Episode 024: Terry Hake - Operation Greylord Judicial Corruption (Part 1)

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Former FBI agent Terry Hake officially served seven years with the FBI. However, his service to the Bureau, the Department of Justice, and other federal law enforcement agencies actually spanned more than 23 years.

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Terry is interviewed about his undercover role as a crooked defense attorney in the largest judicial corruption investigation in America, code named Operation Greylord.

When the investigation was initiated, Terry was a young Assistant State’s Attorney fed up with corruption in the Cook County, Illinois, court system. He wore a wire for three-and-a-half years, fully aware that he could have been jeopardizing his reputation and law career in doing so. At the conclusion of the undercover operation, Terry testified in 23 trials over the next 10 years and eighty-three judges, lawyers, court personnel and police officer were convicted for accepting bribes to fix court cases.

Terry has written a book—Operation Greylord: The True Story of an Untrained Undercover Agent and America’s Biggest Corruption Bust— about his experiences and provides an insider’s look into the judicial corruption case.