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How I got caught | Brett Johnson and Lex Fridman

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Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1LFC0KFSw Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off GUEST BIO: Brett Johnson was a US Most Wanted cybercriminal, called the Original Internet Godfather by US Secret Service for building the the first organized cybercrime community called ShadowCrew, which was the precursor to today's darknet and darknet markets. PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Um, That continues for 10 months.', 'start': 534.844, 'duration': 4.602}, {'end': 546.207, 'text': 'At the same time, the relationship with Elizabeth fell apart, completely fell apart.', 'start': 541.007, 'duration': 5.2}, {'end': 549.428, 'text': 'As it would.', 'start': 547.408, 'duration': 2.02}, {'end': 555.249, 'text': "Do you have an understanding of why? 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I was like, yeah.", 'start': 933.037, 'duration': 4.804}, {'end': 942.138, 'text': "And he's like, well, you can try to pass the polygraph.", 'start': 938.382, 'duration': 3.756}], 'summary': 'Refusing polygraph test, lawyer advises against it, suggesting a way to pass.', 'duration': 29.413, 'max_score': 912.725, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/JBlu1y0BF0E/pics/JBlu1y0BF0E912725.jpg'}, {'end': 988.006, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 956.169, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 960.493, 'text': 'Have you talked to the press, which I was interviewing with a New York Times writer the entire time?', 'start': 956.169, 'duration': 4.324}, {'end': 965.677, 'text': 'And then, have you contacted or warned anybody about investigations? And I failed polygraph completely.', 'start': 961.033, 'duration': 4.644}, {'end': 967.959, 'text': 'So they revoked the bond.', 'start': 966.818, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 971.696, 'text': 'take me back down to Charleston County, throw me in a jail.', 'start': 969.315, 'duration': 2.381}, {'end': 976.079, 'text': 'Three days later, secret service shows back up.', 'start': 973.157, 'duration': 2.922}, {'end': 978.48, 'text': 'I had, uh, pulled me out of a cell.', 'start': 977.02, 'duration': 1.46}, {'end': 980.301, 'text': "It's Jim Ramacone and Bobby Kirby.", 'start': 978.54, 'duration': 1.761}, {'end': 988.006, 'text': 'And they were, I mean, honestly, I, I, they were good men and they gave me chances upon chances to do the right thing.', 'start': 980.622, 'duration': 7.384}], 'summary': 'Interview with new york times, failed polygraph, secret service involved, given chances to do the right thing.', 'duration': 31.837, 'max_score': 956.169, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/JBlu1y0BF0E/pics/JBlu1y0BF0E956169.jpg'}, {'end': 1029.596, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1000.115, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 1012.222, 'text': 'a couple of years ago I had a chance to uh to have lunch with the man and uh told him I was sorry for everything I did to him.', 'start': 1000.115, 'duration': 12.107}, {'end': 1018.405, 'text': 'Cause I got him and him and another agent fired and, uh, told him I was sorry for what happened.', 'start': 1012.262, 'duration': 6.143}, {'end': 1022.007, 'text': "And, uh, He told me then, he's like, we were your friends, man.", 'start': 1018.686, 'duration': 3.321}, {'end': 1023.509, 'text': 'We were truly your friends.', 'start': 1022.568, 'duration': 0.941}, {'end': 1025.271, 'text': 'So they were good.', 'start': 1024.69, 'duration': 0.581}, {'end': 1026.071, 'text': 'They wanted to help.', 'start': 1025.29, 'duration': 0.781}, {'end': 1029.596, 'text': 'Yeah They wanted you to be a good man.', 'start': 1026.311, 'duration': 3.285}], 'summary': 'Expressing remorse for causing harm to former colleagues, leading to their termination, and acknowledging their genuine intention to support and guide.', 'duration': 29.481, 'max_score': 1000.115, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/JBlu1y0BF0E/pics/JBlu1y0BF0E1000115.jpg'}], 'start': 534.844, 'title': "A secret service agent's downfall", 'summary': "Details a secret service agent's involvement in tax fraud, relationship fallout, failed polygraph, resulting in arrest, jail time, and personal consequences.", 'chapters': [{'end': 911.885, 'start': 534.844, 'title': 'Secret service, tax fraud, and relationship fallout', 'summary': 'Details the breakdown of a relationship, financial deception, and involvement in tax fraud while working for the secret service, leading to the arrest of a colleague and the unraveling of a criminal operation.', 'duration': 377.041, 'highlights': ['The relationship with Elizabeth fell apart due to lying and trust issues, leading to the decision to end the relationship. The breakdown of the relationship was attributed to lying and trust issues, prompting the decision to end it.', 'Involvement in tax fraud, including teaching a colleague to commit tax return fraud and subsequent disappearance to avoid contact, leading to the colleague becoming a target of arrest in Operation Rolling Stone. The individual was involved in tax fraud, teaching a colleague to commit tax return fraud, and subsequently disappearing to avoid contact, resulting in the colleague becoming a target of arrest in Operation Rolling Stone.', 'Financial deception and manipulation, including lying about rent payments and financial support, ultimately leading to the final communication with Elizabeth. 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