43: Rod Ponton

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43: Rod Ponton

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Apr 6, 2021

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Before his 15 minutes of fame - he's the lawyer who was stuck on a cat face filter during a Zoom legal proceeding - Rod Ponton was a district attorney in Brewster County, Texas. In a less cute and cuddly story, we learn about his year-long efforts to bring down the law and the DEA on a former lover.

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Apr 6, 2021

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