Undercover cops posing as Medellin Cartel members force Larry into entering the drug trafficking business in lieu of paying back the $24,000 he was supposed to launder for them. 

The biggest gamble of Larry's life almost derails Metro's investigation, forcing them to take it to a much darker level.

Thanks: Phil Ramos, Dominic Gentile, Las Vegas Review- Journal, Las Vegas Sun, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th District and Mom.

Most Thanks Ever: my boy Gage, my baby Dani & my little dude Chili Bean. 25 years of love and smelly apartments. Love you and miss you beyond belief.

Go Bills.

To even begin to understand why Vegas Metro went so hard after Larry, we first have to answer the most important question: was his brother Tommy the mafia soldier law enforcement claimed he was? The events depicted in this episode occurred two years after Larry's vindication... and would result in Tommy being charged with murder.

Despite the trap they set for Larry blowing up in their face, a Federal Judge ruling they had committed "Outrageous Misconduct" and being sued for millions, Vegas Metro wasn’t done going after Tommy. In fact, they doubled down – and this time they came armed with the full weight of the FBI and every investigative weapon in the government’s arsenal at their disposal. They called it “Operation Thin Crust”.

January, 1990. Larry's older brother, Tommy, a man law enforcement had been fixated on for years, returns to Las Vegas. Within weeks, the state of Nevada abruptly suspends Larry's gaming license, costing him his job as a high-limit Baccarat dealer at The Riviera. Desperation and a chance reunion with a former business partner place Larry dead center in the crosshairs of an overzealous Vegas Metro detective. New suspicions reignite Brad's enthusiasm to get to the bottom of Larry's story, leading him to once again jump headfirst into what might be the most egregious example of police misconduct in the history of Las Vegas. Episode 2, Big Brother, coming soon to all podcast platforms.

Special thanks to the Las Vegas Historical Society, Detective Phil Ramos (Ret.) of the LVMPD and my Mom. Go Bills.

Trailer for limited podcast series Lucky Larry. Episode 1 "The Nightmare Begins" coming August 10th.

The events depicted in this podcast took place in Las Vegas, Nevada between the years 1990 and 1992. In the interest of privacy, some names have been changed. In the interest of accuracy, the rest has been told exactly as recounted in the public record.