Chapter 9
Crossovers
Some vigilantes are known as crossovers, transitioning from perp to whistleblower status. Feeling guilty about their bad behavior, they decide to work for the other team. Yes, obviously some of them are also incentivized to become whistleblowers—they’re getting themselves out of a tight spot.
I met Weston Smith when I was working on my first documentary, Crossing the Line: Ordinary People Committing Extraordinary Crimes. I was looking for white-collar offenders who would be willing to share their fraud stories on camera.1 I emailed Weston, explained the project, and invited him to Chicago.2
Weston was born and raised in Alabama and was a Southern gentleman from head to toe. About fifteen minutes into our interview, I realized ...
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