Steven

Fuck you. You eventually get released on bail after that first arrest, which I think comes to a lot of people surprised because I think some people thought that you were going to be in prison for the rest of your life. But your family put up some assets to get you out on bail. That was a $350,000 bail. Right. It doesn't straighten you up.

Okay, so when you go out on bail, your family are basically guaranteeing... The money. The money. Right. So if you don't return from bail... They've got to sell their homes to pay my bail. They've got to get $350,000. Yes. So what you want to do is you want to get $350,000, give it to your family... Correct. ...so that you can escape the US. Correct. Okay.

Okay, so when you go out on bail, your family are basically guaranteeing... The money. The money. Right. So if you don't return from bail... They've got to sell their homes to pay my bail. They've got to get $350,000. Yes. So what you want to do is you want to get $350,000, give it to your family... Correct. ...so that you can escape the US. Correct. Okay.

And how do you plan to get that $350,000? There's a scenario comes my way...

And how do you plan to get that $350,000? There's a scenario comes my way...

Yeah, seven years. You'd been friends a long time.

Yeah, seven years. You'd been friends a long time.

And Kenny intentionally... wears a wire and pulls you into a conspiracy working with the police.

And Kenny intentionally... wears a wire and pulls you into a conspiracy working with the police.

Where they're trying to get you to potentially kidnap this woman, steal her stuff.

Where they're trying to get you to potentially kidnap this woman, steal her stuff.

Swallowed it like a pig. So you've left jail. You're out on bail. Kenny starts putting in your head this idea of potentially kidnapping or stealing from this woman. You don't know he's working for the police. And on the day of this attempted kidnap slash robbery... Correct. You're arrested. Correct. Again. Again. Again. And how does it feel the second time you're arrested? Relief again?

Swallowed it like a pig. So you've left jail. You're out on bail. Kenny starts putting in your head this idea of potentially kidnapping or stealing from this woman. You don't know he's working for the police. And on the day of this attempted kidnap slash robbery... Correct. You're arrested. Correct. Again. Again. Again. And how does it feel the second time you're arrested? Relief again?

Why did you take the bait there? Why didn't you just, because you talked to me, you said you had relief when you were arrested that first time.

Why did you take the bait there? Why didn't you just, because you talked to me, you said you had relief when you were arrested that first time.

Because I got arrested. Eventually you're convicted of racketeering, which is basically an organized crime scheme and conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Right. You serve 12 years and five months in prison. Yeah. That day you went to prison, if I had asked you how long do you think you're going to be here, what would you have said?

Because I got arrested. Eventually you're convicted of racketeering, which is basically an organized crime scheme and conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Right. You serve 12 years and five months in prison. Yeah. That day you went to prison, if I had asked you how long do you think you're going to be here, what would you have said?

People often think if you're like a cop and you get sent to prison that you're going to have a really hard time. You are. Did you have a hard time?

People often think if you're like a cop and you get sent to prison that you're going to have a really hard time. You are. Did you have a hard time?

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