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Betraying the Badge
Betraying the Badge

Betraying the Badge

—Harrowing stories of 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 whistleblowers, prosecutors and fellow officers who took them down.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • A young, idealistic rookie for the West New York, N.J., Police Department discovers a pattern of pervasive criminal behavior within his department and decides to go undercover for the FBI.

  • Two decorated New York City police officers on the payroll of the Mafia take bribes in exchange for confidential information and carry out eight gangland-style murders.

  • A New Orleans crack dealer reports cops to the feds, which leads to an elaborate sting involving a warehouse full of cocaine and the murder of an innocent woman.

  • The son of a renowned sheriff and his cronies sell thousands of pounds of stolen drugs until they're brought down by investigators within the Department of Homeland Security.

  • Two Baltimore cops rob criminals, sell confiscated drugs and pocket the profits until a 16-year-old drug dealer goes undercover for the FBI to bring them down.

  • A bad cop-turned-good in North Carolina helps uncover a pattern of crimes committed by officers in the sheriff's department, which brings down 22 law enforcement officials.

  • An anonymous tip alleging that La. sheriff's deputies are illegally seizing millions of dollars from drug dealers results in the prosecution of over 35 officers.

  • A Florida sheriff's deputy investigates rumors that his partner is crooked and uncovers some crimes, including theft and the murder of an innocent businessman.

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6 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Shattered Shield
    Tarnished Badge
    Florida Killer Cops
    Sheriff's Bling Ring
    Operation Broken Oath
    Made Man
  • Shattered Shield

    A New Orleans crack dealer reports cops to the feds, which leads to an elaborate sting involving a warehouse full of cocaine and the murder of an innocent woman.
    Upcoming
  • Tarnished Badge

    A bad cop-turned-good in North Carolina helps uncover a pattern of crimes committed by officers in the sheriff's department, which brings down 22 law enforcement officials.
    Upcoming
  • Florida Killer Cops

    A Florida sheriff's deputy investigates rumors that his partner is crooked and uncovers some crimes, including theft and the murder of an innocent businessman.
    Upcoming
  • Sheriff's Bling Ring

    An anonymous tip alleging that La. sheriff's deputies are illegally seizing millions of dollars from drug dealers results in the prosecution of over 35 officers.
    Upcoming
  • Operation Broken Oath

    A group of officers in Savannah, Ga., has lucrative off-duty work providing security for diamond shipments; when the diamonds turn out to be drugs, the FBI gets involved.
    Upcoming
  • Made Man

    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.
    Upcoming
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