Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast The Unfair Psychology Behind Police Interrogations
Mar 10, 2026
Drew Snarey, a former law enforcement officer and federal task force investigator, shares career stories from jails to undercover work. He talks about interrogation tactics, informant-driven investigations, undercover social media stings, interstate robbery coordination, and counterfeiting and human trafficking probes. Expect vivid anecdotes about psychological pressure, surveillance tradecraft, and bringing complex networks to justice.
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Counterfeit Ring Used Milk To Preserve Bills
- At the Secret Service Drew led a counterfeiting probe that tracked washed $1 bills turned into $100s, leading to CCE and conspiracy counts.
- The ring used milk to preserve bill crispness during the wash‑and‑print process.
Moving Victims Away Enabled Recovery And Testimony
- Drew rescued trafficking victims by relocating them to protective homes and human‑trafficking recovery programs far from Chicago.
- He risked releasing one girl on PR bail and moved her to specialized shelters to break the trafficker's control.
Charging Culture Varies Between Federal Offices
- Federal offices vary dramatically in charging standards; a U.S. attorney declined conspiracy counts that a state prosecutor later pursued aggressively.
- That difference turned an apparently stalled federal matter into 81 counts and long sentences at state level.