S4|E36: The Combo Plate King

Gone South

Audacy Podcasts

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Greg Leon, a prominent Mexican restaurant owner in South Carolina, became a federal informant in a local corruption probe. This episode traces his rise, his ties to law enforcement, and the events that unfolded after he discovered his wife with another man on Valentine’s Day. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. You can also subscribe to our newsletter, Gone South with Jed Lipinski. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.3	South Carolina attorney Eric Bland was out to dinner with his wife on Valentine's Day
1:13.6	when he got a call from a client named Greg Leone.
1:17.6	Greg was the owner of a successful Mexican restaurant franchise.
1:21.6	He'd been Eric's client and close friend for nearly 20 years.
1:25.6	Eric figured the call could wait and sent it to voicemail, but Greg
1:29.5	immediately called back, so Eric excused himself and answered. I understood from the conversation
1:35.6	that he shot this man and his wife was, you know, having sex with him, and he was driving,
1:43.3	and he was driving away.
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