S4E32: The Road to Redemption: From Criminal, To Informant, Now Educator - Benjamin Freedland.

Original Recording Date: 2025JUL24.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Benjamin Freedland – Ben is a law enforcement consultant and founder of Strategic Informant Solutions, through which he trains agencies in informant management, intelligence collection, and operational integrity. Prior to this, Ben was a mid-level East Coast drug trafficker, he later served as a federally embedded informant with the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and U.S. Attorney’s Office, providing intelligence that led to multiple major federal indictments. Ben served a 77-month sentence, he rebuilt his life and launched Recreational Transport LLC, a national logistics company specializing in high-end RV delivery. An atypical origin story that is becoming more common. Not what most would have you believe. Inside criminal culture. The business of informant handling. Missing link to law enforcement's playbook. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Links: Ben's company Strategic Informant Solutions: https://strategicinformantsolutions.com/  Email: ben@recreationaltransport.com  Profiles and Social Media:  Find Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-freedland-%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%B1-%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%B1-%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%B1-845640304/