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Locked In with Ian Bick

Locked In with Ian Bick

By: Ian Bick
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Real stories from the people everyone else judges first. Locked In with Ian Bick is a podcast hosted by Ian Bick, a former federal inmate turned podcaster. The show features raw conversations with former inmates, recovering addicts, bikers, law enforcement officers, attorneys, investigators, and people who have lived through crime, prison, addiction, trauma, and redemption. Each episode dives deep into real prison stories, life inside prison, the criminal justice system, street life, addiction recovery, mental health, and what it takes to rebuild after incarceration. Guests share what really happens behind bars, how people survive prison, and the difficult road to second chances after hitting rock bottom. If you’re interested in prison stories, criminal justice experiences, life after prison, and honest conversations with people who have lived through the darkest chapters of their lives, you’ll feel at home here.Locked In With Ian Bick 2026 Daily Social Sciences
Episodes
  • I Was Arrested for Bank Fraud — Then Spent $500K on Lawyers & Beat the Feds

    I Was Arrested for Bank Fraud — Then Spent $500K on Lawyers & Beat the Feds
    Jul 6 2026
    Ryan Bloom grew up in a good family in Oklahoma with dreams of becoming a dentist. Life took a different turn and he built an electrical contracting business instead. When the business lost a major contract he turned to a small bank for help — and got pulled into a high interest invoice lending situation that ultimately left him owing over $2 million and forced to declare bankruptcy. Ryan thought everything he was doing was completely legitimate. Then the feds came for him. He was indicted for bank fraud — and discovered the prosecutor had a conflict of interest with the bank. He fought back. He spent almost $500,000 in attorney fees. And he beat the federal government. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Ryan breaks down the complete story — from the business collapse to the bankruptcy to the federal indictment to the courtroom victory that cost him everything financially but gave him his freedom. _____________________________________________ #fraud #TrueCrime #arrest _____________________________________________ Connect with Ryan Bloom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdbloom _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Businessman Hit With an FBI Raid and Bank Fraud Indictment — Then Fought Back and Won — Full Story 01:57 His Early Life and the Family Business Roots That Shaped Everything 03:14 His Career Aspirations and the Dental Detour That Changed His Direction 04:36 Joining and Growing the Family Business and What That Really Required 05:47 The Family Feud and the Collapse of the Business That Followed 06:32 Pivoting to Oil Gas and Entrepreneurship and What That World Really Looked Like 07:52 Launching Pathfinder HDD and What the Industry Landscape Really Looked Like 08:44 Building a Thriving Construction Business From the Ground Up 10:14 The Challenges — Interest Rates Failed Deals and the Layoffs That Followed 11:14 His Pivot to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and What That Decision Required 12:26 Getting Hustled and the Cash Flow Crisis That Changed Everything 14:03 His Dependence on Bad Clients and the Lessons That Came With It 15:23 Banking Relationships and the Financial Squeeze That Defined That Chapter 17:40 The Breaking Point — Reserve Accounts and the Road to Insolvency 19:52 Winding Down — What Filing for Business and Personal Bankruptcy Really Required 22:38 The Aftermath — Creditors Liquidation and What Came Next 25:44 Family Rebuilding and the Grit That Got Him Through the Hardest Times 29:44 The Personal Bankruptcy Process and the Impact It Had on Everything 33:22 The Legal Fallout — Depositions and the False Accusations That Followed 35:50 The Sudden FBI Raid and the Bank Fraud Indictment That Changed His Life Overnight 38:54 Family Community and What Coping With Sudden Infamy Really Looked Like 41:40 Navigating Discovery the Prosecution and What Building a Defense Really Required 43:33 Uncovering Family Drama and the Questionable Testimony That Defined His Case 47:42 Battling Prosecutors and What Preparing for Trial Actually Required 51:16 Suing for Prosecutorial Conflict of Interest and What That Fight Really Involved 58:56 Winning the Disqualification and Watching the Case Finally Unravel 01:03:21 The Dismissal the Pre-Trial Diversion and What Finally Walking Free Really Felt Like 01:07:25 The True Cost — Legal Fees and What Starting Over From Nothing Really Required 01:09:56 The Lessons He Carries and What Resilience Actually Looks Like After Everything 01:13:18 His Reflections on Purpose Faith and Family After Everything He Survived 01:15:43 His Final Thoughts His Advice and What the Next Chapter Really Looks Like _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • I Was Moving Pounds of Weed in New York — Then I Ended Up In Prison | Jared Callahan

    I Was Moving Pounds of Weed in New York — Then I Ended Up In Prison | Jared Callahan
    Jul 5 2026
    Jared Callahan grew up in New York with a father who was an illegal marijuana grower — and when your dad runs the operation getting brought into the business isn't a choice it's a family tradition. By his teens Jared was already selling pot and by the time he was fully in he was moving pounds and running a serious flipping operation that brought in real money. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jared tells the complete story — from growing up with a marijuana growing father to getting into the business as a teenager to his first arrest and New York state prison sentence to getting out and trying to stay straight until a probation violation pulled him back in. Then the feds picked up the case and federal prison followed. _____________________________________________ #arrest #prison #truecrimestories _____________________________________________ Connect with Jared Callahan: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BeDSQfkAZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Teen Who Discovered His Dad's Drug Operation — Then Built His Own Empire — Full Story 01:28 How He First Discovered What His Father Was Really Running 03:54 Getting Drawn Into the Drug World as a Teenager and What That Really Looked Like 05:50 His First Deals and the Friendships That Changed Everything 08:40 The Escalation From Small Time to Major Player and What That Required 13:03 How His Brother Got Pulled In and the Family Impact That Followed 18:24 Street Life and the Near Death Encounters That Should Have Changed Everything 25:03 His Reflections on the Consequences He Watched Pile Up Around Him 32:27 Losing His Savings the Family Fallout and What Kept Him Going Anyway 38:54 Stepping Up Operations and What Moving to That Level Really Involved 46:42 His First Arrest and What Entering New York State Prison Really Felt Like 01:01:11 Life Inside New York State Prison and What Surviving It Really Required 01:17:01 Getting Out and the Parole Struggles That Defined Life After His First Sentence 01:37:57 Going Back to the Streets and How the Federal System Started Closing In 01:47:57 Moving Serious Weight and What Operating at That Level Really Looked Like 02:03:31 The Feds Closing In and the Deal Gone Wrong That Changed Everything 02:10:32 The Federal Raid and What Facing Major Charges Really Felt Like 02:18:09 The Toughest Decision of His Life — Snitching Loyalty and Survival in Prison 02:35:41 Living With That Decision and What That Weight Really Does to a Person 02:42:03 His Release His Redemption and What Giving Back Actually Looks Like 02:48:02 The Lessons He Carries and What He Wants Everyone to Hear _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 55 mins
  • I Survived Combat in Iraq — Then the Feds Sent Me to Prison | Jeremy Harrell

    I Survived Combat in Iraq — Then the Feds Sent Me to Prison | Jeremy Harrell
    Jul 2 2026
    Jeremy Harrell is a United States Army combat veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom suffered mental health and brain injuries from combat received a 70% plus Individual Unemployability disability rating from the VA and spent years battling PTSD depression and sleeplessness. In 2018 he started a private Facebook page to help fellow veterans. In 2019 he incorporated Veterans Club a faith based nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans overcome PTSD traumatic brain injuries substance abuse and homelessness. He was an unpaid volunteer. He received no salary. In 2024 the Biden DOJ convicted him of theft of government funds for receiving VA disability benefits while serving as an unpaid volunteer CEO. In December 2024 he was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home confinement. He surrendered to federal prison in Ashland Kentucky on January 28 2025. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jeremy tells the complete story — from serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom to the combat injuries that ended his military career to building Veterans Club from a Facebook page into a nationally recognized nonprofit to the Biden DOJ investigation that he believes was politically motivated to what federal prison was really like for a combat veteran chaplain who was there for volunteering. _____________________________________________ #prison #veteran #truecrimestories _____________________________________________ Connect with Jeremy Harrell: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy_w_harrell_official/ X: https://x.com/JeremyWHarrell Website: https://veteransclubinc.org/ _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Combat Veteran Who Built a Nonprofit — Then Got Sent to Federal Prison — Jeremy's Full Story 00:36 His Difficult Childhood and the Family Dynamics That Shaped Everything 03:40 His Relationship With His Father and the Family Cycles That Defined His Early Years 07:12 His Mother's Struggles and the Family Hardship That Followed 08:19 His Early Passions and What Drove Him Toward a Life of Service 10:54 Choosing a Positive Path Despite Everything Working Against Him 13:54 Joining the Military in 1999 and What That Decision Really Meant 15:54 Boot Camp — the Expectations and the Reality That Followed 18:16 Graduating Boot Camp and the Transition to Advanced Training 23:21 The Sense of Purpose He Found After Boot Camp 25:01 His Deployment After 9/11 and What Heading to Iraq Really Looked Like 27:37 Life and Work Inside Iraq Detention Centers and What That World Required 29:56 The Prisoners the Conditions and the Lessons He Learned From Iraq 33:41 The Key Lessons From Combat and the Life Long Bonds That Followed 37:23 Returning Home — the Reentry Struggles and the PTSD Nobody Prepared Him For 43:31 Coping Relationships and What Seeking Help After Combat Really Looked Like 49:01 Post Military Life — UPS Banking and the Career Struggles That Followed 53:35 Medical Retirement and the Birth of His Veteran Nonprofit 55:02 Building a Successful Veteran Nonprofit and What That Mission Really Required 56:57 The Federal Indictment — the Accusations and the Confusion That Followed 01:00:01 The Legal Fight and the Federal Trial Challenges That Defined His Case 01:07:13 The Trial the Sentencing and the Aftermath That Changed Everything 01:17:34 Entering Federal Prison and What Those First Days Really Required 01:23:41 Life in Prison — His Adjustment and How He Continued Serving Others Inside 01:36:12 The Halfway House and the Complex Prison Release Process 01:44:51 His Post Prison Life and the Pursuit of Clemency That Continues 01:52:16 Continuing the Fight — His Legal Battles and Advocacy Work 02:10:15 The Lessons He Learned the Silver Linings He Found and His Hope for the Future 02:14:49 His Impact on Veterans and the Final Reflections He Wants Everyone to Hear _____________________________________________ To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/LockedInWithIanBicka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 26 mins
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