138: Ray Morrow and Dan Estrem - Cleveland Police Corruption, Undercover Sting (Part 1)

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

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🗓️ 18 October 2018

⏱️ 88 minutes

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In part one of this two-part, retired agents Ray Morrow and Dan Estrem review their Cleveland Police Corruption case where Ray served as the undercover agent, and Dan was the case agent. The major undercover operation was developed to gather evidence on corrupt police officers who were accepting payments to act as lookouts and protect illegal gambling dens. Ray and Dan set up two casinos, which were actually part of an FBI sting. The case resulted in the indictment and conviction of 30 Cleveland Police Officers and 17 other individuals.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 138 of FBI Retired Case File Review of Jerry Williams. I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime
0:15.8	FBI cases. In this episode we get to speak to retired agents Ray Morrow and Dan Estram who review their Cleveland Police
0:26.6	Corruption case where Ray served as the undercover agent and Dan was the case agent. This major undercover operation was
0:37.2	developed to gather evidence on corrupt police officers who were
0:42.2	accepting payments to act as lookouts and to protect
0:46.8	illegal gambling dens.
0:49.2	Dan and Ray set up two gambling casinos, which were actually FBI stings. The case resulted in the
0:57.3	indictment and conviction of 30 Cleveland police officers and 17 other individuals.
1:05.0	Ray Morrow served in the FBI for 20 years.
1:09.0	During his career, he held investigative and supervisory positions in Louisville, Cleveland, Atlanta, Tampa, and FBI headquarters. FBI Directors protective detail working closely with overseas law enforcement agencies
1:26.4	providing protection for former FBI Director Louis Freee when he was traveling overseas.
1:33.2	Prior to his retirement, Ray Morrow was appointed as the special agent in charge of the New York
1:40.0	and Pittsburgh divisions.
1:41.9	Currently he serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for the
1:46.6	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Dan Estram also served in the FBI for 20 years.
1:52.3	After being promoted, he served as a supervisory special agent
1:56.6	in Anchorage, Alaska, and later in FBI headquarters
2:00.7	in the undercover operations unit, where Dan managed major undercover operations in the US
2:07.0	while also developing and administering the highly unique and successful FBI undercover training program.
2:15.2	Post 9-11 he served as a unit chief in the FBI headquarters
2:20.3	Counterterrorism Division assigned to the National Domestic Preparedness Office.
2:25.6	Currently, Dan is a consultant supporting the continued development of
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