Mike Dowd, a former NYPD officer, explains how shortly after becoming a cop in Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, he started taking dirty money and eventually became a drug dealer himself. He was taken down in one of the most notorious federal cases against police corruption in American history and served time in federal prison. Mike tells us his entire story from young hopeful police officer to reformed criminal.
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0:00 Intro
1:55 History Of NYC Drugs And Politics
4:51 Growing Up In Irish/Italian Neighborhoods in New York
9:08 PrizePricks Sponsor Ad
10:44 Becoming A Cop In Brooklyn
16:11 Having To Harden Up In A Rough Neighborhood
21:25 Pulling His Piece Out On An Undercover Officer
26:01 Explaining How Police Corruption Usually Works
30:25 The East New York Drug Market And Discovering Dirty Cops
38:42 Deciding To Become A Dirty Cop
43:07 Getting Involved In Drugs
51:06 Becoming Protection For Kingpins
56:07 MOOD Sponsor Ad
57:09 TOUR DATES!
57:56 Having A Hit Put Out On Him By His Business Partner
1:09:51 Going Into Business With Dominican Kingpin
1:15:29 Getting Robbed And Trying To Cover It Up
1:25:40 Taking Over As The Kingpin
1:31:14 The Takedown By The Feds
1:35:00 Court Case, Public Hearing, and Political Fallout
1:42:19 Life In Federal Prison
1:44:45 Turning Life Around After Prison
1:53:14 How NYC and NYPD Have Changed