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Honor Among Thieves | True Crime & Crime Stories

Nelson Rodriguez Jr | True Crime & Crime Stories Host

Honor Among Thieves is a raw and unfiltered true crime podcast that dives deep into the worlds of crime, prison life, and redemption. Hosted by **Nelson Rodriguez Jr.—an ex-con and reformed fraudster—**the show pulls back the curtain on stories most people never hear. Each week, Nelson sits down with drug kingpins, ex-cons, mobsters, scammers, crime victims, prison guards, federal agents, and gangsters to share the untold truth of the criminal underworld. From daring scams and shocking betrayals

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All Episodes

91:25

Houston's Number One Underground Pill Pusher Tells All

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2025/08/18

Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Catfish on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ryse_credit_repair/ On this episode of Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Catfish, a former kingpin who ruled the underground pill trade in Houston, Texas during the late 90's and early 2000's—long before pill mills became notorious in Florida. Catfish shares his unbelievable journey from the heights of running a multimillion-dollar prescription pill

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69:04

Louis Essig: The Junkie Ex-Con Who Became A Prison Guard

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2025/08/10

Nelson On Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Lou on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/louisessig/ Get A Grip Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Officialgetagrippodcast On this episode of Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Louis Essig, host of the Get A Grip Podcast, to share one of the most jaw-dropping redemption stories you’ll ever hear. Louis went from being a H addict and career criminal—overdosing multiple times, selling drugs to his

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91:14

Jason Votrobek’s Pill Mill Empire & How It All Came...

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2025/08/03

Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Jason Votrobek on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/8upjay/ In this explosive Part 2 of Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. reunites with Jason Votrobek, former drug kingpin turned pill mill mastermind, to dive deeper into one of the wildest true crime stories yet to hit the mic. After narrowly escaping an attempt on his life by kidnapping, Jason steps away from the drug trade—only to be pulled into the even more

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75:23

Self Defense Nightmare: What Happens When Police Get...

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2025/07/27

Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Crime And Entertainment Hosted By Hollywood Wade On Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@crimenentertainment Crime And Entertainment Hosted By Hollywood Wade On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4T67Bs5kksA7HP22LoKzt4 Hollywood Wade On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crimenentertainment/ On this gripping episode of Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Hollywood Wade, the creator of the hit

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99:40

The DEA Agent That EXPOSEd Florida's Deadly Pill Ring...

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2025/07/20

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ https://www.rafajconde.com/ Rafa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/manofwarr/ This week on Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Rafa Conde, a former DEA Special Agent and the founder of the warrior-minded movement Man of Warr. In a landmark episode — the first time a former federal agent has ever appeared on the show — Rafa opens up about his intense undercover work during the height of the

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61:06

Crazy Things I Saw as a Rookie Cop in 80s Miami

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2025/07/13

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Ruamen on instagram https://www.instagram.com/sheriffdelarua/ This week on Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Ruamen De La Rua, a 40-year law enforcement veteran and former Miami-Dade Sheriff candidate, to uncover the raw truth about policing Miami during the height of the 1980s cocaine epidemic. Ruamen shares gripping, first-hand stories from the frontlines of a city under siege — a time when drug

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53:02

How Surviving The Cartel Changed My Life Forever

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2025/07/06

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Steve on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bigstevebigmoves/ This week on Honor Among Thieves, we sit down with Steve Prohaska—a man whose life began in unimaginable tragedy. After losing both parents in a Colombian cartel hit, Steve was adopted by a Jewish couple and brought to the U.S., where he was given a shot at a new life. In this raw and emotional episode, Steve opens up about how the trauma of his past shaped his

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86:47

The Dark Past of Bare Knuckle Fighting's TOP Female...

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2025/06/29

Jamie Driver on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theredqueen_444/ Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ This week on Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Jamie Driver — the reigning BYB bareknuckle boxing welterweight champion — fresh off her first title defense. Jamie opens up about her upbringing, addiction struggles, and surviving abusive relationships. But perhaps most powerful is how she overcame a brain tumor that threatened to end

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65:51

Inside Jason Votrobek's CRAZY Life as a Former Drug...

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2025/06/22

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Jason on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/8upjay/ In this gripping episode of Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with Jason Votrobek, a former drug trafficker from Vero Beach, Florida, who rose from small-town drug dealer to international smuggler with ties to the infamous Cali Cartel. When Florida's powder supply dried up in the 2000s, Jason took matters into his own hands—traveling to the Bahamas in

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60:52

How Manny Vitale Went From Police Officer To Biker Gang

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2025/06/15

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Manny on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myfightourwar/ Former Detroit police officer Manny Vitale reveals how he went from enforcing the law to riding with the notorious Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club—a 1% outlaw biker gang. Manny opens up about the double life he once led, the brutal realities of gang-infested Detroit, and the dirty cops he encountered along the way. But the wildest twist in his story? He was given just

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123:21

The King of The Underground: Tampa's COKE KINGPIN...

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2025/06/08

John "Poet" Thorton on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnpoetthornton/ Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ John "Poet" Thorton News Article https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/05/02/10-years-for-murder-attempt/ On this explosive episode of Honor Among Thieves, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with John "Poet" Thornton, infamously known as The White Tony Montana and King of the Underground. Once dubbed by local newspapers as the leader of "The

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122:59

What REALLY Happens to You on Rikers Island

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2025/06/01

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Josh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hellonrikers/ Use Promo Code MONTANA Gus Villa Jewelry https://gusvillajewelry.com/ In this episode of Honor Among Thieves, we sit down with Josh—better known as Hell On Rikers—as he shares the raw, unfiltered truth about life growing up in the Bronx projects, his upbringing in the crack trade, and his harrowing experiences doing time in Rikers Island and the New York State prison

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107:59

From $100k a Day to Life in Prison: The Story of The...

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2025/05/27

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Lonnie Jones on instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterlife20/ Lyle Jones on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jonesjr.lyle/ Ever seen "New Jack City" starring Wesley Snipes? Well meet two men who lived that movie in real life. This is Lonnie and Lyle Jones. Now typically when people hear Connecticut, they think of rich white people that live in one giant suburb just outside New York City. The Jones Brothers will

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97:14

Jerry Ormond: Should You Risk Everything to Save a...

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2025/05/18

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Jerry Ormond on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/universalartsfitness/ Nelson sits down with Jeremiah Ormond, an Irish-American kid from Stafford, Connecticut, whose life took a sharp turn from promising hockey star to convicted felon. Growing up surrounded by a crew that lived on the edge—fighting, stealing, and constantly in trouble—Jeremiah shares how one bad decision led to another, until a single violent incident

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61:15

Jorge Valdes Pt. 2: The Redemption of The Cocaine...

Honor Among Thieves | True Crime & Crime Stories ·

2025/05/11

Jorge Valdes on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/drjorgeluisvaldes/ Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Nelson Rodriguez Jr. reunites with Jorge Valdes, the original architect of the U.S. cocaine trade and a central figure in Cocaine Cowboys: Kings of Miami. While Part One told the story of his meteoric rise and fall, this episode picks up in 1984, right after Jorge is released from prison—and builds his drug empire all over again. But one night, a moment

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128:23

Jorge Valdes Pt 1: The Man Who Started The Cocaine...

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2025/05/04

Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Jorge Valdes on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drjorgeluisvaldes/ Nelson sits down with none other than Dr. Jorge Valdes, the man credited with bringing cocaine into the United States and one of the central figures behind the infamous Cocaine Cowboys: Kings of Miami docuseries. In the late 1970s, Jorge Valdes helped architect the billion-dollar cocaine pipeline that forever changed Miami and American drug culture. A former

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67:56

How One Woman's WILD NIGHT at the Strip Club Landed...

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2025/04/27

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Alysia Smith on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/allie.say.what/ Nelson Rodriguez Jr. welcomes Alysia Smith, a survivor with a powerful story of chaos, survival, and redemption. Born and raised in Akron, Ohio—a city plagued by gangs, biker wars, and rampant violence—Allie knew from a young age that the streets could swallow her whole. When neighbors were caught up in a major federal fentanyl bust, she made the bold decision

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52:45

Overdosing 10 TIMES and Landing in PRISON as an...

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2025/04/21

Nelson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Devin on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/devindon22/ Nelson sits down with Devin Donovan, a man whose life reads like a gritty crime drama—but whose journey is all too real. Born just outside of Boston into a world surrounded by addiction and criminality, Devin was raised in the shadow of a father who was a habitual offender and addict, and a mother who eventually fled to Australia to escape the chaos. Influenced by street life

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60:40

How Kyle Sandler Went From Fugitive To The Federal...

Honor Among Thieves | True Crime & Crime Stories ·

2025/04/13

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Kyle on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/federalprisontips/ Kyle on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@federalprisontips Nelson sits down with Kyle Sandler, the man behind the viral TikTok page @federalprisontips and the internet’s #1 source for all things federal prison. Known today as a trusted consultant who’s helped thousands of inmates and their families navigate the federal system, Kyle’s story begins in a much different

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131:46

From Street Fights to Ink Master - Life of A Prison...

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2025/04/06

Nelson on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/montanatheprophet/ Klazzik on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inkgod_klazzik/ Nelson sits down with Klazzik, a man whose journey from chaos to creativity is nothing short of remarkable. As a young man, Klazzik was consumed by violence—involved in over 37 street fights before adulthood and raised in a trap house where drug dealing was a daily reality. By his teenage years, he was selling crack, building a reputation that ultimately led to a federal

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