Part 2: Drug Trafficker to Informant to Training Cops about Human Intelligence
Episode 239, Mar 18, 08:00 AM
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Forget what Hollywood taught you about informants. The reality is darker, more dangerous, and more psychologically brutal than any movie dares to show — and Ben Freedman lived every second of it.
After dismantling his own drug trafficking network and agreeing to cooperate with federal agents, Ben entered a world few ever talk about from the inside. The deals, the dangers, the mental toll, the paranoia — and the unexpected truth about the people supposed to protect him.
Ben is now a law enforcement consultant and informant expert — training handlers on what they're getting wrong. His insights are changing how agencies across the country approach informant management.