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Former Miami car thief Franky Faze joins the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to reveal how growing up around gangs in Little Havana led to marijuana arrests, stolen cars and Florida prison. Franky explains how he stole vehicles from rental companies and car dealerships while earning approximately $400 to $600 per car.

Franky recounts driving away during a dealership test drive, unknowingly stealing a public official’s vehicle and being kidnapped at gunpoint by rival car thieves. His downfall began when his lookout’s mother discovered a stack of cash and brought her son to Miami-Dade police, where he revealed Franky’s movements and connected him to multiple grand theft auto cases.

Franky also discusses being arrested approximately 20 times, spending three birthdays in state custody and what prison taught him about consequences, loyalty and letting go of life outside. This documentary-style true crime interview explores Miami car theft, Little Havana street culture, incarceration and Franky’s life after crime.

Topics Covered:

Growing up around gangs in Little Havana

Selling marijuana at church and his first arrest

Learning how stolen-car operations worked

Meeting the tow-truck driver known as “The Rabbit”

Earning $400 to $600 for each stolen car

Targeting rental companies and car dealerships

Driving away during a BMW test drive

Unknowingly stealing a public official’s vehicle

Being kidnapped and threatened at gunpoint

How GPS and LoJack changed car theft

His lookout’s mother going to Miami-Dade police

Being connected to multiple grand theft auto cases

Spending three birthdays in Florida state custody

Prison, consequences and life after crime

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Chapters

00:00 Franky Faze: Former Miami Car Thief

04:07 Growing Up in Little Havana Gangland

11:04 Selling Marijuana at Church at 15

19:47 His Grandfather’s “Walk Alone” Rule

24:32 Learning to Steal Cars in Miami

32:38 Targeting Rental Companies and Car Dealerships

34:25 Stealing a BMW During a Test Drive

38:42 Kidnapped at Gunpoint by Rival Car Thieves

48:21 Bentleys, Rolls-Royces and Violent Debt Collection

53:09 Returning to Car Theft for the Thrill

59:42 The Mistake That Sent Him to Prison

1:01:15 His Lookout’s Mother Goes to Miami-Dade Police

1:06:14 Police Try to Link Him to Nine Grand Theft Auto Cases

1:14:17 Entering Florida State Prison

1:18:19 Gainesville Prison, Work Camp and Work Release

1:25:21 Cops, Robbers and Refusing to Become an Informant

1:31:05 Graffiti Dispute Leads to Another Arrest

1:37:39 Franky Faze’s Life After Crime and Prison

1:43:46 Redemption

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Former prosecutor, criminal defense attorney and behavioral health lawyer Mark Astor joins the Honor Among Thieves Podcast for an in-depth breakdown of the Lindsay Clancy trial and mistrial. Recorded while jurors were still deadlocked, the conversation examines why the evidence produced two radically different views of her criminal responsibility.

The defense did not dispute that Lindsay Clancy killed her three children; the central question was whether postpartum psychosis left her unable to understand that her actions were wrong. Astor compares the command-h-hallucination testimony, psychiatric medications, competing expert opinions and evidence prosecutors presented as proof of planning.

Drawing on experience from 200 jury trials and his current behavioral health practice, Astor explains the insanity defense, murder versus manslaughter, why a hung jury can benefit the defense and what a retrial could mean. He also examines whether the mental health system missed opportunities to intervene before the tragedy.

Topics Covered:

Lindsay Clancy trial and mistrial explained

Why the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict

Postpartum psychosis and criminal responsibility

The insanity defense under Massachusetts law

Command hallucinations and competing expert testimony

Psychiatric medication and alleged overmedication

Premeditated murder versus mental illness

Why sending Patrick Clancy away helped both sides

Why Mark Astor criticized the defense’s closing argument

How a mistrial can benefit the defense

What could happen during a Lindsay Clancy retrial

Whether the mental health system failed the Clancy family

Involuntary commitment and behavioral health intervention

Online theories involving Patrick Clancy

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Chapters

00:00 Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Murder or Postpartum Psychosis?

03:36 How Mark Astor Became a Criminal Prosecutor

09:18 Inside 200 Jury Trials in Five Years

13:49 Attempted Murder and the Insanity Defense

16:28 What the Lindsay Clancy Defense Actually Argued

21:40 Command Hallucinations and Criminal Responsibility

27:10 Would the Case Be Different if Lindsay Were a Man?

30:30 Courtney Clenney Case and Gender Bias

36:16 Defendant Rejected Five Years—and Received Life

40:24 Strongest Evidence for the Prosecution and Defense

46:01 First-Degree Murder, Manslaughter or Insanity?

55:46 Did the Defense Lose the Case During Closing Arguments?

1:01:23 Could Mental Health Intervention Have Prevented the Tragedy?

1:08:03 Inside The Broken Mental Health System

1:11:18 Can Anyone Be Redeemed After the Unthinkable?

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Andrew Tate’s lawyer Joseph McBride joins Episode 88 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast to explain the U.S. legal battle over extraditing Andrew and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom. Recorded while the brothers were detained at FDC Miami and awaiting a bail ruling, McBride traces how the British extradition request intersects with proceedings in Romania and litigation in Florida.

McBride presents the defense’s argument that the brothers were jailed before Britain submitted its full extradition materials. He explains the difficult bail standard in federal extradition cases and what could happen after the UK’s September 16 deadline—from an extradition hearing and appeals to review by the U.S. Secretary of State.

Beyond the Tate case, McBride discusses representing January 6 defendants, working with Legal Aid and the Innocence Project, and how his brother’s conviction inspired him to become an attorney. Andrew and Tristan Tate deny the allegations against them; McBride’s statements represent the defense’s position, not findings by a court.

Topics Covered:

Representing Andrew and Tristan Tate

Why the UK is seeking their extradition

The Romania, UK and U.S. legal timeline

McBride’s “zero proof” argument

Bail rules in federal extradition cases

The UK’s September 16 submission deadline

FDC Miami detention conditions

Extradition hearings, appeals and possible outcomes

Asset seizures and Florida litigation

Representing January 6 defendants

Legal Aid and the Innocence Project

The conviction that inspired McBride’s legal career

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Chapters

00:00 Andrew Tate’s Lawyer on UK Extradition and “Zero Proof”

05:05 How McBride Became Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate’s Lawyer

09:03 Tate Legal Case Timeline: Romania, UK and U.S.

14:47 What the UK Is Alleging Against the Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate

18:35 Tate Brothers in FDC Miami: SHU Conditions and Detainee Rights

26:42 Could the UK Try to Arrest Elon Musk?

32:09 Federal Defense Lawyers, the DOJ and January 6 Cases

46:23 Nelson’s Prison Friendship With Miami RICO Figure “Spoon”

52:12 Why McBride Says the UK Produced “Zero Proof”

57:28 Federal Trial Penalties and Cooperating Witnesses

1:06:22 September 16 Deadline and Why the Tate Case Matters

1:15:25 Why Rebuilding After Prison Was Harder Than Doing Time

1:23:48 Best- and Worst-Case Outcomes for the Tate Brothers

1:28:19 McBride’s Confrontation With FDC Miami

1:31:43 The Bigger Message Behind the Tate Extradition Case

1:39:43 Joseph McBride’s Judgment Day Podcast and Final Words

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Former top-10 UFC middleweight Ian Heinisch joins the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to reveal how a gifted wrestler became an ecstasy trafficker and international fugitive. After being arrested during an undercover drug sting at 19, Ian posted bail, obtained a passport and fled the United States for Europe.

While living in Spain, addiction and homelessness led Ian into international cocaine smuggling. He recounts swallowing approximately one kilo of wrapped cocaine at a time, transporting it from Colombia to Spain and eventually being caught after an airport X-ray. Ian served roughly two and a half years in Spanish prison before returning to the United States and being incarcerated at Rikers Island.

Ian explains how prison, faith, sobriety and wrestling helped him rebuild his life and reach the UFC’s top 10. He also discusses opioid addiction, the brain injury that ended his fighting career and his current work in addiction recovery and combat sports.

Topics Covered:

Ian Heinisch’s wrestling career and early addiction

Selling thousands of ecstasy pills during the rave era

A 100,000-pill ecstasy shipment

The undercover Walmart parking-lot drug sting

Posting bail and fleeing the United States

Becoming an international fugitive in Europe

Swallowing cocaine packets from Colombia to Spain

Being stopped by Colombian secret police

His airport X-ray arrest in Tenerife

Surviving Spanish prison and Rikers Island

Faith, sobriety and reaching the UFC top 10

The brain injury that ended his UFC career

Addiction recovery and the future of Ice Wars

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Chapters

00:00 Ian Heinisch: Cocaine Smuggler to UFC Top 10

05:14 Adderall, Xanax and the Beginning of Addiction

11:12 Wrestling Champion, Cocaine and High School Expulsion

21:10 Making $4,000 a Week in Vancouver

26:56 Shipping Ecstasy From Canada to Colorado

31:13 Canadian Jail, Gang Politics and Deportation

34:37 Building a 10,000-Pill-a-Week Ecstasy Operation

37:32 Undercover Walmart Sting and Fleeing America

40:32 Life as an International Fugitive in Europe

45:33 Becoming a Cocaine Mule From Colombia to Spain

50:48 Drug Trafficking Sentence and Spanish Prison

57:40 Deported to America After 2½ Years in Prison

1:00:18 Surviving Maximum-Security Rikers Island

1:04:04 Bail, Probation and Beginning an MMA Career

1:10:45 Brain Injury Ends His UFC Career

1:14:08 Redemption, Addiction and Ian Heinisch’s Legacy

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Marijuana smuggling pioneer Clifton Middleton joins the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to reveal how a rebellious Iowa farm kid became an international marijuana smuggler. Clifton explains how he traveled to Mexico at 16 searching for Acapulco Gold, began moving marijuana across borders and eventually followed the trade through Morocco, Jamaica and Miami during the height of the hippie counterculture.

Clifton breaks down the psychology of carrying contraband through international customs, the network surrounding the marijuana trade and the wealth that helped transform South Florida. He also recalls buying a home on Miami’s Star Island and creating the River City Free Trade Zone—a massive counterculture marketplace filled with head shops, music, food and businesses he says were supported by marijuana dealers.

His story eventually catches up with him at Miami International Airport, where he was arrested arriving from Jamaica with approximately 3.5 pounds of marijuana strapped to his body. After bonding out, Clifton says authorities did not see him again for eight years. From reform school and a college scholarship to international smuggling, arrest and regret, this episode explores the risks, consequences and mindset behind an extraordinary life.

Topics Covered:

Growing up on an Iowa farm and running away at 13

Reform school, intelligence testing and a college scholarship

Searching for Acapulco Gold in Mexico at 16

Smuggling marijuana through Mexico, Morocco, Jamaica and Miami

Carrying contraband through international customs

The River City Free Trade Zone and hippie counterculture

Marijuana money, South Florida and Star Island

His arrest at Miami International Airport

Disappearing from authorities for eight years

Regrets, consequences and Ganja Warrior Priest

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Chapters

0:00 Clifton Middleton: The Original Marijuana Smuggler

03:37 Growing Up on an Iowa Farm

11:05 Running Away at 13 and Being Sent to Reform School

17:00 From Reform School to a College Scholarship

23:34 His First Marijuana Experience and the 1960s Hippie Era

28:24 Acapulco Gold and International Marijuana Smuggling

35:26 Building the River City Free Trade Zone

41:45 How Marijuana Smuggling Helped Transform Miami

43:43 Caught at Miami Airport—Then Gone for Eight Years

45:02 Regrets, Ganja Warrior Priest and Hard Seed

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