Shadowscope (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Bill Jakob was down on his luck. He had a record in Illinois as a sex offender, was an out-of-work truck driver, filed for bankruptcy in 2003 with debts almost $200,000 and in 2007 he was found liable for $600,000...
Working Stiffs (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
by Joyce On 60 Minutes last night, there was a fascinating piece about a man who conned a rural police department into thinking he was a federal agent. The town of Gerald, Missouri has approximately 1200 residents and a four man police department. When Bill Jakob arrived in town one day brandishing a badge and business cards with the Justice Department logo, no one thought twice about...
CBS News (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Leslie Stahl reports how many military reservists and guardsmen are returning home to demotions and unemployment. Katie Couric speaks with Bill Jakob, the man who fooled a small town into thinking he was a federal agent. Scott Pelley reports on new technology that will help paralyzed people communicate through a computer attached to their brains. Andy Rooney says he wants to hear the...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
ST. LOUIS — A man who worked alongside the Gerald, Mo., police department for two months before he was arrested for impersonating a federal agent tells "60 Minutes" he got an adrenalin rush from his drug busts. Bill Jakob pretended to be a federal agent, carried a shotgun and made arrests, but his busts have prompted lawsuits against the town. Jakob's interview with "60 Minutes"...
Reality TV Website (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Waving a badge he bought on the Internet and claiming to belong to the "Multi-jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force" - a fictional entity from the film "Beverly Hills Cop 2 " - Jakob fooled the town officials of Gerald, Mo., into granting him the authority of a law enforcement officer.
