence, and reputation behind the wall Transnational gangs inside the federal prison system What the public gets wrong about prison gangs Chapters 0:00 — Niko Intro: Former BOP Gang Intel Officer Breaks Down Prison Gangs 7:35 — Growing Up Around Gang Culture in California 15:07 — High Desert Politics, Probation & Avoiding the System 22:04 — Becoming a Father & Starting as a Correctional Officer 29:18 — Inside GEO Prison: Immigration Holds, Detainees & Gang Identification 36:15 — BOP Gang Intelligence: MS-13, Transnational Gangs & Federal Prison Politics 43:11 — Working Gang Intel at Victorville & How Prison Investigations Really Work 50:43 — Secret Gang Codes, Bloods, Crips, Mexican Mafia & Santa Muerte Altars 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Niko on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pinta_vibes/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  14. 52

    She Spent 15 years In Florida’s Notorious Women’s Prison | Here’s What She Experienced

    In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, Angela shares her powerful story of crime, prison, survival, and redemption after being sentenced to 15 years in Florida State Prison. Angela was born in Brooklyn, New York, later moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and eventually found herself caught up in a robbery case that changed the rest of her life. What started as a plan to rob someone quickly turned into a serious violent crime case, leading Angela to spend years fighting her case in county jail before being sentenced to prison. Angela opens up about sitting in county jail for over three years, being told she could spend the rest of her life in prison, watching her family fall apart, losing her father while incarcerated, and eventually being sent to Lowell Correctional Institution, which she describes as the worst women’s prison in Florida. In this episode, Angela breaks down what life is really like inside a women’s prison, the politics, the violence, the emotional toll, the mental survival, confinement, prison rules, bad officers, other inmates, and the reality of serving over a decade behind bars. After serving 12 years, 9 months, and 13 days, Angela came home in 2022 and had to rebuild her life, reconnect with her children, adjust to society, and figure out who she was after prison.This is a raw conversation about bad decisions, consequences, motherhood, prison survival, personal accountability, and finding redemption after losing everything. In this episode, we discuss: Angela’s childhood in Brooklyn and Jacksonville How she got involved in a robbery case Being arrested and charged in a serious violent crime case Spending over 3 years in county jail fighting her case Being sentenced to 15 years in Florida State Prison Life inside Lowell Correctional Institution Why Lowell is known as one of Florida’s worst women’s prisons The reality of women’s prison politics Losing her father while incarcerated Serving over 12 years behind bars Coming home after prison Rebuilding her relationship with her children Life after incarceration Redemption, growth, and second chances If you’re interested in true crime stories, women’s prison stories, Florida prison, ex-con interviews, prison survival stories, criminal justice, redemption stories, and life after prison, this episode is for you. 🎙️ Honor Among Thieves Podcast brings you real stories from people who lived inside the criminal underworld, survived prison, and came out with a story to tell. Chapters 0:00 Intro: Robbery Case, 15-Year Sentence & Florida Prison Story 2:05 Growing Up in Brooklyn, Moving to Jacksonville & Early Trouble 10:55 Teen Motherhood, Fast Money & Being Around Robberies 19:35 The Robbery Plan, Family Trauma & One Bad Decision 24:50 The Gas Station Robbery, Shooting & Arrest 33:20 Interrogation, Murder Charges & Realizing She Wasn’t Going Home 38:05 Duval County Jail, Fighting the Case for 3.5 Years & Losing Her Father 51:30 Sentenced to 15 Years in Florida State Prison 56:10 Inside Lowell: Florida’s Worst Women’s Prison 64:10 Prison Relationships, Violence, “Prison Families” & Surviving 12 Years 72:05 Coming Home, Rebuilding With Her Kids & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Angela on Tiktok https://www.instagram.com/angela_nicolazzi/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. 51

    Five Shots Cost This Cleveland Teenager 18 Years of His Life

    Favio joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to tell the story of how one decision at 16 years old changed the rest of his life. Born and raised in Cleveland, Favio opens up about growing up around street violence, getting pulled into the life at a young age, and the night that led to a murder case that would send him to prison for 18 years. In this episode, Favio talks about what it was like being charged with murder as a teenager, facing the consequences of his actions, entering prison at a young age, surviving the system, and eventually coming home after nearly two decades behind bars. This conversation is not about glorifying violence. It is about consequences, accountability, prison, redemption, and the reality of what happens when a young person makes a life-changing decision before they fully understand the cost. Favio’s story is raw, emotional, and honest — from the streets of Cleveland to prison, and from prison to rebuilding his life after release. In this episode, we cover: Growing up in Cleveland Street violence and childhood environment Committing murder at 16 years old Being sentenced to 18 years in prison Going to prison as a teenager Surviving prison politics The emotional cost of taking a life Accountability, regret, and consequences Coming home after 18 years Redemption and life after prison Chapters 0:00 — Intro 5:07 — How Sixth Grade Changed Everything: Poverty, Fitting In & Street Influence 9:31 — From Tennis Shoe Hustler to the Drug Game in Cleveland 20:03 — First Police Encounter: His Mother Finds the Drugs & Calls the Court 29:51 — Making $10K a Month at 16 & Getting Robbed in the Streets 38:23 — The Cleveland Murder Case: Corner Store Confrontation & Shooting at 16 55:07 — Arrested in Texas, Sentenced to 18 Years & Life After the Case 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Favio on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@timeafterlockup 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  16. 50

    Watching My Mom Die, Prison At 16, & Facing 50 Years

    OG Brick joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast for one of the most intense Miami street stories we’ve ever had on the show. Born and raised in Miami, OG Brick opens up about growing up between Overtown and Liberty City, being surrounded by street violence at a young age, and the traumatic moment that changed his life forever — watching his mother get murdered in front of him. From there, he says something inside him changed. By 16, OG Brick was already in prison. He talks about juvenile detention, county jail, prison politics, fighting to survive, facing 50 years, and how the system didn’t make him better — it made him worse. In this episode, OG Brick also breaks down one of the wildest courtroom stories ever told on Honor Among Thieves: the day he says he fought a correctional officer in court and still beat the case. This conversation is raw, emotional, violent, and honest. It is not about glorifying the streets. It is about trauma, consequences, survival, accountability, and what happens when a young man grows up surrounded by loss, rage, and the criminal justice system. In this episode, we cover: Growing up in Miami, Overtown, and Liberty City Watching his mother get murdered How trauma turned into anger and violence Going to prison at 16 years old Juvenile detention, county jail, and prison survival Facing 50 years in prison Fighting a correctional officer in court Miami street violence and prison politics Coming home worse after prison Redemption, reflection, and life after the streets Chapters 0:00 — Intro 1:25 — Overtown, Liberty City & The Real Miami 10:45 — Growing Up in Overtown: Poverty, Pride & Childhood Trauma 17:30 — Watching His Mother's Murder & The Moment That Changed Him Forever 20:06 — Prison at 16: Juvenile Jail, the 10th Floor & Miami Jail Violence 25:29 — Facing 50 Years: Attempted Murder Case & Prison Made Him Worse 40:41 — Back in Jail After 90 Days: Gun Cases, Trial & Street Consequences 51:14 — 15 Years Served, Life After Prison & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Brick on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brickxbrick_ent/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  17. 49

    Baltimore's Deadliest Game: How the Gambinos Flooded the City with Ecstasy

    Brian Suder sits down with Honor Among Thieves Podcast to tell his story of growing up in Baltimore, getting pulled into the city’s underground scene, and eventually becoming connected to Gambino Family associates, the ecstasy game, and the Irish mob. In this episode, Brian breaks down how a meeting with Gambino-connected figures led to him being handed 2,000 ecstasy pills, how the pills moved faster than he expected, and how he quickly went from selling a few thousand pills to attracting serious attention in Baltimore’s criminal underworld. Brian also explains the violent reality of Baltimore in the 1990s, the city’s connection to organized crime, the influence of the Italian mob, Irish mob, and street crews, and how the ecstasy market created money, paranoia, and enemies almost overnight. This conversation goes deep into Baltimore crime, the Gambino Family, ecstasy trafficking, mob politics, street violence, near-death situations, and the mindset of someone who lived inside that world but somehow avoided the prison sentence that usually comes with it. This is not about glorifying crime. It is about hearing the reality of what happens when money, ego, violence, and organized crime collide. 🎙️ Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for more real stories from the criminal underworld, federal prison, organized crime, redemption, and life after the streets. Topics covered in this episode: Brian Suder’s early life in Baltimore Growing up around violence and street culture Baltimore crime before The Wire Gambino Family connections How Brian was introduced to ecstasy Being handed 2,000 ecstasy pills Selling thousands of pills per week Irish mob pressure and a hit being put out on him Baltimore’s Italian and Irish mob connections Organized crime, street crews, and survival Life after the criminal world Chapters 0:00 Gambino Family, Ecstasy Pills & Brian Suder’s Baltimore Story 9:15 Growing Up Around Baltimore Violence & Almost Getting Killed 18:31 Fake IDs, Steroids & Meeting Mob-Connected Guys 27:46 Italian Mob Lessons, Bookmaking & Baltimore Organized Crime 37:02 Moving 30,000 Ecstasy Pills A Week 46:17 Control Buys, Police Intel & How Brian Avoided Getting Caught 55:33 Building a Russian Mafia Crew in Baltimore 1:04:48 Federal Heat, Moving to New York & the Irish Mob Hit 1:14:04 Walking Away, Life After the Ecstasy Game & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Brian on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/briandavidsuder/ 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Israel's Prison Gangs: Who Really Rules Behind Bars?

    Mike Mazursky returns to Honor Among Thieves Podcast to reveal what prison is really like inside Israel’s prison system after serving just over 4 years for a string of heists in Israel. In this episode, Mike breaks down the hidden power structure behind Israeli prisons — where Israelis, Arabs, and Russians each operate under different rules, politics, loyalties, and prison codes. As a Russian inmate in Israel, Mike found himself pulled into a world shaped by Russian prison culture, the thieves’ code, prison politics, gang hierarchy, respect, violence, and survival. Mike explains how the Russian prisoners organized themselves, how prison tattoos represented status, why “thief in law” culture still matters, how different groups handled conflict, and what it was like navigating Israeli prison yards where Russians, Arabs, and Israelis all had their own alliances and rules. This conversation also covers the difference between American prisons and Israeli prisons, how paperwork and charges were viewed, how inmates handled sex offenders and cooperators, the role of guards, prison food, drugs, fights, discipline, religion, and the daily reality of doing time in a foreign country. This is not a Hollywood version of prison. This is a firsthand account of what Mike lived through while incarcerated in Israel — the gangs, the rules, the politics, the fear, the survival, and the lessons he carried with him after getting out. In this episode, we cover: Mike Mazursky’s return to Honor Among Thieves Podcast Serving over 4 years in prison in Israel The three major groups inside Israeli prisons: Russians, Arabs, and Israelis How Russian inmates operated behind bars Russian prison culture, tattoos, and the thieves’ code What “thief in law” means inside prison culture How prison gangs controlled different parts of the system The difference between Israeli prisons and American prisons Prison politics, respect, violence, and survival How inmates handled paperwork, charges, and reputation Guards, discipline, prison food, drugs, and daily life The mental pressure of doing time in a foreign country Mike’s prison stories and what he learned after losing his freedom This episode gives a rare look inside Israel’s prison gangs, the Russian criminal underworld, and the inmate politics most people never get to hear about. Chapters 0:00 Israel’s Prison Gangs: Mike Mazursky Returns 8:07 Russian Shot Callers & Inmate Power in Israeli Prison 18:13 Russian Prison Code, Tattoos & the Thief-in-Law System 29:57 Prison Punishments, Sentencing & Transfer to Be’er Sheva 40:55 Parole Programs, Violence Treatment & Israeli Prison Rules 51:20 Israeli Prison Guards, Arab Inmates & Ramadan Behind Bars 1:00:39 Guard Violence, Solitary & Prison Investigations in Israel 1:09:59 Israeli Crime Families, Russians & Arab Prison Politics 1:20:01 The Wildest Cell Block, Prison Violence & Foreign Inmates 1:29:56 Conjugal Visits, Final Prison Lessons & Life After Release 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest Get Your Merch👇👇👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/products/the-world-is-mine-unisex-t-shirt Become an Honor Among Thieves Patreon Member Join The Underworld👇👇👇 https://www.patreon.com/cw/honoramongthieves?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 🔗 Links 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Mike on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theyoungmanandthegun/ Get Your Copy of "Once Upon A Time In Tel Aviv" https://a.co/d/05xghKUP 💎 Sponsors Nord VPN https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    I Made Millions in the Black Market Steroid Trade | Full Operation Exposed

    Ryan Root joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to tell the story of how he went from studying biochemistry and testosterone to running one of the largest underground steroid operations in the world. In this true crime podcast episode, Ryan breaks down how the black market steroid world worked in the early 2000s, how underground labs exploded online, and how his operation grew into a massive illegal steroid empire that generated millions of dollars before the federal government came after him. Ryan explains how he became known as one of the top steroid sources in the world, how the business scaled through bodybuilding forums, underground labs, suppliers, shipping networks, and money collectors, and how the operation eventually made around $10 million a year before it all came crashing down. This episode also covers Operation Cyber Juice, the DEA investigation, the mistakes that exposed the operation, the federal case that followed, and how Ryan was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. But this conversation is bigger than steroids. Ryan talks about low testosterone, bodybuilding culture, the difference between medical use and black market abuse, the criminal justice system, prison, losing everything, rebuilding his life, and what redemption looks like after becoming known as the “Walter White of Steroids.” In this episode, we cover: Ryan Root’s early interest in testosterone, hormones, and biochemistry How the steroid black market worked in the early 2000s Underground labs and the rise of online steroid forums How Ryan built a massive anabolic steroid operation Becoming one of the top steroid sources in the world The $10 million-a-year steroid empire Bodybuilding, performance enhancement, and steroid culture Money collectors, suppliers, shipping networks, and federal exposure Operation Cyber Juice and the DEA investigation The mistake that led law enforcement to the organization Ryan Root’s federal indictment and 78-month prison sentence What federal prison taught him Losing money, property, freedom, and identity Life after prison and Ryan’s story of redemption This is one of the most unique federal crime stories ever featured on Honor Among Thieves Podcast. Ryan Root gives a raw look inside the underground steroid world, the business behind anabolic steroid trafficking, the risks of illegal performance-enhancing drugs, and the consequences that come when a black market empire gets too big to hide. Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:03 Low Testosterone, Getting Picked On & Finding the Gym 13:46 Biochemistry, Hormone Research & First Steroid Connect 25:18 Breaking Into the World’s Largest Steroid Forum 35:00 Becoming the #3 Steroid Source In The World 45:03 Going All In, Building the Underground Labs 55:17 Money Collectors, China Suppliers & a National Operation 1:05:50 $10M a Year, Five Houses & How "Operation Cyber Juice" Started 1:18:14 Federal Prison, Otisville, Mike “The Situation” & Prison Lessons 1:27:41 Redemption, Go H4M & Life After Prison 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Ryan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ryanrootofficial/ https://goh4m.com/ 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Uncovering the Truth: Epstein's First Victim Speaks Out

    Marina Lacerda joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to tell her story as a documented survivor connected to the Jeffrey Epstein case and identified in court records as Minor Victim #1. In this powerful true crime podcast episode, Marina opens up about her childhood in Brazil, moving to New York as a young girl, surviving abuse before ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein, and how the trauma of her early life made her vulnerable to people who knew how to exploit pain, poverty, fear, and desperation. Marina details how she was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein at 14 years old, what she saw inside his Manhattan home, how Epstein used money, power, manipulation, and access to control young girls, and why so many survivors struggled to understand what was happening to them in real time. This episode also covers the FBI investigation, the 2008 Epstein case, why Marina believes she was labeled Minor Victim #1, the New York victims, the Florida victims, the legal pressure survivors faced, and how Epstein’s power protected him for years while the people around him were left to carry the trauma. This conversation is not about conspiracy theories or internet rumors. It is about the survivor’s perspective. It is about what happens when powerful people exploit vulnerable young girls, how institutions fail victims, and what it takes to survive, heal, and speak publicly after years of silence. In this episode, we cover: Marina Lacerda’s childhood in Brazil and move to New York Surviving abuse before the Jeffrey Epstein case How Marina was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein at 14 years old Inside Epstein’s Manhattan home How Epstein used money, power, and manipulation Why young girls were targeted and groomed The New York victims connected to Jeffrey Epstein The FBI investigation into Epstein Marina being identified as Minor Victim #1 The 2008 Epstein case and the sweetheart deal How survivors were pressured, questioned, and silenced Trauma, memory, addiction, healing, and survival Why Marina chose to speak publicly about her story The larger failure of power, politics, and the justice system This is one of the most important and emotional episodes of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, exposing the human reality behind the Jeffrey Epstein case through the voice of someone who lived it. Chapters 0:00 Intro 5:29 Marina’s Childhood in Brazil & Moving to New York 12:08 Early Abuse, Family Betrayal & Feeling Unprotected 20:08 Going to Police, Family Fallout & Working Young 27:24 How Marina Was Introduced to Jeffrey Epstein 37:14 Why She Went Back & How Epstein Manipulated Victims 52:46 Epstein’s Network, Immigrant Girls & New York Victims 59:10 The 2008 FBI Knock, Minor Victim #1 & the Sweetheart Deal 1:12:02 Life After Epstein, Strip Clubs & Trying to Move Forward 1:21:03 The FBI Returns in 2018 & the New York Investigation 1:34:49 Epstein’s Death, Addiction, Recovery & Survivor Trauma 1:42:41 Looking Back: Boundaries, Healing & Who Failed Her 1:54:18 Marina’s Next Chapter: Book, Podcast, Brazil & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Marina on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marinalacerdaforsurvivors/ 💎 Sponsor NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    He Grew Up in the Medellín Cartel | The Truth About His Childhood

    Alex Montanez joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to tell the real story behind one of the most powerful cartel bloodlines connected to the Medellín Cartel, Griselda Blanco, the Ochoa family, and the 1980s Colombia-to-Miami cocaine pipeline. Alex is the nephew of Rafa Salazar, a key figure in the Miami cocaine era and a close business associate connected to Griselda Blanco’s inner circle. He is also the godson of Jorge Ochoa Sr., one of the founding figures tied to the rise of the Medellín Cartel. In this episode, Alex breaks down the family history, the real Miami cocaine story, the connection to Griselda Blanco, and what Hollywood and Netflix often leave out. This conversation goes beyond the Netflix version of the Griselda story. Alex talks about the real people behind the cocaine empire, how Miami became a major hub for Colombian trafficking, how money was moved through businesses and shipments, and how the Medellín Cartel changed organized crime forever. From Rafa Salazar and the Ochoa family to Griselda Blanco, Pablo Escobar, Narcos, Miami in the 1980s, cartel violence, prison, loyalty, family legacy, and the consequences of the criminal underworld, this episode gives a rare inside look at one of the most infamous eras in true crime history. In this episode, we cover: Alex Montanez’s connection to the Medellín Cartel bloodline His uncle Rafa Salazar and the Miami cocaine pipeline The Ochoa family’s role in cartel history Griselda Blanco’s inner circle and the real Miami cocaine era The Colombia-to-Miami drug trafficking route How cartel money allegedly moved through businesses and shipments The real stories behind Narcos and the Griselda Netflix series Pablo Escobar, Medellín, Miami, and the rise of Colombian organized crime Family legacy, cartel history, and growing up connected to infamous names The difference between Hollywood cartel stories and real life Prison, loyalty, betrayal, consequences, and life after the cartel era This is one of the most important cartel history episodes of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, revealing the real story behind the people, families, and criminal networks that helped shape Miami during the cocaine boom of the 1980s. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:41 Mattresses, The Bloodline & The Medellín Cartel 12:42 His Parents Meet & His Father Enters the Family Business 24:06 The Mattress Scheme That Moved Money Back to Colombia 34:09 Griselda Blanco’s Hitman, Rafa & Pablo Escobar’s Jealousy 47:10 Why the Cartel Chose Miami Over California 56:28 Barry Seal, Carlos Lehder & Cartel Secrets 66:05 $20 Million Cash, Panama Money & Life on the Run 73:13 Growing Up Around Bricks, Cash & the Family Business 84:19 New York, Chicago, & Street Reputation 93:17 Life After the Streets & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Alex on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ontherunveganwynwood/ 💎 Sponsors NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    A Colombian Family's Rise & Fall | RICO Case, Money Laundering & 32 Years Prison

    Christian Carmona joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to tell the story of growing up as the son of a Colombian drug trafficker whose family was taken down in a major federal RICO case connected to a criminal narcotics enterprise. In this true crime podcast episode, Christian opens up about his father’s federal case out of Portland, Oregon, the FBI raid that changed his family forever, the money found buried in the house, and the moment his father accepted responsibility and took a 20-year prison sentence without cooperating. This episode goes deeper than a drug trafficking story. Christian explains what it was like to be a kid when the federal government came after his family, how his mother was accused of laundering money and sentenced to 12 years, and how the consequences of the criminal underworld shaped his life long after the case was over. From Colombia and Medellín to South Florida, Atlanta, Portland, federal prison, deportation, family loyalty, and survival, this is a raw look at the cost of organized crime from the perspective of the child left behind. In this episode, we cover: Christian Carmona’s childhood after coming to America from Colombia His father’s rise from Medellín to the U.S. drug world The federal RICO case that brought down his family The FBI raid in Portland, Oregon The money found buried inside the house Why his father took 20 years and never cooperated His mother’s money laundering case and 12-year sentence Growing up with both parents in federal prison Colombian drug trafficking, South Florida, Atlanta, and Oregon The impact of the war on drugs on immigrant families Loyalty, silence, family codes, and the price of the criminal underworld Life after the case and how Christian carried the story into adulthood This is one of the most personal episodes of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, exposing the reality behind federal drug cases, organized crime, family loyalty, criminal justice, and the long-term damage caused when an entire family is pulled into the federal system. 0:00 Intro 3:13 His Father’s 20-Year Sentence & Old School Silence 8:43 Medellín’s Criminal Underworld 12:14 How Narco Money Changed Everything 18:05 Moving to America & His Father's Double Life 24:58 His Father’s National Drug Case 30:00 FBI Raid, Buried Cash, RICO & the Family Collapse 39:00 His Father Takes 20 Years and His Mother Gets 12 50:40 Losing His Brother to the Federal System 1:00:00 Miami Nightlife, Bank Work & Criminal Connections 1:09:40 The DEA Setup, Informant & Christian's Arrest 1:21:45 Locked Up With His Brother & Fighting the Case 1:30:15 The Hole, Finding God, Life After the Case & Redemption 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Christian on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zealnovel/ 💎 Sponsors NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    She Went Inside El Mencho's World | This Is What She Found

    In this episode of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, we sit down with Katarina Szulc, one of the leading independent reporters covering Mexican cartels, cartel violence, CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel, El Mencho, El Chapo’s family, fentanyl trafficking, and the criminal underworld along the U.S.–Mexico border. Katarina breaks down her reporting on El Mencho, the powerful CJNG cartel leader, and explains what she saw after traveling directly into cartel territory. From the reported final hideout of El Mencho to the power struggles inside Mexico’s cartel world, this conversation gives a raw and detailed look at stories most mainstream media never fully explains. This episode also covers the rise of CJNG, the influence of the Valencia family / Los Cuinis, the ongoing conflict between CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel, the role of El Chapo’s sons / Los Chapitos, the fentanyl pipeline, cartel links to China, cartel operations in Canada and Mexico, and how U.S. law enforcement is changing its approach to cartel cases. If you follow true crime, cartel news, drug trafficking, organized crime, criminal justice, border security, fentanyl trafficking, Mexican cartels, CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel, El Mencho, El Chapo, or real crime stories, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. In this episode, we discuss: Katarina Szulc’s reporting inside cartel territory The truth behind El Mencho and CJNG The power structure of the Sinaloa Cartel El Chapo’s family and Los Chapitos The cartel war between CJNG and Sinaloa How fentanyl trafficking changed organized crime China’s role in the fentanyl supply chain U.S. cartel investigations and terrorism charges Border security, cartel routes, and criminal networks Why Mexican cartel stories are more complex than the headlines This is a raw, unfiltered conversation about the reality of Mexico’s cartel world, the people who report on it, and the criminal organizations shaping modern drug trafficking across North America. Chapters 0:00 Intro: El Mencho, Cartel Reporting & Mexico’s Criminal Underworld 3:13 How Katarina Became a Cartel Reporter 8:15 CJNG, El Mencho & the Rise of Mexico’s Most Powerful Cartel 18:00 El Chapo, Los Chapitos & the Future of the Sinaloa Cartel 24:10 China, Fentanyl & the New Drug Trafficking Pipeline 34:00 CJNG, Sinaloa & the Changing Cartel Alliances 42:30 Katarina Travels to Mexico After the El Mencho Story Breaks 48:15 Inside Tapalpa: El Mencho’s Final Hideout 52:00 Entering El Mencho’s Residence and the Open Crime Scene 58:30 Bullet Casings, Missing Evidence & Questions About the Official Story 1:08:00 El Mencho’s Background, Family & Cartel Legacy 1:14:10 Border Corruption, Smuggling Routes & Human Trafficking 1:33:45 Close Calls Reporting in Cartel Territory 1:48:20 Journalism, Legacy & Giving Victims a Voice 📌 Have an unbelievable story? Apply to be a guest: 👉 https://www.honoramongthievespodcast.com/guest 👕Honor Among Thieves Merch👇 https://shop.honoramongthievespodcast.com/ 🔗 Links👇👇👇 📸 Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ 📸 Katarina on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katarinaszulc/ 💎 Sponsors NordVPN Use Promo Code MONTANA https://bit.ly/honorvpn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Honor Among Thieves is a raw and unfiltered true crime podcast that dives deep into the worlds of crime, prison life, and redemption. Hosted by **Nelson Rodriguez Jr.—an ex-con and reformed fraudster—**the show pulls back the curtain on stories most people never hear.Each week, Nelson sits down with drug kingpins, ex-cons, mobsters, scammers, crime victims, prison guards, federal agents, and gangsters to share the untold truth of the criminal underworld. From daring scams and shocking betrayals to the harsh realities of federal and state prison, every episode uncovers the grit, chaos, and human side of life on both sides of the law.Some episodes focus on prison survival and insider stories, others on criminal empires and hustles, and many on both worlds colliding—but all are united by one theme: the thin line between loyalty, betrayal, and redemption.👉 Subscribe now to hear authentic, first-hand stories of crime and prison,

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