Betraying the Badge
Harrowing stories of dirty cops who abandon their oath to serve and protect and instead, steal, cheat and, in some cases, kill. Told by the cops who committed the crimes to the whistle blowers, prosecutors and fellow officers who took them down.
- 2021-2022
- 2 seasons
- Vice Studios
- Documentary
- TV-14
Harrowing stories of dirty cops who abandon their oath to serve and protect and instead, steal, cheat and, in some cases, kill. Told by the cops who committed the crimes to the whistle blowers, prosecutors and fellow officers who took them down.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Diamonds and Dirty Cops
Wed, Aug 24, 2022 44 mins
In 1995, the FBI begins an investigation into a multi-million jewelry theft ring with ties to the Chicago mob. But they discover that the mastermind behind the operation is not an organized crime ring, but a decorated former Chicago Police Chief of Detectives, William Hanhardt, and his #2 man, Joseph Basinski. FBI Special Agent Ted McNamara shares details of his investigation and the eventual arrest of several police officers.
Episode 2
The Dirty 30
Wed, Aug 31, 2022 44 mins
In 1994, dozens of NYPD officers in New York City's 30th Precinct in Harlem are convicted of perjury, civil rights infractions, theft, tax evasion, and dealing narcotics.
Episode 3
Takedown at the Border
Sun, Aug 7, 2022 44 mins
An FBI investigation at the Southern border unearths one of the largest corruption cases in Arizona's history involving the National Guard working alongside Mexican drug cartels.
Episode 4
Operation Broken Oath
Wed, Sep 14, 2022 44 mins
A group of officers in Savannah, GA have lucrative off-duty work providing security for diamond shipments. But when the diamonds turn out to be drugs, the FBI gets involved.
Episode 5
The Four Horsemen
Wed, Sep 14, 2022 44 mins
A group of well-regarded but tough-nosed Philadelphia narcotics officers nicknamed The Four Horsemen rules the inner-city streets by fear and dirty tactics in the 1980s and 1990s.
Episode 6
Made Man
Wed, Sep 21, 2022 44 mins
A Florida cop's dream of being a gangster propels him into a darker world as he uses his badge to work security detail for a criminal enterprise from New York.