Episode 139: Ray Morrow and Dan Estrem – Cleveland Police Corruption, Undercover Sting (Part 2)

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agents Ray Morrow and Dan Estrem review their Cleveland Police Corruption case where Ray served as the undercover agent, and Dan was the case agent. The major undercover operation was developed to gather evidence on corrupt police officers who were accepting payments to act as lookouts and protect illegal gambling dens. Ray and Dan set up two gambling casinos which were actually part of an FBI sting. The case resulted in the indictment and conviction of 30 Cleveland Police Officers and 17 other individuals.

Update: Ray’s new book Broken Shield takes you through a series of life events that led to his historic undercover operation and the physical and emotional toll that he and his young family took on.

 

Special Agent in Charge (Retired)

Ray Morrow

2/9/1987 – 11/30/2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“All that administrative B.S. that Dan was dealing with, I never knew anything about it. That’s what a good case agent does.”

Ray Morrow served in the FBI for 20 years. During his career, he held investigative and supervisory positions in Louisville, Cleveland, Atlanta, Tampa, and FBI Headquarters. He was a member of the FBI Director’s Protective Detail, working closely with overseas law enforcement agencies providing protection for former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh when traveling overseas., Prior to his retirement, he appointed as the Special Agent in Charge of the New York and Pittsburgh Divisions. Currently, he serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. To learn more about Ray, visit his website.

Unit Chief (Retired)

Dan Estrem

4/1983 – 2/27/2003

Dan Estrem served in the FBI for 20 years. After being promoted he served as a Supervisory Special Agent in Anchorage Alaska and, later,  in the FBIHQ Undercover Operations Unit, Dan Estrem managed major undercover operations in the U.S. while also developing and administering the highly-unique and successful FBI undercover training program. Post 9/11, he served as the Unit Chief in the FBIHQ Counterterrorism Division assigned to the National Domestic Preparedness Office. Currently, he is a consultant supporting the continued development of interservice technical information management and information sharing program with the Greater Palestinian Authority Intelligence, Security and Law Enforcement Services.

The following are links to newspaper articles about the Cleveland Police Corruption case:

The Republic – 5/31/1991: FBI sting bites hard in Cleveland

LA Times – 3/31/1991:  FBI Sting Nets 47 in Cleveland Probe of Police

Marion Star – 6/1/1991:  Suspension hearings held for officers

Update: Ray’s new book Broken Shield takes you through a series of life events that led to his historic undercover operation and the physical and emotional toll that he and his young family took on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a successful post-FBI career, Dan Estrem has gone fishing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jerri Williams

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Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, jokes that she writes about the FBI to relive her glory days. After 26 years with the Bureau specializing in major economic fraud and corruption investigations, she calls on her professional encounters with scams and schemers to write police procedurals inspired by true crime FBI cases in her Philadelphia FBI Corruption Squad crime fiction series featuring flawed female FBI agent Kari Wheeler. Jerri’s FBI for Armchair Detectives nonfiction series enables readers to discover who the FBI is and what the FBI does by debunking misconceptions about the FBI in books, TV, and movies. Her books are available as ebooks, paperbacks, and audiobooks wherever books are sold. She’s also the host of FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime podcast with more than 300 episodes available on all popular podcast apps and YouTube.

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