Former CIA Agent Reveals How Human Trafficking Networks Operate
An Intelligence Operator's View of Modern Slavery
Patrick Bet-David sits down with Nic McKinley for a deep conversation covering his career in the CIA and U.S. Air Force Pararescue, the mechanics of how human trafficking networks operate, and the founding of DeliverFund as a private intelligence response to the crisis.
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Key Moments
Career Overview: From Pararescue to the CIA
Patrick Bet-David asks Nic to walk through his career arc — from joining U.S. Air Force Pararescue to recruitment into a specialized unit at the CIA to his decision to leave government service and found DeliverFund.
How Trafficking Networks Actually Operate
Nic explains the mechanics of commercial sexual exploitation in the United States — how networks recruit, how they operate, how they advertise, and how they evade law enforcement for years.
Why the Government Response Falls Short
The structural reasons law enforcement is underpowered against trafficking networks — and why a private, data-driven intelligence organization fills a gap that government structures cannot.
DeliverFund's Intelligence Model
How DeliverFund generates proprietary intelligence, delivers it to law enforcement partners, and measures outcomes. The organization's model of equipping, training, and advising law enforcement.
The Road Ahead
Nic's assessment of what it will take to reach a point where trafficking networks cannot operate at scale in the United States — and the role technology plays in reaching that goal.
Point of Disruption
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