I Was Set Up by an Undercover ATF Agent — Then Sent to Federal Prison | Kyle Farace

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 • 745 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Kyle Farace grew up with a normal life—until he found out his dad was secretly growing and selling weed. What started as a curiosity turned into a full-blown operation, with Kyle eventually joining forces with his father. But everything changed when he got set up by a confidential informant and an undercover ATF agent, leading to drug and gun charges and a 3-year federal prison sentence. Kyle believes his own father may have had a hand in the setup. In this raw interview, he shares how prison changed him, the hustles that kept him going inside, and the struggle to rebuild life after getting out. #FederalPrisonStory #ATFStingOperation #PrisonHustles #WeedOperationGoneWrong #FatherSonBetrayal #CISetup #DrugAndGunCharges #LockedInPodcast Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Kyle Farace: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyle_farace/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyle.farace.7 Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00:00 Kyle's Unexpected Arrest 00:04:30 Teenage Years and Feeling Like an Outcast 00:09:36 Discovering the Family Secret Business 00:19:27 Legal vs. Illegal Gun Sales 00:24:07 Unexpected Arrest and Federal Involvement 00:28:36 Legal Advice on Facing Federal Trials 00:33:15 Life Before Self-Surrender 00:38:12 Creative Prison Hustles: From Pockets to Mattresses 00:42:44 Prison Life and Commissary Stories 00:47:11 Challenges of Dating Post-Incarceration 00:52:00 Friendship and Support During Prison 00:57:19 Unexpected Tattoo Expenses 01:02:08 Life Changes After Prison 01:07:48 Commissary Practices and Potential Scams 01:10:32 Creative Prison Cooking Ideas 01:14:23 Birthday Wishes and Sally's Pizza 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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1:12.2	And I look back and there's a bunch of people running at me with guns.
1:14.7	Kyle Farrasi had a normal upbringing until he discovered his dad was secretly growing and selling weed.
1:21.1	What started as curiosity turned into a full-blown operation with Kyle eventually teaming up with his father, but it all came
1:29.0	crashing down when he got set up by a confidential informant and an undercover ATF agent,
1:35.0	busted for pot and guns. Sentenced to three years at federal prison at just 25, Kyle believes
1:41.7	his own father may have played a role in his downfall.
1:44.8	From prison hustles to struggling with reentry, this is a story of how Kyle lost it all and found a way to rebuild.
1:56.2	Kyle, welcome to Lockton, man.
1:58.6	Happy birthday, first off.
2:00.7	Appreciate you having me here. Yeah, I appreciate you coming on your birthday, man. That's so cool. You could have picked any other day, and you picked it your birthday. But the real reason is you're coming for Connecticut pizza. Yep, absolutely. Sally's. Yeah, so I'm just a secondary option, even though I'm trying to get you over to Stanziados. No, can't do it.
2:17.9	I'm a Sally's guy.
2:19.2	Yeah.
2:20.0	I still have yet to try Sally's.
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