The Hidden Third

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America’s Last Weed Prisoner

Explore episode Jun 17, 2026

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The Raid, Portugal, and the Decision to Flee

At 1:24:00 · chapter starts 1:22:50

The federal raids happen while Wall is on what may be his first-ever real family vacation in Portugal with his parents and sister. His partner Chris calls with the news: all the warehouses hit, feds seized the money, get a lawyer. Wall flies back not to surrender but to salvage what he can — no one has been arrested yet, which tells him the feds are still building the case. He anonymously retains Eduardo Balerizo, an attorney known for representing El Chapo, paying a $50,000 retainer. The attorney returns within two weeks: there is a sealed indictment, there is one California resident on it, and if you're not Jonathan Wall, you have nothing to worry about. Wall dismantles his life — ditches his phones, moves into a Volkswagen van — and begins planning exit from the United States.

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