I Was a CIA Operative for 25 Years — Then I Got Set Up & Sent to Federal Prison | Michael Wayne

Michael Wayne grew up in Mississippi, attended the Naval Academy, left after his father died, built a career in business and investments while running a hedge fund for fifteen years, spent twenty-five years as a clandestine CIA contractor operating across some of the most sensitive and most dangerous missions available — and then went to Ukraine after the 2022 Russian invasion to organize humanitarian aid, evacuate women and children from combat zones, train Ukrainian soldiers, and deliver equipment to the front line before discovering widespread corruption tied to Ukraine aid that he says reached powerful US politicians. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what twenty-five years as a CIA contractor actually looked like from the inside, what changed after 9/11 in the intelligence world, what the Ukraine work actually involved, what the corruption he discovered actually implicated, and what the DOJ prosecution that followed his decision to push back against that corruption actually produced — including a wire fraud conviction, a federal prison sentence at FPC Montgomery, and what he believes was a deliberate government effort to make him a convicted felon before he could become a whistleblower.

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro and Guest Introduction

01:31 Family and Entrepreneurship

05:00 The Call to the Naval Academy

12:42 The Challenges of the Naval Academy

15:17 Leaving Annapolis After Two Years

17:51 The Tragic Loss of His Father

21:41 The Funeral and a Call from the Captain

24:23 Choosing Family Over Country

28:55 Rethinking Leaving Annapolis

31:14 The Plan to Return Falls Apart

36:24 The Decision to Stay Out of the Military

37:57 Mississippi State and Running the Family Business

41:17 Sponsor Break: Cash App Security

44:27 College Life and Degrees

55:36 Buying Properties and Developing a Strategy

01:00:20 Moving to Atlanta and Sports Betting

01:03:30 The Unexpected Call from an Agency

01:08:40 The First Interview for a CIA Contractor

01:14:40 The Path to Becoming a Contractor

01:19:03 Interviews and the Training Invitation

01:24:05 Paramilitary Training and Selection

01:29:07 Understanding Classification and Compartmentalization

01:34:55 The Intensity of the Initial Training

01:39:19 Field Exercises and Testing Survival Skills

01:47:26 The Importance of Knowing Your Limits

02:01:20 Working as a Paramilitary Contractor

02:04:20 A Career of Off-the-Books Missions

02:07:09 Getting Shot and the Impact of 9/11

02:12:30 The Post-9/11 World and the War on Terror

02:24:03 A Screenplay That Predicted 9/11

02:31:10 Transitioning to a New Role and Grad School

02:37:50 Living as a NOC (Non-Official Cover)

02:42:10 The Intensity of the NOC World

02:47:51 Running a Hedge Fund as Cover

02:57:21 Making Money and Helping a Nonprofit

03:02:41 Volunteering in Ukraine After the Invasion

03:05:00 The Corrupt Side of Humanitarian Aid

03:10:34 Protecting Aid and Empowering People

03:15:14 The Hidden World of Powerful Elites

03:21:18 Learning You're a Target

03:28:08 The Plan to Discredit Him

03:34:55 A New SEC Inquiry and the Missing Questions

03:39:01 The Target Letter and the DOJ

03:44:37 Attempting to Investigate the Management Company

03:50:59 The Reverse Proffer: The DOJ's Show of Force

03:57:20 Realizing the System Can't Be Beaten

04:01:44 The Threats That Forced His Hand

04:03:42 The Strategic Choice to Plead Guilty

04:08:35 The Courtroom Deal and Sentencing Guidelines

04:12:00 The Aftermath of the Guilty Plea

04:16:08 The Hit to His Reputation

04:18:24 The FBI Agent and the Press Release

04:22:47 Dealing with the PSR and Sentencing

04:27:44 The Leak and the Fallout

04:31:14 The PSR: A Document Full of Falsehoods

04:35:35 The Sentencing Hearing

04:40:20 The Judge's Unusual Statement

04:45:36 Getting a Year and a Day

04:50:00 A Trip to Federal Prison Camp

04:56:30 The Confusing Charges and the Real Crime

05:04:20 The Plea Deal and the Missing Documentation

05:09:30 The Sentencing Hearing and a Shoutout to the Judge

05:12:10 The Camp: A Place for the Forgotten

05:16:08 Life After Prison and the Supervised Release

05:21:01 The CIA and the Burning of Bridges

05:25:20 Finding a New Path Post-Prison

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