How 6 Criminal Businesses Actually Work — from Money Laundering to Gun Smuggling | Marathon

Jeff Turner counterfeited over $1 million in US currency. He forged the 1996-series $100 bill and later the 2013 "blue note." He was indicted on federal conspiracy charges in 2019 and cooperated with the Secret Service, eventually serving 10 months in prison. Turner speaks to Business Insider about how to spot a fake US bank note and how the cartels forge dollars in Colombia and Peru. He now runs a YouTube channel and works as a professional printer.

Robert Mazur is a former government agent who investigated drug-money laundering for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service intelligence division, and the Customs Service. He discusses how cartels launder their proceeds from drug smuggling. Mazur is the author of "The Infiltrator" and "The Betrayal" and consults globally with his company, KYC Solutions, on the threat of money laundering.

Ed Calderon was a police officer in Baja California, Mexico, for 12 years, working in counter-narcotics and organized-crime units in the northern border region. Calderon talks to BI about methods of smuggling and how the weapons end up in the hands of the cartels. He now does security consulting with members of the US Army and Mexican and United States intelligence service agents.

Bryan Sobolewski was a jewel thief who committed a string of armed robberies and diamond heists around New England in the early '90s. Sobolewski speaks with BI about scams within the diamond industry, the scarcity and value of diamonds and uncut gems, and how thieves value sets and engravings. He is the author of "Family Jewels," and in 2021, he started "Family Jewels Podcast," which details his life story.

Jim Browning is a software engineer and an expert on scam call centers. He speaks to BI about the structure of scam call centers' offices, recruitment, and payroll. He also discusses money laundering, the role of police and law enforcement, and solutions for data security. Browning runs a YouTube channel where he baits scammers, observes them through CCTV, and hacks into their networks. He then supplies this information to law enforcement.

Rob Holmes is a private investigator. He works with major luxury-watch brands to track down fakes and stop them from getting to market. He speaks with BI about how counterfeits are made in factories overseas. He details how fake luxury goods are trafficked into the United States and distributed to consumers and how the counterfeit industry has evolved. Holmes runs a private investigations business, MI:33.

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Robert Mazur
Ed Calderon
Bryan Sobolewski
Jim Browning
Rob Holmes

00:00:00 - Counterfeit Money
00:15:14 - Money Laundering
00:37:40 - Gun Smuggling
00:55:36 - Diamond Heists
01:14:01 - Call Center Scams
01:35:51 - Counterfeit Watches
01:58:26 - Credits

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How 6 Crime Businesses Actually Work — From Fake Money to Gun Smuggling | How Crime Works Marathon

[jodi_kreiner]

gotta love that the call center guy was legit just like “this is annoying, I’m an engineer, I know about computers, so I’m gonna f*ck up their whole operation” and then made a whole career outta it 😂

[jameseyk]

Obviously doing a bad thing but can't help be impressed with his ability

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Been there, done that. Had a nice run, and sure enough I eventually got caught when one of my "friends" that I grew up with, who I gave some of the notes.. took it to his job, to exchange them.. eventually got caught, and told on me. Secret service raided my house. Was it worth it? No. Did I have fun whike it was working good? Definitely.

[NoSocialMediaMe]

This guy is far more honest than anyone in Government.

[YYCFilmer]

This is by far my favorite series on YouTube. Please keep it up.

[curt_jestr]

brother said i’m a former baja and i had to rewind to make sure he didn’t say baja blast 😭😭😭

[ShondaCollins-tb]

This is video is worth more than a billion dollars

[jessicamgallion]

This dude is a genius. He should be using his talents for a good thing. ❤

[BiancaVie]

The amount of effort he put into this …he earned that money

[WhiteUnicorn]

I always found the females were, by far, the simplest. Rarely any issues, (if white caucasion background).
Never - NEVER EVER - go to a store with an Indian, Chinese, or Pakistani cashier. Problems are so common that it's not even worth breaking just the one, (yes, 1), out of about four, five, maybe even ten, (😮yes, it really is that bad)!
0.125% of the in-store problems I had - while I was present, etc. - was from a white, female caucasion. All others were part of the learning process, before cutting them out.
Males were a no-no, as much as reasonably possible, but not as strictly as their ethnicity.
With the right* cashier, a solid 95% plain sailing.

* White; 18y/o - 35y/o, (younger, better); female; - this next part may be controversial, but it's true: overweight cashiers were a certainty. No recollection of one ever causing any problems, (if other criteria is met too).

[AwakeningZeroPoint]

Im in silhouette... immediately shows a photo from his past without disguise.

[frenchyroastify]

With the price of inkjet ink nowadays, I still don't see how he made a profit.

[GraphicJ]

Please Do a video on counterfeit perfumes.

[aquulei]

This was phenom! I couldn't stop watching! So interesting.

[BillyReed]

I find it very interesting that most of these men pointed out the one thing that allowed them to do what they did, and that was a crooked or bent members of the so called upstanding community of businessmen, law enforcement, government, insurance, etc.. how entire cities and communities were bent towards crime, but if you ever got caught, YOU became a pariah. The only difference between the criminals and the so called upstanding people of any community is the fact that one got ratted out by someone they thought they could trust or who turned out to be too greedy, caught up with dirty cops, etc.and the other hasn't had that happen to them, yet. I'm 56 years old and the dirtiest, lowest, most dishonest people I have ever met in my entire life all wore badges or robes to work.

Everything is corrupted, even the churches.

[TheAdot]

Imagine if he put this energy into something legal

[DariMan]

Dang this guy should have been an engineer

[PistolPat]

When the counterfeiter said how he'd add coinage for exact change... 👏

[Willchannel]

Professional criminals, detectives always warned not to be a hero.

[jbird]

Lol the best way to detect a fake bill is to not give it to a human being.