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Episode 025: Terry Hake - Operation Greylord, Judicial Corruption (Part 2)

Episode 025: Terry Hake - Operation Greylord, Judicial Corruption (Part 2)

FromFBI Retired Case File Review


Episode 025: Terry Hake - Operation Greylord, Judicial Corruption (Part 2)

FromFBI Retired Case File Review

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jul 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is the second half of a two-part episode with former FBI agent Terry Hake. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Terry continues his account of working undercover as a crooked defense attorney in the largest public corruption investigation in America. When the investigation—code named Operation Greylord—was initiated, Terry was a young Assistant State's Attorney fed up with corruption in the Cook County, Illinois court system. During the investigation, he was hired by the FBI, first as a project development specialist and then as a special agent. He wore a concealed recording device for three-and-a-half years fully aware that he could have been jeopardizing his reputation and law career in doing so. At the conclusion of the undercover operation, Terry testified in 23 trials over a 10-year period and eighty-three judges, lawyers, court personnel and policeman were convicted for accepting bribes to fix court cases. In this episode Terry also explains why, after being an employee for only seven years, he resigned from the FBI and instead continued his 23-year career in federal law enforcement at several other non-Bureau agencies.
Released:
Jul 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Jerri Williams is a retired FBI agent and author on a mission to show the public who the FBI is and what the FBI does by conducting interviews with retired FBI agents about their most intriguing and high-profiled cases, reviewing how the FBI is portrayed in books, TV, and movies, and recommending crime fiction and dramas. Photos and links to articles about the cases and topics discussed can be found at www.jerriwilliams.com.