Alan Goldberg

I read an article about the sting operations that the U.S. Marshal Service were conducting around the country. And they were getting a lot of media attention. And I thought, well, this is interesting. Maybe we could get inside one of these stings. And I reached out to the U.S. Marshal Service. I talked to Toby.

I read an article about the sting operations that the U.S. Marshal Service were conducting around the country. And they were getting a lot of media attention. And I thought, well, this is interesting. Maybe we could get inside one of these stings. And I reached out to the U.S. Marshal Service. I talked to Toby.

And sure enough, they were beginning their largest operation or sting in Washington, D.C.

And sure enough, they were beginning their largest operation or sting in Washington, D.C.

Right. Look, they wanted the attention. They were getting a lot of great headlines around the country. And we came to them and said, look, we'd like to get inside one of your stings. This is great for you. It tells the public that the U.S. Marshal Service is out there chasing the bad guys. And so we sold them on that.

Right. Look, they wanted the attention. They were getting a lot of great headlines around the country. And we came to them and said, look, we'd like to get inside one of your stings. This is great for you. It tells the public that the U.S. Marshal Service is out there chasing the bad guys. And so we sold them on that.

We wired everybody up. Phone calls came in.

We wired everybody up. Phone calls came in.

Hold on. One of the marshals would take the information.

Hold on. One of the marshals would take the information.

Thank you. And sure enough, you know, a good number of them called in, and we captured it all on videotape.

Thank you. And sure enough, you know, a good number of them called in, and we captured it all on videotape.

Congratulations. So we were just there, part of the scenery, if you will.

Congratulations. So we were just there, part of the scenery, if you will.

It was easy for us to basically pose as a television crew. We were just part of the whole affair, right? And fortunately, nobody ever asked us, you know, who are you? That was always, that was kind of an ethical issue for us that we discussed before we went down. Like if somebody actually asked us upfront, who are we with? What were we going to say? There was a video screen. There was a U.S.

It was easy for us to basically pose as a television crew. We were just part of the whole affair, right? And fortunately, nobody ever asked us, you know, who are you? That was always, that was kind of an ethical issue for us that we discussed before we went down. Like if somebody actually asked us upfront, who are we with? What were we going to say? There was a video screen. There was a U.S.

Marshal who was in a tuxedo.

Marshal who was in a tuxedo.

there was a code word that we have a surprise for you. And when the SWAT teams in the background heard the key word, that's when they, you know, opened the doors and actually surprised them.

there was a code word that we have a surprise for you. And when the SWAT teams in the background heard the key word, that's when they, you know, opened the doors and actually surprised them.