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| − | Special Agent '''Arthur Lawson''' (1946-1984) was an agent with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] who |
+ | Special Agent '''Arthur Lawson''' (1946-1984) was an agent with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] who was assigned to investigate pornographer [[Sam Kovics]]. While undercover within Kovics' operation, Lawson fell out of contact with his superiors and was thought to have gone over. |
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| − | Lawson was assigned in 1983 to bring down [[Sam Kovics]]' porn empire, which mainly consisted of underage "kiddy" pornography distribution. He assumed the name of '''Artie Rollins''' and worked his way up to being Kovics' right-hand man, coordinating Kovics' dealings with distributors such as Jimmy Conway. Lawson compiled records, recordings and photographs of Kovics' activities, including extortion, child porn, and possibly murder, but wanted Kovics to "go down so hard he'll never come up", even to the point of moving out of the apartment the FBI set him up with, stopped filing reports, even not speaking to his wife for extended periods, leading the Bureau to believe Lawson had changed sides. When [[Penny McGraw]] was murdered, Lawson admitted to taking a chauffeur to her apartment, but not to the actual killing. After Crockett & Tubbs stumbled upon Lawson during ''their'' Kovics investigation, they found he was "planning" to leave for Mexico with another "Mrs. Rollins" (who was one of Kovics' porn actresses), and reluctantly worked with him to finally bring Kovics down. Lawson described the undercover assignment as like "running an adrenaline high", and that he cannot go back to his wife due to his 18 months in deep cover. Agents Russo & Doyle took Lawson in for debriefing, then during a break Lawson called his wife, went to the men's room and hung himself; Presumably, he committed suicide either because he was not able to face a regular life again, or because he believed the Bureau would never leave him alone. |
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| + | In 1983, Lawson was assigned to bring down [[Sam Kovics]]' porn empire, which mainly consisted of underage "kiddy" pornography distribution. Assuming the name of Artie Rollins, he worked his way up to being Kovics' right-hand man, coordinating Kovics' dealings with distributors such as [[Jimmy Conway]]. Lawson compiled records, recordings and photographs of Kovics' activities, including extortion, child porn and possibly murder, but refrained from closing the case because, as he told [[James "Sonny" Crockett|Crockett]] and [[Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs|Tubbs]], he wanted Kovics to "go down so hard he'll never come up". However, Lawson was also becoming seduced by the lifestyle in which he found himself immersed -- he moved out of the apartment the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] set him up with, stopped filing reports, and even stopped contacting his wife for extended periods. His erratic behavior led the Bureau to believe Lawson had changed sides, and so Agents [[Dennis Doyle|Doyle]] and [[Marc Russo|Russo]] were assigned to bring him in. |
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| + | After Crockett and Tubbs stumbled upon Lawson during their own investigation of Kovics, they found he was "planning" to leave for Mexico with his mistress (one of Kovics' porn actresses). However, when Lawson revealed that he knew the were undercover police officers, they were forced to reluctantly work with him to finally bring Kovics down. Lawson described the undercover assignment as like "running an adrenaline high", and that he doubted he go back to his wife after his 18 months in deep cover. After aspiring actress [[Penny McGraw]] was murdered on Kovics' orders, Lawson admitted to taking a chauffeur to her apartment, but claimed to have no knowledge of the killing. |
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| + | After Kovics was killed resisting arrest, Agents Doyle and Russo took Lawson in for debriefing. During a break in their discussions, Lawson called his wife, then went to the men's room and hung himself; presumably, he simply could not face a normal life again. |
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FBI Special Agent
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1946-1984
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Mrs. Artie Lawson
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Special Agent Arthur Lawson (1946-1984) was an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation who was assigned to investigate pornographer Sam Kovics. While undercover within Kovics' operation, Lawson fell out of contact with his superiors and was thought to have gone over.
He ultimately helped to bring Kovics down, but committed suicide while being debriefed by Agents Dennis Doyle and Marc Russo.
Biography
Sam Kovics case
In 1983, Lawson was assigned to bring down Sam Kovics' porn empire, which mainly consisted of underage "kiddy" pornography distribution. Assuming the name of Artie Rollins, he worked his way up to being Kovics' right-hand man, coordinating Kovics' dealings with distributors such as Jimmy Conway. Lawson compiled records, recordings and photographs of Kovics' activities, including extortion, child porn and possibly murder, but refrained from closing the case because, as he told Crockett and Tubbs, he wanted Kovics to "go down so hard he'll never come up". However, Lawson was also becoming seduced by the lifestyle in which he found himself immersed -- he moved out of the apartment the FBI set him up with, stopped filing reports, and even stopped contacting his wife for extended periods. His erratic behavior led the Bureau to believe Lawson had changed sides, and so Agents Doyle and Russo were assigned to bring him in.
After Crockett and Tubbs stumbled upon Lawson during their own investigation of Kovics, they found he was "planning" to leave for Mexico with his mistress (one of Kovics' porn actresses). However, when Lawson revealed that he knew the were undercover police officers, they were forced to reluctantly work with him to finally bring Kovics down. Lawson described the undercover assignment as like "running an adrenaline high", and that he doubted he go back to his wife after his 18 months in deep cover. After aspiring actress Penny McGraw was murdered on Kovics' orders, Lawson admitted to taking a chauffeur to her apartment, but claimed to have no knowledge of the killing.
Death
After Kovics was killed resisting arrest, Agents Doyle and Russo took Lawson in for debriefing. During a break in their discussions, Lawson called his wife, then went to the men's room and hung himself; presumably, he simply could not face a normal life again.