How My $1M Oxycontin Drug Empire Crumbled & Sent Me to Federal Prison | Joe Lawler

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Joe Lawler explains how he built a million-dollar Oxycontin empire, the power it gave him, and how it all crumbled when the feds came knocking. #OxycontinCrisis #PillMill #DrugTrafficking #LawEnforcement #FederalPrison #CrimeAndPunishment #PharmaScandal #TrueCrime Thank you to LUCY for sponsoring today’s episode: Let’s level up your nicotine routine with Lucy. Go to HTTP://LUCY.CO/IANBICK and use promo code (IANBICK) to get 20% off your first order. Lucy has a 30-day refund policy if you change your mind. Connect with Joe Lawler: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juno_2627/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@laceup617 Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick Timestamps: 00:00:00 Joe's Experience in "The Town" and Federal Prison 00:06:16 Growing Up in White Irish Catholic Neighborhoods 00:12:52 Reflection on Family and Personal Growth 00:19:55 Growing Up with Horror Stories and Societal Expectations 00:26:31 Growing Up with Old Sayings and Lessons 00:33:08 Embracing Authenticity and Facing Consequences 00:39:44 Overcoming Resentment and Finding Self-Acceptance 00:46:31 Overcoming Personal Challenges and Resilience 00:53:30 A Night of Impulse and Reflection 01:01:27 Life Decisions and Loyalty: The Price of Friendship 01:06:32 Reflections on Crime and Guilt 01:15:28 Richie and Stevie's Dynamic Duo 01:20:31 Confrontation and Its Consequences 01:26:37 Personal Growth and Perception Changes 01:33:28 Understanding the Struggle with Addiction and Sobriety 01:40:16 Confronting Gambling Addiction and Recovery Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.8	apply joe welcome to locked in man a fellow boston resident uh the crowd loves the boston uh i love the boston
1:07.2	old 38 baby old 38 because of the accent that thing is killer yeah yeah we don't we don't
1:12.4	recognize it but yeah I guess people you either like it or I hate it love it I hate it you know
1:17.5	yeah now you are actually in that Ben Affleck movie the town yes yes I had come home from a federal
1:25.0	prison I went away in 2000 and when I came home they were they 2010 when they were
1:31.2	filming and i came home the end of 2009 111 months i ended up doing in total so on the 10 years you do
1:37.2	85% of time as you know in a federal prison and um you know lost a little good time which isn't um
1:46.8	you know with that much time i don't care who you are you know it's probably it's probably going to happen yeah so i lost some good time there
1:51.4	i did 111 months altogether and when i came home it kind of fell in my lap um it didn't kind of it
1:57.8	definitely fell in my lap you know it was just one of those things and um yeah it was a
2:02.0	great experience you know um and it's something that i you know normally like you know there's certain
2:07.1	people maybe you know that i'll you know sit in hand talking or whatever you're inquisitive you're
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