Larry Lawton stole over $18m in diamonds and spent 11 years in some of the toughest federal prisons in the country. But he’s also the only ex-con in the United States to be sworn in as an honorary police officer and only ex-con to ever be recognized on the Floor of the United States Congress for his work in helping young people and law enforcement agencies with The Reality Check Program he founded. His story is chronicled in Gangster Redemption: How America’s Most Notorious Jewel Robber Got Rich, Got Caught, and Got His Life Back on Track, a book he co-authored with Peter Golenbock, and he shares a lot of what he’s learned along the way on his fascinating YouTube channel. On this episode, we talk to Larry about how a childhood spent raking in big money with various scams and hustles led to auto theft and what he settled on as a lucrative calling: professional jewellery robbery. He gives us the prep work that went into planning a heist, what happens when things go wrong, the difference between his methods and those of desperate amateurs, tips for a business owner hoping to avoid attention from would-be robbers, some of his most sensible rules, and much more. What We Discuss with Larry Lawton: 💎 How young Larry fattened his wallet with $125 a week in 1972 (equivalent to over $750 a week today) with various scams, thefts, and hustles. 💎 How Larry wound up getting into the jewelry robbery game, and what he did to maintain control over the situation when he had a gun pulled on him his first time out. 💎 Why Larry spent over $10,000 to get a professional education in the jewelry trade when he decided this would be the focus of his criminal career. 💎 How a business owner can ensure their place isn’t the one chosen when a potential robber is casing businesses in search of an easy target. 💎 How Larry would plan and execute a heist when he was a career criminal, and what he would do afterward to hide his trail from the inevitable investigation. 💎 How heavy is a million dollars in cash, and how quickly can you haul it away while evading the watchful eyes of authorities and tattletales? 💎 What major crimes do not carry a statute of limitations? 💎 How should you react if you’re ever threatened in a place that’s getting robbed? 💎 How much of a percentage does a professional robber get from fencing stolen goods? 💎 As a master of the skills important for pulling off successful heists — and then getting caught anyway — how would Larry have used these talents if he had it to do all over again? 💎 And much more… 📖 Gangster Redemption: How America’s Most Notorious Jewel Robber Got Rich, Got Caught, and Got His Life Back on Track now available here: https://geni.us/dTbs Never miss a single incredible insight! Subscribe to The Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://www.youtube.com/THEJORDANHARBINGERSHOW?sub_confirmation=1 Want to watch more in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most amazing and successful people? Find full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbAQB8BYtM&list=PLxuPu-uyanrrBgAl5-76enemxVsxFjnEQ&index=1 Welcome to The Jordan Harbinger Show, a video podcast where each week you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest performers and incredible personalities. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/about