Michael Dowd – Former NYPD Officer Known as ‘New York’s Dirtiest Cop’

This week on Inside the Life, Giovanni and Dutch face corruption in law enforcement head-on as they sit down with disgraced former NYPD officer Michael Dowd. An officer for the now notorious 75th precinct in Brooklyn, New York, Dowd owns up to his crimes and mistakes and shares how he went from a motivated young officer to a narcotics dealer during an era of scandal for the NYPD. Through a tense episode, Giovanni and Dutch express the dangers of working alongside corrupt officers, while Michael shares the pivotal moments that helped him take control of his life after his time in prison.

Michael Dowd was an NYPD police officer who was a “dirty cop” during the 1980s and early ‘90s. He and his partner, Kenny Eurell, began with extorting and robbing drug dealers and by the late ‘80s had escalated to being on a drug kingpin’s payroll and trafficking drugs themselves. After they were arrested in 1992, Eurell became an informant against Dowd, resulting in Dowd serving more than 12 years in prison. Out of prison and regaining control of his life, Dowd now hosts the Good Cop Bad Cop podcast and was the focus of the 2015 documentary “The Seven Five,” available on streaming networks like Netflix and Apple TV.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:55 Dowd’s Early Life
07:51 Joining the NYPD
19:20 First Bribe Attempt
31:14 The “Dowd Test” (No-Rat Rule)
41:08 Case That Sparks His Corruption
58:35 NYPD Cracks Down on Corruption
1:04:29 Hit Ordered on Dowd
1:10:07 Realizing He’s Mentally Not a Cop
1:25:08 How It All Comes Down
1:29:30 Prison Time & Telling His Story

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