Tracy Walder planned on being a history teacher, but then Osama bin Laden issued a fatwa which changed the course of her career. A chance encounter with a CIA recruiter on the USC college campus in Los Angeles propelled her into a post-9/11 world chasing down terrorists looking to create dangerous chemical weapons. From one country to another, Tracy operated in some of the toughest areas of the world. She brought her experience back home to the FBI, getting involved in a significant long-term espionage case. 

Tracy Walder planned on being a history teacher, but then Osama bin Laden issued a fatwa which changed the course of her career. A chance encounter with a CIA recruiter on the USC college campus in Los Angeles propelled her into a post-9/11 world chasing down terrorists looking to create dangerous chemical weapons. From one country to another, Tracy operated in some of the toughest areas of the world. She brought her experience back home to the FBI, getting involved in a significant long-term espionage case. 

Jimmy Capra was a relatively new DEA agent when he caught the case of a lifetime. At first some of the other agents in his office didn’t believe him on the size and scope of the drug trafficking organization he was working. But Jimmy kept working it. He reached out to his law enforcement partners in Los Angeles County and put together a team of officers who tracked every lead, conducted hours upon hours of surveillance, and searched thousands of records for the one clue to break things wide open. It paid off. They got 21 tons of cocaine and 12 million in cash from an organization linked to the Cali and Medellin cartels. This was the largest seizure of cocaine in US history at the time. 

Jimmy Capra was a relatively new DEA agent when he caught the case of a lifetime. At first some of the other agents in his office didn’t believe him on the size and scope of the drug trafficking organization he was working. But Jimmy kept working it. He reached out to his law enforcement partners in Los Angeles County and put together a team of officers who tracked every lead, conducted hours upon hours of surveillance, and searched thousands of records for the one clue to break things wide open. It paid off. They got 21 tons of cocaine and 12 million in cash from an organization linked to the Cali and Medellin cartels. This was the largest seizure of cocaine in US history at the time. 

Tommy Cindric and his DEA partner Eric Stouch had been given a seemingly impossible task - find a criminal genius who invented his own encryption, worked for British intelligence, and would make any James Bond villain pale in comparison. Paul LeRoux was a ghost, managing his criminal empire over the Internet as he made millions of dollars a month. But that wasn’t enough for Paul LeRoux. Deals to sell missiles technology to Iran and meth to North Korea were just the tip of the web of crime LeRoux had been weaving. He also had mercenaries and contract killers that were targeting their next victims. A lead from the CIA started Tommy and Eric on a world-wide race to stop Paul LeRoux before he could unleash more chaos.

Tommy Cindric and his DEA partner Eric Stouch had been given a seemingly impossible task - find a criminal genius who invented his own encryption, worked for British intelligence, and would make any James Bond villain pale in comparison. Paul LeRoux was a ghost, managing his criminal empire over the Internet as he made millions of dollars a month. But that wasn’t enough for Paul LeRoux. Deals to sell missiles technology to Iran and meth to North Korea were just the tip of the web of crime LeRoux had been weaving. He also had mercenaries and contract killers that were targeting their next victims. A lead from the CIA started Tommy and Eric on a world-wide race to stop Paul LeRoux before he could unleash more chaos.

Victor Avila was living his dream of being in federal law enforcement as a Special Agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). His work from drug trafficking to human smuggling led him to the most dangerous countries in the Americas. While assigned to the Mexico City ICE office, Victor and his new partner, Jaime Zapata, were tasked with transporting equipment from Monterrey back to the U.S. Embassy. Their route took them on the most dangerous highway in Mexico, where they were ambushed by the Los Zetas cartel. Agent Jaime Zapata was killed and Victor was badly wounded. New information has been discovered by Victor that shows a coverup by ICE and DHS that goes all the way to the top.

Victor Avila was living his dream of being in federal law enforcement as a Special Agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). His work from drug trafficking to human smuggling led him to the most dangerous countries in the Americas. While assigned to the Mexico City ICE office, Victor and his new partner, Jaime Zapata, were tasked with transporting equipment from Monterrey back to the U.S. Embassy. Their route took them on the most dangerous highway in Mexico, where they were ambushed by the Los Zetas cartel. Agent Jaime Zapata was killed and Victor was badly wounded. New information has been discovered by Victor that shows a coverup by ICE and DHS that goes all the way to the top.

This is a bonus episode from our Patreon channel at Patreon.com/GameOfCrimes. In our new series "9-1-1: What's Your Emergency?", Morgan ambushes Murph with a real 9-1-1 call from a criminal case. His job is to figure out if the caller is being truthful or deceptive. See if you can pick up on the verbal cues, put the facts as you know them together, and determine if you're listening to the victim or the suspect.

Rich Meraz worked his way through the ranks of LAPD to eventually become a Captain and assigned to the Rampart Divison. Even though he had worked counterterrorism, narcotics, and even the 1984 Olympic Games, but his biggest test was yet to come. In 1998, LAPD began an internal investigation into the CRASH unit. Over 70 officers were implicated in wrongdoing, and some went to prison. Rich was caught up in the middle, and also paid a price. Hear the real story of what inspired numerous movies including Training Day with Denzel Washington. Rich Meraz puts it all out there- the good, the bad and the very ugly.