FEATURED VIDEOS

From Steven's YouTube channel: The System Unfiltered (@systemunfiltered) — Real Talk, Real Life... Exposing corruption. Bridging the communities.

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FEATURED: I Went Undercover Against My Own NYPD Officers — Then They Sent Me to Rikers (4:29:06)

Steven's definitive long-form telling: rising to NYPD sergeant, going undercover against his own department for Internal Affairs, and what the system did to him afterward. A Locked In with Ian Bick episode on the corruption he exposed and the true cost of speaking out.

Ex CIA Whistleblower interviews Ex NYPD Whistleblower (1:30:46)

Former CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou interviews Steven on Deep Focus — two whistleblowers from two different worlds comparing notes on retaliation and the price of telling the truth.

Ex-Joliet police sergeant who leaked video of in-custody death and pays for it (1:29:00)

Steven's in-depth conversation with former Joliet police sergeant Javier Esqueda — recipient of the Lamplighter Project's Award for Moral Courage in Law Enforcement — who leaked squad-car video of an in-custody death and endured years of retaliation before being cleared.

CIA Whistleblower Meets NYPD Whistleblower (1:47)

A punchy 107-second clip — the ex-CIA whistleblower and the ex-NYPD whistleblower, side by side.

The Esqueda Case: A Five-Part Series

A five-part series walking through fellow police whistleblower Javier Esqueda's case — a case study in what the Lamplighter community means by moral courage. (About fellow whistleblower Javier Esqueda, introduced by Steven.)

Ep1 — The Introduction & Background

Ep2 — The Incident & Cover-Up

Ep3 — Retaliation & Legal Battles

Ep4 — Vindication & Ongoing Struggles

Ep5 — Reflections and Advice

Whistleblower, Corruption Protects Itself (19:25)

Steven lays out what he calls the playbook used to silence whistleblowers — seized phones, destroyed careers — and why departments protect themselves at all costs.

Selective Persecution: Bias corruption of the NYPD and the Justice System (34:55)

Racial disparity in prosecution within the NYPD, the culture of corruption and retaliation, and the case for reform, accountability, and oversight.

Courage Under Fire (55:38)

The story of Pasadena PD officer Taisyn Clutchfield, who says she was railroaded and forced out for stopping a fellow officer's wrongful arrest — a cross-country parallel to Steven's own retaliation story.

Jailed for a Bar Fight: A Cop's Story (4:54)

Steven's account of the 2021 off-duty incident and its aftermath — in under five minutes.

Undercover Cop Exposes Police Corruption (4:10)

A tight four-minute cut on systemic NYPD corruption — and why Steven argues Internal Affairs functions as damage control.

Ex-Cop Exposes NYPD Corruption (5:31)

Whistleblower challenges, fear for safety, and precinct-level corruption — a compact introduction to what speaking out actually costs.