Mike & Carol Dowd: How A Cop Began Taxing Crack Dealers

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 3, 2025

Duration

1h 34m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Mike Dowd is a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who became corrupt and worked for the Dominican-American Diaz criminal organisation. He was arrested in 1992 for drug distribution and served 12 years in prison. 00:00 Intro 02:05 NY’s Dirtiest Cop 02:50 How Many Crimes Did Mike Commit? 04:09 Mike Stole Someone’s Porn Collection 08:36 Entering the Police Force 08:55 Did Mike Mean the Oath He Took? 09:29 Integrity Training at the Academy 10:52 We Were Always Told to Cover Our Ass 12:11 The Police Agree They Won't Snitch on Each Other 15:09 Mike Was Told to Stop Arresting People 18:09 Taxing People Instead of Arresting Them 19:40 Were Cops Given Sexual Favours? 20:42 Mike’s Sergeant Encouraging Robbing Money 22:59 Did Seeing Dead Bodies Bother Mike? 26:59 Started Dealing Drugs 29:08 Biggest Heist 29:55 Were Other Cops Involved in Stealing and Dealing? 32:55 Did Mike Ever Think He Was Going to Get Caught? 33:27 Mike’s Personal Life 34:11 Why Didn't You Stop? 34:18 Mike Receiving Death Threats from Another Officer 37:47 Baron Perez, the Brooklyn Middleman 38:08 Meeting La Compañía 39:29 La Compañía Boss Putting a Hit on Him 41:02 Meeting Adam Diaz 42:47 Mike Saving Adam Diaz’s Money 43:31 Franklin and Coke – Local Bandits Who Robbed Dealers 44:58 Ads 45:50 Officer Venable and Feeling Guilt 47:54 How Did Mike’s Guilt Manifest Physically? 49:50 Who Had You Become? 51:25 Coming Home from Rehab 53:08 How Long Were You in Rehab For? 53:39 Why Didn't You Stop If You Knew They Were Onto You? 54:32 The Year You Got Arrested 57:23 How Did It Feel When You Got Arrested? 59:45 Advice About Living an Authentic Life 01:03:10 Getting Released on Bail 01:04:32 Kidnapping Scandal to Pay Family’s Bail 01:06:20 Arrested for the Second Time 01:08:01 The Day You Went to Prison 01:09:42 Ads 01:10:45 What Was Your Family Going Through? 01:12:16 First Time Mike’s Mum Came to See Him in Prison 01:13:09 Mike Getting Emotional in Front of His Mum 01:14:14 Mike’s Mum Tried to Keep Him Straight 01:16:29 Mike’s Mother Not Showing Him Love 01:17:55 Reflections on Parents After Everything 01:20:18 Coming Out of Jail at 44 01:21:53 Being Institutionalised 01:23:03 Life After Jail 01:24:19 What Did Mike Need to Hear at 18? 01:26:48 Does Corruption Still Happen Today? 01:29:33 What Has the Universe Put You Here to Share? Follow Mike: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/mb66mKk82Rb ‘Good Cop Bad Cop Podcast' - https://g2ul0.app.link/QmZosMi82Rb You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Sign up to receive email updates about Diary Of A CEO here: https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt Ready to think like a CEO? Gain access to the 100 CEOs newsletter here: https://bit.ly/100-ceos-newsletter Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY Perfect Ted - https://www.perfectted.com with code STEVEN40 for 40% off

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Steven Bartlett

  host

• Mike Dowd's father

  guest

• Carol Dowd

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Mike Dowd, Mike & Carol Dowd: How A Cop Began Taxing Crack Dealers explores america’s Dirtiest Cop Reveals How Power, Greed And Love Collided Former NYPD officer Michael Dowd recounts his descent from a young recruit seeking a paycheck into a central player in New York’s cocaine economy, earning more than the U.S. president while still wearing a badge.

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