Harvey Guillén
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He says, tell us, how exactly did you find the winning piece?
And then he lets the silence stretch.
He watches the sweat start to bead on their upper lips.
He watches them stammer and invent stories about finding the sticker on a soda cup in a store they have never visited.
And he gets it all on tape.
The trap snapped shut on August 22, 2001.
It's a synchronized takedown.
In Georgia, agents kick down the door of Jerry Jacobson's house.
They find the safe, the vests, they find the stolen pieces.
Across the country, winners are arrested.
The psychics, the mobsters, the strip club owners.
Eight people are indicted.
Then 20.
Then 50.
It's the biggest fraud case of the year.
The Attorney General John Ashcroft holds a press conference.
He announces that the FBI has dismantled a $24 million conspiracy.
Breaking the law is not a game.
The media goes wild.
It's the perfect story.