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And I'm laying there on my couch and just waiting, wondering what's going on. What did I get in trouble for? What did they find out, right? This is a pretty big deal. And he calls me back laughing. I said, it's not funny, but I'm happy you're happy. Tell me what's going on. He said, you'll never guess what happened. He said, you remember that escape felon that you were with in Tijuana?
And I'm laying there on my couch and just waiting, wondering what's going on. What did I get in trouble for? What did they find out, right? This is a pretty big deal. And he calls me back laughing. I said, it's not funny, but I'm happy you're happy. Tell me what's going on. He said, you'll never guess what happened. He said, you remember that escape felon that you were with in Tijuana?
He said, well, the FBI caught up with him and took him down. Even though your op went bad and you couldn't finish that operation there, he said they took him down and then they ended up getting a Google subpoena to get into his phone and into his Gmail. And in his Gmail, he was emailing back and forth, coordinating this party with this guy by the name of Paul Stone.
He said, well, the FBI caught up with him and took him down. Even though your op went bad and you couldn't finish that operation there, he said they took him down and then they ended up getting a Google subpoena to get into his phone and into his Gmail. And in his Gmail, he was emailing back and forth, coordinating this party with this guy by the name of Paul Stone.
He said, well, the FBI caught up with him and took him down. Even though your op went bad and you couldn't finish that operation there, he said they took him down and then they ended up getting a Google subpoena to get into his phone and into his Gmail. And in his Gmail, he was emailing back and forth, coordinating this party with this guy by the name of Paul Stone.
He said, so the FBI actually got a subpoena to go into Paul Stone's email to figure out who Paul Stone was. He said, they had no ability to find you. There was nothing that was tying Paul Stone to you. He said they spent a bunch of time trying to figure out who Paul Stone was so they could get him. So I had done a good enough job to even throw off the FBI, right?
He said, so the FBI actually got a subpoena to go into Paul Stone's email to figure out who Paul Stone was. He said, they had no ability to find you. There was nothing that was tying Paul Stone to you. He said they spent a bunch of time trying to figure out who Paul Stone was so they could get him. So I had done a good enough job to even throw off the FBI, right?
He said, so the FBI actually got a subpoena to go into Paul Stone's email to figure out who Paul Stone was. He said, they had no ability to find you. There was nothing that was tying Paul Stone to you. He said they spent a bunch of time trying to figure out who Paul Stone was so they could get him. So I had done a good enough job to even throw off the FBI, right?
And he said, finally, there was one email in there that I made a mistake on. One of the traffickers had sent me some stuff that I forwarded on to a guy who was working with us who was former CIA. He was CIA for about 14 years. And I forwarded on to his email, his personal email. So they saw a forwarded email inside Paul Stone to a former CIA guy.
And he said, finally, there was one email in there that I made a mistake on. One of the traffickers had sent me some stuff that I forwarded on to a guy who was working with us who was former CIA. He was CIA for about 14 years. And I forwarded on to his email, his personal email. So they saw a forwarded email inside Paul Stone to a former CIA guy.
And he said, finally, there was one email in there that I made a mistake on. One of the traffickers had sent me some stuff that I forwarded on to a guy who was working with us who was former CIA. He was CIA for about 14 years. And I forwarded on to his email, his personal email. So they saw a forwarded email inside Paul Stone to a former CIA guy.
So they were able to contact him and he said, oh, this is the guy. Yeah, exactly. And he said, when they contacted him and they had him under a gagger, I told him later, I said, Matt, I said, why the hell didn't you call me and tell me? He said, I couldn't. He said, they have to go through their process. I couldn't call you at all. He said, so I told him, yeah. He says, that's Paul Hutchinson.
So they were able to contact him and he said, oh, this is the guy. Yeah, exactly. And he said, when they contacted him and they had him under a gagger, I told him later, I said, Matt, I said, why the hell didn't you call me and tell me? He said, I couldn't. He said, they have to go through their process. I couldn't call you at all. He said, so I told him, yeah. He says, that's Paul Hutchinson.
So they were able to contact him and he said, oh, this is the guy. Yeah, exactly. And he said, when they contacted him and they had him under a gagger, I told him later, I said, Matt, I said, why the hell didn't you call me and tell me? He said, I couldn't. He said, they have to go through their process. I couldn't call you at all. He said, so I told him, yeah. He says, that's Paul Hutchinson.
He's led 30 plus undercover missions for us at the time. And And he's really good at it. They're like, yeah, okay. So I get this grand subpoena. So I end up calling the special agent in charge in California and tell her, I give her all of the details, my interactions back and forth with the head of the federal police in Mexico, all of my interactions with this felon.
He's led 30 plus undercover missions for us at the time. And And he's really good at it. They're like, yeah, okay. So I get this grand subpoena. So I end up calling the special agent in charge in California and tell her, I give her all of the details, my interactions back and forth with the head of the federal police in Mexico, all of my interactions with this felon.
He's led 30 plus undercover missions for us at the time. And And he's really good at it. They're like, yeah, okay. So I get this grand subpoena. So I end up calling the special agent in charge in California and tell her, I give her all of the details, my interactions back and forth with the head of the federal police in Mexico, all of my interactions with this felon.
And I was actually surprised that they didn't end up bringing me in with another trying to recruit me into the FBI. I don't care. I didn't, you know, I like playing cop and I was perfectly happy where I was. But that told me that I did a good job in making sure- Hiding yourself. Hiding myself in the right way.
And I was actually surprised that they didn't end up bringing me in with another trying to recruit me into the FBI. I don't care. I didn't, you know, I like playing cop and I was perfectly happy where I was. But that told me that I did a good job in making sure- Hiding yourself. Hiding myself in the right way.
And I was actually surprised that they didn't end up bringing me in with another trying to recruit me into the FBI. I don't care. I didn't, you know, I like playing cop and I was perfectly happy where I was. But that told me that I did a good job in making sure- Hiding yourself. Hiding myself in the right way.