Undercover ATF Agent Busts Bad Cops!

As an NYPD detective, Eric participated in an undercover operation targeting corrupt officers. An informant, arrested with a kilo of drugs, claimed to be supplying information to two cops who would then 'relieve' drug dealers of their kilos and money. The operation involved setting up a wired apartment with fake kilos and $50,000 in cash. The two officers, identified as 'criminals that became cops,' fell for the trap, taking the fake drugs and money, solidifying their criminal intent.

The informant's story about two cops, the staged apartment with fake kilos and cash, and the officers' subsequent actions confirming the informant's claims.

While retrieving an undercover vehicle on Martin Luther King Day, Eric, in plain clothes, was ambushed by two men. One distracted him with a fake summons, while another struck him 'like Mike Tyson,' shattering his nose and causing severe facial fractures. During the ensuing struggle, Eric's portable radio was kicked away. He eventually drew his Glock and shot the assailant twice in the chest as the man lunged at him. The assailant survived due to high levels of crack cocaine in his system, and Eric underwent multiple surgeries, requiring 16 months of recovery.

The detailed account of the ambush, the physical injuries sustained, the description of the fight, the shooting, and the medical aftermath, including the doctor's explanation for the assailant's survival.

As an ATF agent, Eric posed as a hitman named 'Nikki from Brooklyn' to a man seeking to kill his estranged wife. The husband provided extensive details, including the wife's address, apartment layout, and a plan to stage the murder as a drug deal gone wrong. Crucially, the husband revealed he had already paid another individual $4,500 for the hit, prompting Eric to act quickly to ensure the wife's safety and apprehend both men. The operation culminated in a 'street theater' arrest where the husband was led to believe his wife was dead, only to confront Eric (as the grief counselor) and be arrested.

The husband's detailed plot, the revelation of a prior paid hitman, the agent's 'Nikki from Brooklyn' persona, and the 'street theater' arrest at the police station.

Eric investigated a case in rural Kansas where a wife attempted to murder her husband with a homemade pipe bomb. The husband discovered the fizzling fuse under his truck. The wife, initially indignant, eventually confessed to building two bombs, motivated by a desire to access her husband's assets to bail out her nephew. The nephew was in jail for capital murder, having killed a police officer and K-9 during an escape attempt, a fact the wife either ignored or was unaware of its severity. The abandoned pipe bomb was never recovered from a landfill.

The discovery of the pipe bomb, the wife's emotionless confession, her motive to bail out her nephew, and the nephew's actual crime of capital murder.

A second gun deal with a known supplier escalated into a violent kidnapping and armed robbery. The suspects, including the informant's uncle, diverted the informant into an unlit alley in Jamaica, Queens, where they beat him, stole the buy money, and attempted to kidnap him for ransom. The informant escaped, and a high-speed chase ensued. The suspects were later apprehended in Maryland, revealing their plan to torture the informant and bury him in a pre-dug grave. The case highlighted the extreme violence inherent in such operations.

The change in deal location, the informant's beating and escape, the discovery of a Tech-9, the chase, and the suspects' confession to the kidnapping and murder plot.