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Fixing The Alaman Trial Came Back To Haunt Them
- Bob Cooley convinced Judge Frank Wilson to take a bribe decades earlier to fix the Harry Alaman case.
- That old wrongdoing became central to Operation Gambat and motivated Bob to try to get Wilson to corroborate it for the feds.
Wearing A Wire While Warning A Friend
- Bob wore a wire when he visited Judge Wilson in Arizona and tried to warn him while secretly recording.
- The taped dinner and parking-lot talk failed to get an admission and only increased danger for both men.
Anti-Corruption Work Produces Collateral Damage
- The FBI's best evidence often depended on compromised insiders whose actions created collateral harm.
- Pursuing corruption exposed a web of past favors and reputations, making investigations morally messy.