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FBI Case File Review

140: Timothy Tracy – Mortgage Fraud, Obstruction of Justice

FBI Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Government

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Timothy Tracy reviews his Kentucky mortgage fraud case where the main subjects, son Bill and father Tony Erpenbeck received multi-year sentences for obstruction of justice and the father was sentenced to additional years of incarceration for threatening to kill the judge and prosecutor, and kidnap Tim Tracy's young children. The investigation, one of the last cases Tim Tracy worked prior to retirement, was featured on the CNBC show American Greed.

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 140 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

0:12.0

I'm a Retired writing crime fiction inspired by

0:15.2

true crime FBI cases. Today we get to speak to retired agent Timothy Tracy

0:22.1

who served in the FBI for 32 years,

0:26.2

two as a budget analyst at FBI headquarters,

0:29.4

and 30 as a special agent.

0:31.8

His first assignment was in the Cincinnati division. Later he was assigned to the House Appropriations Committee out of the Washington Field Office and to the Attorney General's security detail, and finally to Louisville, Kentucky,

0:46.0

where he spent the last 17 years of his career in the Covington Kentucky resident agency.

0:52.0

In this episode, Tim Tran... T.

0:53.0

In this episode, Tim Tracy reviews his Kentucky Mortgage Fraud case,

0:58.0

where the main subjects, son, Bill, and father Tony Erpenbeck received multi-year sentences for obstruction of justice, and the father, Tony, was sentenced to additional years of incarceration for threatening to kill the judge, the prosecutor, and to kidnap

1:18.0

Tim Tracy's young children. The investigation, one of the last cases Tim Tracy worked prior to his retirement from the FBI, was featured on the

1:28.6

C NBC show American Greed. Upon his retirement, Tim Tracy accepted a position as a

1:35.7

contract forfeiture investigator in the Cincinnati Division. Currently he is

1:40.8

involved in several volunteer activities and performs investigative services on a limited basis.

1:48.0

This is a fascinating case review because it's not just about mortgage fraud.

1:55.0

Trying to record this intro is hilarious because it is actually Halloween evening and the door bill keeps ringing and my dogs

2:07.5

keep barking. Why did I wait so late to record this? Oh, by the way, happy Halloween. Now what was I saying? That's right. I think

2:19.6

you're really going to enjoy this episode because it's not just about mortgage fraud but about

2:24.8

two individuals who believed that they should not have to suffer the consequences

2:30.2

of their crimes and they ended up making things much much worse for themselves.

2:35.6

I'll put a link in the show notes to the American Greed site where you'll find some

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