Todd Spodek

Law enforcement has limited resources at the end of the day, right? Especially in New York City, especially on the federal level. They want big suppliers, distributors. They're not looking for someone who's a small user. But how do you get to those people? You shake them down. You get to the small users.

So a lot of times what happens is if you're a middle, sort of low-level, mid-level drug dealer and you get jammed up- You're going to explore your options, and one option is going to be cooperating against someone higher, and that's the game. Unfortunately, that's the reality.

So a lot of times what happens is if you're a middle, sort of low-level, mid-level drug dealer and you get jammed up- You're going to explore your options, and one option is going to be cooperating against someone higher, and that's the game. Unfortunately, that's the reality.

So a lot of times what happens is if you're a middle, sort of low-level, mid-level drug dealer and you get jammed up- You're going to explore your options, and one option is going to be cooperating against someone higher, and that's the game. Unfortunately, that's the reality.

Yeah, but no, absolutely not. And the truth is, and this goes back to the lawyer and sort of the skill set, but there's all these alternative programs in New York. for low-level possession cases, even cases where you have possession with intent to sell, where you could get judicial diversion and the case gets dismissed by doing some treatment.

Yeah, but no, absolutely not. And the truth is, and this goes back to the lawyer and sort of the skill set, but there's all these alternative programs in New York. for low-level possession cases, even cases where you have possession with intent to sell, where you could get judicial diversion and the case gets dismissed by doing some treatment.

Yeah, but no, absolutely not. And the truth is, and this goes back to the lawyer and sort of the skill set, but there's all these alternative programs in New York. for low-level possession cases, even cases where you have possession with intent to sell, where you could get judicial diversion and the case gets dismissed by doing some treatment.

So if you're savvy as a criminal defense lawyer, there is an angle of that, which is take the facts of your case and make them fit into something else. Gotcha. So we'll represent drug dealers who have significant amounts of weight and they have a drug issue and they need treatment. So you can get them to do a six-month program, whatever it is.

So if you're savvy as a criminal defense lawyer, there is an angle of that, which is take the facts of your case and make them fit into something else. Gotcha. So we'll represent drug dealers who have significant amounts of weight and they have a drug issue and they need treatment. So you can get them to do a six-month program, whatever it is.

So if you're savvy as a criminal defense lawyer, there is an angle of that, which is take the facts of your case and make them fit into something else. Gotcha. So we'll represent drug dealers who have significant amounts of weight and they have a drug issue and they need treatment. So you can get them to do a six-month program, whatever it is.

And look, that's the reality of a lot of drug dealers of that level, right? You buy enough so you have some.

And look, that's the reality of a lot of drug dealers of that level, right? You buy enough so you have some.

And look, that's the reality of a lot of drug dealers of that level, right? You buy enough so you have some.

We used to call it a head stash.

We used to call it a head stash.

We used to call it a head stash.

I'll tell you something that is a problem is idiots buying drugs online. We have clients who will go on the dark web and get coke and meth and get it delivered.

I'll tell you something that is a problem is idiots buying drugs online. We have clients who will go on the dark web and get coke and meth and get it delivered.

I'll tell you something that is a problem is idiots buying drugs online. We have clients who will go on the dark web and get coke and meth and get it delivered.

It'll be like an eight ball. It'll be enough. But what the fuck? You're literally buying it with crypto that is traceable one way or the other to a wallet, to something, to your IP, to something. And then it's going to ship to your fucking house or your apartment. Jeez. Jesus. Like, that is insane. That's insane to me. Like, that's truly insane, you know?