Lucky Larry

The Finale. We reach the conclusion of the Vegas Metro sting operation that seems to have been built more on ambition than evidence. Lead detective Rod Mathis now has all three targets in custody - and he's ready to start congratulating himself. But a pattern of misconduct and questionable tactics throughout the investigation are catching up to him, and suddenly his case - and the probable cause h...

After almost a year, Las Vegas Metro PD is finally ready to make an arrest. Larry is able to swindle his two oldest friends, Joseph Aiello and Louis Gioia, out of the $30,000 he believes he needs to save his life. But reality splinters once again when undercover officers posing as members of the Medellin Cartel force him to enter the drug trade. Metro's ruse is uncovered when a controlled coke dea...

Larry is now under the impression that the $24,000 he gambled away belonged to a powerful and ruthless killer tied to the Medellin Cartel. Behind the scenes, Metro detectives launch a campaign targeting Larry's wife and children designed to keep him terrified and compliant.

Undercover cops posing as Medellin Cartel members force Larry into entering the drug trafficking business in lieu of paying back the $24,000 he was supposed to launder for them. 

The biggest gamble of Larry's life almost derails Metro's investigation, forcing them to take it to a much darker level. Thanks: Phil Ramos, Dominic Gentile, Las Vegas Review- Journal, Las Vegas Sun, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th District and Mom. Most Thanks Ever: my boy Gage, my baby Dani & my little dude Chili Bean. 25 years of love and smelly apartments. Love you and miss you beyon...

To even begin to understand why Vegas Metro went so hard after Larry, we first have to answer the most important question: was his brother Tommy the mafia soldier law enforcement claimed he was? The events depicted in this episode occurred two years after Larry's vindication... and would result in Tommy being charged with murder. Despite the trap they set for Larry blowing up in their face, a Fede...

January, 1990. Larry's older brother, Tommy, a man law enforcement had been fixated on for years, returns to Las Vegas. Within weeks, the state of Nevada abruptly suspends Larry's gaming license, costing him his job as a high-limit Baccarat dealer at The Riviera. Desperation and a chance reunion with a former business partner place Larry dead center in the crosshairs of an overzealous Vegas Metro...

Trailer for limited podcast series Lucky Larry. Episode 1 "The Nightmare Begins" coming August 10th. The events depicted in this podcast took place in Las Vegas, Nevada between the years 1990 and 1992. In the interest of privacy, some names have been changed. In the interest of accuracy, the rest has been told exactly as recounted in the public record.