Operation Cockblock Revisited

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Javier Leiva

Society & Culture, True Crime, Technology

4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

A Colorado businessman with a criminal record, no credit, and a gift for charm somehow convinced dozens of women to finance his cars, his home, and his lifestyle. When they finally compared notes, they didn't get mad. They got organized. This is the story of Bill Sullivan, and the self-appointed militia of scorned women who banded together to take him down: Operation Cockblock. Before you go: Stick around for a sneak peek at Chain of Command, PRETEND's new investigative series about a secretive church that brands itself a "ministry to the military" and has been operating near U.S. military bases around the world. 🎧 Listen now on PRETEND+ on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pretend/id6443456985 💙 Or on Patreon: https://patreon.com/pretendradio?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.2	Hey guys, it's me.
1:02.7	Have a year.
1:06.0	I am working on the news series called Chain of Command.
1:15.0	It's about a military cult and it's fascinating and it has so many layers and so many different ways that I could tell the story.
1:16.0	And I'm still working on it.
1:17.4	I'm still reporting on it.
1:20.4	So I needed a week to buy me some more time.
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