A blurred line between law enforcement and crime

There are two sides to Billy. There’s Billy, who just wants to do the right thing. And then there’s the criminal lurking from within.

So which way did he go? Did Billy end up becoming a criminal? Or did he choose to be the good guy in his own story? Well, he decided to do both.

If you’ve listened to this show long enough, you know I go to great lengths to fact-check my episodes. But today is different because it’s tough to corroborate Billy’s stories. And that’s okay. One of my favorite movies is Big Fish with Ewan McGregor. It’s about a man who lived an extraordinary life. In the end, it turned out that most of his tall tales were true–but just a little skewed due to time.

And that’s how I feel about Billy. Some of these stories are too incredible to be real. But they might be. He’s always wrestled between being the good guy and the bad guy. And in the end, managed to be both a criminal and a cop.  Billy says he worked undercover for the New York State Office of Tax Enforcement Petroleum, Alchohol and Tobacco Bureau.    

So lean back, relax, and grab your adult beverage of choice. Because today we’re going to spend the next half hour or so chatting with Billy the Liquor Guy.

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Today’s episode was written and edited by Javier Leiva

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