Locked In with Ian Bick

Chris Barrett has spent ten years as a 911 dispatcher in New Jersey — answering the calls that come in at the worst moments of people's lives, deciding what help to send and how fast, talking callers through situations most people never have to face, and carrying the weight of everything those calls produce long after the shift ends. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what the training for that job actually involves, what the calls that still haunt him really looked like from the dispatcher who took them, how to de-escalate a caller in crisis, how dispatchers decide what kind of help to send, what the strangest calls he has ever received actually involved, and what ten years of sitting on the other end of the most desperate phone calls available does to a person's mental health.
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#911dispatcher #emergencyservices #truecrimecommunity #911
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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https://ianbick.com/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Meet Chris Barrett
00:23 Early Life and Family
01:38 Adventurous Childhood
03:16 Career Aspirations
04:29 Why Firefighting?
05:23 Getting into Dispatch
07:08 The Dispatcher Test
08:03 Training and Trial by Fire
10:49 Common Newbie Mistakes
12:58 Warrant Checks Explained
14:20 Dispatch Center Setup
15:27 Anatomy of a 911 Call
17:44 Handling Silent Callers
19:43 Treating Everything as an Emergency
21:05 Prioritizing Calls
22:44 De-escalating Callers
27:03 Sponsor: Cash App
28:39 Calls About Suicide
33:56 Staying on the Line
34:50 When All Lines Are Busy
35:45 Busy Times and Call Volume
37:22 Most Common Calls
39:42 Regular and Mental Health Callers
41:03 911 vs Non-Emergency Lines
43:46 Focusing in a Noisy Room
45:19 Starting a Bad Day
47:56 Emotional Calls and Moving On
52:04 Calls Per Shift
53:12 Quiet Moments
55:27 Handling Car Accidents
01:02:04 Hypervigilance After Work
01:03:34 Sirens Off-Duty
01:05:03 Bonds with Officers
01:09:59 Mental Health Resources
01:11:43 Changes in Dispatching
01:19:01 Civilian vs Officer Dispatchers
01:20:43 Media Portrayals
01:24:42 Spotting Inconsistencies
01:27:26 Hardest Calls
01:32:42 Strangest Calls
01:37:28 Alarms and Tech
01:40:41 AI in Dispatch
01:42:01 Career Longevity
01:43:43 Career Lessons
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Harold Doby III grew up in Georgia with a mother who worked as a correctional officer and a father who was secretly a drug dealer — and when his father was sentenced to 19 years in prison Harold was seven years old and sports became the thing that kept everything together. He had his first child at 16, went on to play Division 1 and Division 2 college basketball, played overseas until an injury ended his career, and then fired a single shot from his licensed firearm in self defense during a bar altercation he says he was not a part of — and watched that decision produce a nearly $200,000 restitution order, 20 years of probation, and eventually a 45 year prison sentence when job loss and injuries made the restitution impossible to pay in the time the court required.
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#justice #selfdefense #truecrimecommunity #prisonsentence
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction: From D1 Ball to Prison
00:25 Growing Up in Augusta, Georgia
01:16 Dad's Arrest and Double Life
03:16 Avoiding Trouble and the Golden Kid
05:21 Teenage Mischief and the Firework Incident
06:04 Dad's Legacy and Impact
07:57 Could He Have Avoided Prison?
09:21 Siblings and Different Paths
10:48 Becoming a Father at 16
12:42 Turning Point: Moving to Florida
14:27 College Hoops and the Georgia State Struggle
16:34 Finding a Home at Augusta State
18:16 Going Pro Overseas
21:01 The Career-Ending Foot Injury
23:07 Life After Basketball and a New Purpose
25:49 Sponsor: Cash App
28:06 The 2019 Night That Changed Everything
31:29 Self-Defense and the Warning Shot
32:42 Arrest and the DA's Game
36:34 A String of Unhelpful Lawyers
40:02 Tased by Police and Losing an Eye
41:13 The Open Plea and Sentencing
45:45 The Impossible $155,000 Restitution
49:15 Betrayal and the GoFundMe
51:55 Life on Probation and the Criminal Justice System
54:39 The Violation and 45-Year Sentence
56:34 The Disappearing Restitution Payments
58:54 Depression and the Reality of Prison
01:01:44 Jackson State Prison: A Brutal Introduction
01:03:28 Studying the Law and Winning the Appeal
01:05:51 Filing Motions from Prison
01:07:21 Prison Gangs and Violence
01:08:32 Witnessing Murder and Survival Mode
01:11:00 Accountability and Growth in Prison
01:12:40 The Appeal Process and More Obstacles
01:16:26 Delays and the Viral Facebook Post
01:20:20 Release on Conditions
01:22:25 Life Now: Work and Probation
01:24:16 The Future of the Case
01:25:17 Would He Have Gone to Trial?
01:26:53 Final Lesson for His Daughters
01:27:31 Closing Thoughts
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Robert Nordlander spent over 20 years as a special agent with IRS Criminal Investigation — investigating complex criminal tax and money laundering violations, working undercover operations, executing search and arrest warrants, and building the cases that sent tax evaders and money launderers to federal prison — and in this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he finally tells the complete truth about what that career really looked like from the inside. He shares what cases the IRS Criminal Division actually goes after and prosecutes, what it actually takes to put someone in prison for taxes, the different types of money laundering he investigated, why small business owners evade taxes more than anyone else, how cases came to him and what the investigation process actually looked like, some of the most significant cases of his career, and what the new world of influencers and social media income is producing in terms of tax crime that most people never see coming.
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#irs #taxes #truecrimestories #accountant #cops 
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Thank you to CASH APP for sponsoring this episode:
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Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.
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Connect with Robert Nordlander:
Website: https://www.nordlandercpa.com/
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Meet the Ex-IRS Agent
00:21 Growing Up and Early Career
02:00 From Chips to IRS Agent
03:48 The CPA Advantage
05:40 IRS CI Origins and Its Role
06:34 Stationed in Alabama
07:19 Dad's Blessing and Career Shift
09:03 First Case: Identity Theft
10:50 The IRS 'Funny Box' Explained
12:05 Tax Protesters and False Refunds
13:37 Sentencing for Tax Protesters
14:59 Statute of Limitations for Tax Crimes
15:38 Hiding Income: The Small Business Owner
16:36 How Agents Find Cases
18:40 Data Mining for Evasion
20:47 The Value of IRS CI to Prosecutors
21:09 Drug Dealers and Tax Returns
22:12 Civil vs. Criminal: Making the Call
24:30 Choosing Cases Worth Prosecuting
25:40 Cash App Sponsorship
27:40 Dollar Amounts Drive Cases
29:34 Most Common Businesses for Fraud
30:42 Contractor Cash Schemes
31:32 Investigating Contractor Fraud
32:51 Why Celebrities Don't File
34:14 The Tax Gap and Who's Responsible
35:30 Are Business Owners Honest?
36:50 Influencer Tax Issues
38:12 The Fiji Hotel Example
39:22 Influencer Contracts and Tax
40:20 Ignorance and Willfulness
41:30 Influencer Cases and Richard Hatch
43:08 Tax Preparer Liability
44:42 Return Preparers: No License Needed
45:29 Preparer Mistakes vs. Crimes
46:53 Abuse of Earned Income Tax Credit
48:55 What Happens to the Clients?
50:00 When to Tell a Subject They're Investigated
51:42 Undercover Work and Surveillance
55:27 Common Lies from Suspects
57:37 Finding the Second Set of Books
58:26 Pissed-Off Partners as Informants
58:49 State vs. Federal Cases
01:00:35 The Length of Federal Investigations
01:01:36 Finding Bank Accounts
01:03:40 Using Flight Rosters as Leads
01:05:27 Structuring: The $10,000 Myth
01:07:19 A Surprising Case: Murder and Taxes
01:12:28 Expectations of Repayment
01:13:12 Most Egregious Money Hiding
01:15:40 PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App
01:17:52 Money Laundering Evolution
01:20:51 Cryptocurrency and the IRS
01:24:17 Unreported 1099 Income
01:26:46 Tips and Minor Tax Evasion
01:27:43 Is the System Fair?
01:29:00 The Tax Boycott Myth
01:31:00 Tax Protesters Are Filing
01:34:19 Jury Trials and Complex Cases
01:37:52 Testifying and Simplifying for Juries
01:42:10 Winning at Trial: The Odds
01:44:00 Robert's Role as a Consultant
01:45:58 Retiring from the IRS
01:47:53 Life on the Defense Side
01:52:56 IRS Layoffs and Efficiency
01:56:58 The Most Important Lesson
01:58:52 Truth Has Many Friends
02:00:18 Final Thoughts and Resources
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Michael Wayne grew up in Mississippi, attended the Naval Academy, left after his father died, built a career in business and investments while running a hedge fund for fifteen years, spent twenty-five years as a clandestine CIA contractor operating across some of the most sensitive and most dangerous missions available — and then went to Ukraine after the 2022 Russian invasion to organize humanitarian aid, evacuate women and children from combat zones, train Ukrainian soldiers, and deliver equipment to the front line before discovering widespread corruption tied to Ukraine aid that he says reached powerful US politicians. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what twenty-five years as a CIA contractor actually looked like from the inside, what changed after 9/11 in the intelligence world, what the Ukraine work actually involved, what the corruption he discovered actually implicated, and what the DOJ prosecution that followed his decision to push back against that corruption actually produced — including a wire fraud conviction, a federal prison sentence at FPC Montgomery, and what he believes was a deliberate government effort to make him a convicted felon before he could become a whistleblower.
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 #TrueCrime #espionage #cia #prisonstory
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Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.
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Connect with Michael Wayne:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialmichaelwayne/
Website: https://officialmichaelwayne.com/
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro and Guest Introduction
01:31 Family and Entrepreneurship
05:00 The Call to the Naval Academy
12:42 The Challenges of the Naval Academy
15:17 Leaving Annapolis After Two Years
17:51 The Tragic Loss of His Father
21:41 The Funeral and a Call from the Captain
24:23 Choosing Family Over Country
28:55 Rethinking Leaving Annapolis
31:14 The Plan to Return Falls Apart
36:24 The Decision to Stay Out of the Military
37:57 Mississippi State and Running the Family Business
41:17 Sponsor Break: Cash App Security
44:27 College Life and Degrees
55:36 Buying Properties and Developing a Strategy
01:00:20 Moving to Atlanta and Sports Betting
01:03:30 The Unexpected Call from an Agency
01:08:40 The First Interview for a CIA Contractor
01:14:40 The Path to Becoming a Contractor
01:19:03 Interviews and the Training Invitation
01:24:05 Paramilitary Training and Selection
01:29:07 Understanding Classification and Compartmentalization
01:34:55 The Intensity of the Initial Training
01:39:19 Field Exercises and Testing Survival Skills
01:47:26 The Importance of Knowing Your Limits
02:01:20 Working as a Paramilitary Contractor
02:04:20 A Career of Off-the-Books Missions
02:07:09 Getting Shot and the Impact of 9/11
02:12:30 The Post-9/11 World and the War on Terror
02:24:03 A Screenplay That Predicted 9/11
02:31:10 Transitioning to a New Role and Grad School
02:37:50 Living as a NOC (Non-Official Cover)
02:42:10 The Intensity of the NOC World 
02:47:51 Running a Hedge Fund as Cover
02:57:21 Making Money and Helping a Nonprofit
03:02:41 Volunteering in Ukraine After the Invasion
03:05:00 The Corrupt Side of Humanitarian Aid
03:10:34 Protecting Aid and Empowering People
03:15:14 The Hidden World of Powerful Elites
03:21:18 Learning You're a Target
03:28:08 The Plan to Discredit Him
03:34:55 A New SEC Inquiry and the Missing Questions
03:39:01 The Target Letter and the DOJ
03:44:37 Attempting to Investigate the Management Company
03:50:59 The Reverse Proffer: The DOJ's Show of Force
03:57:20 Realizing the System Can't Be Beaten
04:01:44 The Threats That Forced His Hand
04:03:42 The Strategic Choice to Plead Guilty
04:08:35 The Courtroom Deal and Sentencing Guidelines
04:12:00 The Aftermath of the Guilty Plea
04:16:08 The Hit to His Reputation
04:18:24 The FBI Agent and the Press Release
04:22:47 Dealing with the PSR and Sentencing
04:27:44 The Leak and the Fallout
04:31:14 The PSR: A Document Full of Falsehoods
04:35:35 The Sentencing Hearing
04:40:20 The Judge's Unusual Statement
04:45:36 Getting a Year and a Day
04:50:00 A Trip to Federal Prison Camp
04:56:30 The Confusing Charges and the Real Crime
05:04:20 The Plea Deal and the Missing Documentation
05:09:30 The Sentencing Hearing and a Shoutout to the Judge
05:12:10 The Camp: A Place for the Forgotten
05:16:08 Life After Prison and the Supervised Release
05:21:01 The CIA and the Burning of Bridges
05:25:20 Finding a New Path Post-Prison

Dr. Michael Zhang is a PhD psychologist whose work focuses on gambling addiction and behavioral change in the modern digital environment — and in this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he tells the complete truth about what gambling addiction really is, why it starts, how online gambling and sports betting have created the most dangerous and most accessible addiction environment in history, what it actually takes for someone to finally get help and enter recovery, and what the psychological reality of rebuilding looks like for the people who make it through.
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#gambling #casino #psychology #addictionrecovery
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Connect with Dr. Michael Zhang:
Website: https://incumental.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drmikezhang
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.mikezhang 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmikezhang
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmikezhang
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
 https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
https://ianbick.com/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction: Meet Dr. Michael Zhang
00:18 Dr. Zing's Background and Path to Gambling
01:15 Getting Into Gambling Treatment
03:47 Defining Gambling Addiction
06:13 Recreational Gambling vs. Addiction
06:55 Gambling in Prisons
12:22 The Gambling Industry's Reach
13:20 Prediction Markets: A New Gambling Front
14:17 Celebrities and Influencers Promoting Gambling
19:00 Understanding the Gambling Mode
20:55 Activating the Gambling Mode
23:10 Ian's Story: When Gambling Becomes Survival
24:29 The Birth of a Gambling Mode
26:00 Big Wins and the Illusion of Freedom
29:27 Naming the Gambling Mode
33:59 Naming the Recovery Mode
36:00 Gambling vs. Building a Life
38:28 The Elusiveness of Gambling Wins
41:40 Fake Wins and Real Worth
46:48 Rebuilding and Walking Away
53:20 The Message of Thanks and Goodbye
57:57 A Message to the Younger Self
01:04:09 Gambling and Suicidal Thoughts
01:07:14 Activating Recovery Mode
01:10:01 Supporting Loved Ones with Gambling Addiction
01:12:34 The Ripple Effect of Gambling
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