EPS 34 -JERSEY LAWMAN: LIFE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CRIME W/ AUTHORS JIM PLOUSIS & GEORGE INGRAM

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On this episode Jim speaks w/ Jim Plousis & George Ingram, authors of “Jersey Lawman: A life on the right side of the law” We chat about Jim’s background from being the youngest elected sheriff in the US, to a US Marshall and is why Jim & George authored this great book.

JIM PLOUSIS AND GEORGE INGRAM – AUTHORS OF “JERSEY LAWMAN-A LIFE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CRIME” (book description below)

Jim Plousis is a graduate of Slipper Rock University in Pennsylvania. He began his 40-year career in law enforcement as a summer cop in Ocean City. After graduation he worked as a police officer in Woodbine, Cape May County before becoming an officer in Ocean City, NJ.

At age 32, he was elected sheriff of Cape May County and was the youngest sheriff in the nation at that time. He served for 17 years, forging a national reputation for his innovative approach to law enforcement and crime prevention.

On February 6, 2020, President George W. Bush nominated Jim to be the U.S. marshal for the District of New Jersey. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate, he went on to work on many high-profile cases and bring the Fugitive Safe Surrender program to the Garden State.

From there Jim served as chairman of the New Jersey Parole Board. Jim currently is chairman of the state’s Casino Control Commission in Atlantic City.

George Ingram is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia and worked as a journalist for three newspapers before moving into public relations for Temple. As a freelance writer, he has written many articles on fishing, hunting, food, and travel, and is co-author of the book “Fishing the Delaware Valley,” published by Temple University Press. He retired as associate vice president for university relations at Temple.

Jim and George both live in Ocean City.

PI GEAR NOTE: ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK AT PIGEAR.COM

WILL BE DONATED TO THE U.S. MARSHALS SURVIVORS BENEFIT FUND.

Jersey Lawman: “A Life On The Right Side Of Crime” (Paperback)

by Jim Plousis (Author), George Ingram (Author)

In a book that TV personality John Walsh calls the story of "a remarkable career in law enforcement," author James Plousis describes the exciting people, cases, and issues he's been involved with over more than four decades--Donald J. Trump, Bernie Madoff, 9/11, Little Nicky Scarfo, Hurricane Katrina, Chris Christie, and much more.

Written in clear, straight-ahead prose, "Jersey Lawman: A Life On the Right Side of Crime" is the product The narrative tells of Plousis and his career in law enforcement--from rookie cop to the youngest elected county sheriff in America at that time, and from his appointment as U.S. marshal for New Jersey to chairman of the New Jersey Parole Board.

Plousis was a police officer in Ocean City, NJ, before being elected sheriff of Cape May County at age 32. While serving for 5 terms, he earned national recognition for his innovative approaches to law enforcement. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Plousis as U.S. marshal. In this position he fought to bring the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Safe Surrender program to the Garden State and worked on high-profile cases here and abroad. For 7 years afterward he was chairman of the New Jersey Parole Board. He now chairs the Casino Control Commission in Atlantic City. In the book Plousis also relates many personal efforts, including a humanitarian mission to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. of a life spent helping good people and putting the bad ones behind bars

Freelance writer George Ingram collaborated with Plousis on “Jersey Lawman. When they began working on the book, the 2 Ocean City, NJ, residents agreed that proceeds from “Jersey Lawman” would go to the U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund, a private non-profit corporation formed “exclusively for charitable and educational disbursements of its funds to the