I Was Set Up by the Cartel

In this episode, I sit down with Niki as she shares the unbelievable chain of events that led to her preparing to self-surrender to federal prison. Nikki opens up about losing her grandmother at a young age, growing up around addiction, unresolved childhood trauma, and the lifelong need to prove that she had everything together.

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On This Episode We Cover: 

→ 00:00:00 - Introduction 

→ 00:00:41 - A childhood growing up with parents addicted to crack

→ 00:05:21 - A last-minute trip to Vegas

→ 00:06:20 - Who did Nikki meet on the flight to Vegas?

→ 00:18:06 - What happened when Nikki and her friends flew to Guadalajara?

→ 00:23:16 - What were the red flags?

→ 00:27:48 - Stopped at a checkpoint

→ 00:31:36 - Why did a federal agent suddenly contact Nikki?

→ 00:35:29 - How did this unexpectedly lead the federal government to Nikki?

→ 00:40:14 - What was it like being interrogated by federal agents?

→ 00:42:23 - $2 million worth in her truck…

→ 00:45:32 - What was it like living in legal purgatory for 8 years?

→ 00:50:26 - How did Nikki manage to reduce her sentence?

→ 00:54:44 - Why is Nikki actually excited to finally go to prison?

→ 01:01:19 - How does Nikki feel now that this chapter of her life is finally ending?

Further Listening

→ I Sent My Boyfriend’s Brother to Prison

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