Bobby Richard

You know, you're that mid-level informant and you say that this guy's dealing, this guy's dealing, this guy's dealing. And it's just a matter of time until you start rounding them up. The mid-level dealer doesn't care because he'll get new distributors as the process goes on. He's only giving you the guys that he wants to fuck, for lack of a better terminology.

You know, you're that mid-level informant and you say that this guy's dealing, this guy's dealing, this guy's dealing. And it's just a matter of time until you start rounding them up. The mid-level dealer doesn't care because he'll get new distributors as the process goes on. He's only giving you the guys that he wants to fuck, for lack of a better terminology.

But he'll give you those guys because it sustains his ability to be able to go out there and deal at the level he's doing. We used to call it a license to deal. A license to deal. You know, because you think that you have the blessing to do it. Think about it. You get the best of both worlds.

But he'll give you those guys because it sustains his ability to be able to go out there and deal at the level he's doing. We used to call it a license to deal. A license to deal. You know, because you think that you have the blessing to do it. Think about it. You get the best of both worlds.

You're a drug dealer who has the advocacy of one of the top police detectives in the jurisdiction that you live in.

You're a drug dealer who has the advocacy of one of the top police detectives in the jurisdiction that you live in.

It's always in the back of your mind, like, I know this is going on, right? And I'm part of the problem too. By allowing it to happen and all that stuff, I'm culpable. I participated and I knew that, you know, that stuff that was going on is illegal. Things just had gotten to the point of no control, really. We could see that the, you know, the corruption level was just off the hook.

It's always in the back of your mind, like, I know this is going on, right? And I'm part of the problem too. By allowing it to happen and all that stuff, I'm culpable. I participated and I knew that, you know, that stuff that was going on is illegal. Things just had gotten to the point of no control, really. We could see that the, you know, the corruption level was just off the hook.

We're no longer openly friendly with each other. We didn't do stuff to piss him off. We were like ships in the night.

We're no longer openly friendly with each other. We didn't do stuff to piss him off. We were like ships in the night.

That's the point where our relationship got most frictious. Our relationship pivoted at that point. I felt that he went out of his way to investigate me from an internal affairs level.

That's the point where our relationship got most frictious. Our relationship pivoted at that point. I felt that he went out of his way to investigate me from an internal affairs level.

It's one strike rule. If you catch me with a cigarette or a cigar, it's immediately fireable.

It's one strike rule. If you catch me with a cigarette or a cigar, it's immediately fireable.

I think I'm one of three people in the state of Massachusetts who lost their job for smoking. And I think it was that he wanted me completely out of the picture because of the stuff that I know. I can't think of any other reason, to be honest with you.

I think I'm one of three people in the state of Massachusetts who lost their job for smoking. And I think it was that he wanted me completely out of the picture because of the stuff that I know. I can't think of any other reason, to be honest with you.

I mean, I met him in the Dunkin' Donuts in Freetown, for Christ's sakes. And he was true to form. He came in, unlocked vehicle, and he was wearing a fucking trench coat. And I'm like, Jesus, I know who you are. This guy stuck out like a sore thumb.

I mean, I met him in the Dunkin' Donuts in Freetown, for Christ's sakes. And he was true to form. He came in, unlocked vehicle, and he was wearing a fucking trench coat. And I'm like, Jesus, I know who you are. This guy stuck out like a sore thumb.

Questions had come up about some of the processes, informants, people that he was working with. And then we went back to, you know, the foundation, the pain and history of corruption, right? Where it just, it was a continuous process with him. It had been going on, you know, for a decade, 10, 12, 14 years and all that stuff.

Questions had come up about some of the processes, informants, people that he was working with. And then we went back to, you know, the foundation, the pain and history of corruption, right? Where it just, it was a continuous process with him. It had been going on, you know, for a decade, 10, 12, 14 years and all that stuff.