Topic: Undercover Cops

2 chapters across the catalog

Selling the Monet
Episode 341 46:04 - 48:48

341: Selling the Monet

Traffic School Scams, Oakland Chinatown Arrest

A story regarding a $380 traffic ticket for an illegal U-turn leads to a discussion about the predatory nature of traffic school fees in California. An anecdote describes a traffic school session in Oakland's Chinatown where the instructor was arrested by undercover cops mid-class. The instructor had been claiming that insurance companies use a centralized system to prevent drivers from switching providers for better rates.

Eating the Evidence
Episode 232 1:42:14 - 1:45:57

232: Eating the Evidence

Burning Man Festival and Undercover Drug Enforcement

The Bureau of Land Management and local sheriffs are using undercover officers in costume to bust drug users at the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert. Current TV featured a segment on the festival hosted by Michelle Lombardo. Despite the festival's reputation for radical self-expression, over 1,900 citations have been issued by the BLM since 2001.