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Retired agent Joe Robuck served in the FBI for nearly 28 years. He was assigned to the Atlanta Division where he initially worked Bank Robbery, Fugitives, and Civil Rights investigations. However, for most his career, he specialized in Public Corruption and supervised the Public Corruption Squad for one year.
In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Joe Robuck reviews his DUI ticket-fixing corruption and bribery case involving more than 6000 DUI (Driving Under the Influence) tickets never adjudicated over a 10-15-year period in the 1980s and 1990s.
Joe’s investigation proved that Assistant Traffic Court Solicitor, Walter “Ken” London, for bribes between $1500 and $6500 per case made them all disappear. London committed suicide before they could charge him, but his daughter, Jennifer London Wallace, helped convict his accomplices by testifying at the trials of defense attorney Eddie Castleberry and private investigator Carter Summerlin, key players in DUI ticket-fixing scheme.
The subject’s daughter Jennifer is also a guest on this episode, providing her personal insights about the investigation and her decision to cooperate and testify for the prosecution.
Joe acknowledges the assistance of other cooperators and law enforcement partners at the Atlanta Police Department (APD) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
In addition to his investigative duties, Joe was a member of the FBI-Atlanta SWAT Team for 18 years.
After retirement, Joe became the CEO of Gold Shield 1811, Inc. a firm comprised of former—FBI, IRS, Secret Service, and Homeland Security—agents who specialize in Corporate Investigations, Executive Protection, and Physical Security Assessments.
Special Agent (Retired)
Joe Robuck
June 1985 – January 2013
“APD was up on a drug wire and they intercepted a call from a prosecutor who was offering to fix a DUI for the drug dealer in exchange for money.”—Retired Agent Joe Robuck
The following are news articles about Ken London’s suicide and the Atlanta DUI Ticket-Fixing bribery case:
The Atlanta Constitution – 4/28/1993: Solicitor’s death ruled unusual suicide
The Atlanta Constitution – 9/6/1995: Attorney accused of fixing DUIs
The Atlanta Constitution – 2/14/1996: DUI lawyer’s ticket fixing trial opens
The Atlanta Constitution – 10/31/1997: A DUI a day dodges city traffic court
I’ve been listening to the older episodes and wow. This is probably one of the best episodes I’ve heard. Joe is a great speaker and listening to Jennifer share her story was heartbreaking. I believe her father’s legacy is her. I loved that she shared that he knew she would do the right thing. I’m a criminal justice professional and we sometimes forget the ripple effect of bad behavior on others.
I’m so happy you discovered this episode. I also admired the daughter’s cooperation. Thanks for listening to FBI Retired Case File Review!
Bullshit.
It was a very interesting and podcast. This is the first Jerri’s podcast I listened and I can say that I enjoyed it very much. Jerri is a good interviewer and Joe and Jennifer were genuine and open. Very good story-tellers as well. Jerri, thanks for posting the photos and finding interesting people for your podcast!
Thanks for listening! I hope you will continue to check out the other episodes.
These podcasts just keep getting better and better! Thanks for all of the work that you do to bring them to your audience. I wasn’t sure that this episode was going to be that interesting – boy how wrong I was….
I agree. Jennifer Wallace’s input took this episode to another level!
Jerri: I started listening to your podcasts during covid, at least that is one good outcome from this virus. I find them all very interesting, leaving me with high regard for the agents and variety of cases the FBI handles. The description on episode 216 left me thinking it wouldn’t be so interesting, boy was I wrong. What a fascinating case and bringing in Jennifer Wallace added another dimension to the review. Your conversational style and clear compassion are always evident, particularly so in this review. Thank you to Joe and Jennifer for sharing this case.
Thanks for listening. I agree with you about Jennifer’s participation. She was amazing.
Hello and thank you for doing these amazing podcasts. I was wondering if there were scripts from the podcasts available, I am attempting to you use these for training purposes
Hi, Kellen. Thanks for listening. I don’t create transcripts for the shows, but if there is one or two you would like I can send you an unedited script. Let me know.