If there was ever going to be a tell all book that divulges the dirty laundry of local, state and federal government agencies across the country; that book has arrived. But, it doesn't stop there. Well kept secrets within the media, politicians and celebrities are exposed as well. What began as one man's desire to just write his true memoirs in an effort to gain national attention for psychological disorders, has evolved into an embarrassing chain of sordid events that people will try to deny, but can't. There is corroborating evidence within the book, court documents and media records.
Now 53, author Jack Swint's personal life is summed up within the first few pages of this story. "When looking back over Jacks entire life there is only one question? How can one man from rural West Virginia cross so many paths with such a diverse group of peers, friends and enemies across the United States? Or have they all somehow been entwined together for some unforeseen reason that has caused his life to be such an incredible but destructive journey."
After working undercover for the federal government in the nineteen eighties, Swint exposed them on national TV for what he felt was government misconduct that includes an alleged sting operation to set up, then arrest the original cast members of the hit TV show "Miami Vice." He writes of how one of the countries largest undercover weapons cases began as a concocted tale that mobilized the ATF from across the country to converge on Jacksonville Florida to sell automatic weapons and M-72 LAW Rockets.
On local state levels, Swint writes how his own need for revenge on a former friend ended up causing an imploding effect that led to hundreds of arrests including a well liked mid-city mayor who ultimately went to prison. Court records show that he is one of the only people in West Virginia history to be extradited from another state (Nevada) on misdemeanor charges. These same officials quickly regretted bringing him back to WV and agreed to let him out of jail on a promise Jack not return to their county or state. A judge in Virginia actually banned him from their state when he was just fourteen years old. The real facts surrounding a defrocked Sheriff's romantic relationship and attempted cover-up with a young teen are now detailed in this book. This just scrapes the surface of sordid details that also includes the dirty laundry of some of corporate America best known companies.
Swint is no saint by any means. In fact, he has been in and out of non-violent trouble since the age of eleven. In 1997, he was diagnosed with impulsive behavior while incarcerated in a federal prison for counterfeiting. Later on, a second diagnosis for a personality disorder. That diagnosis may explain why so many people have regretted the day they crossed paths with Jack Swint. "It is like I am being drawn to these type people like a magnet. Just because I have a criminal record, people just assume I will play along with their schemes and cover-ups." That's been everyone's downfall.
One characteristic of borderline personality disorder patients is that they can idolize or admire someone one second, and devalue them in the blink of an eye when that person creates disgust or conflict. In Jacks case, it occurs when they allegedly abuse their authority. BPD patients only see things in black and white; there is no gray area, only good and evil exists.
How does he sum up his book? "Brutally honest. I only sat down and began writing my life story to bring attention to the effect these disorders played in my life and everyone around me. No one had ever heard of impulsive or personality disorders back in the nineteen sixties or seventies. I was always labeled as being neurotic and a troubled kid." In closing, Swint states that these diseases are not a crutch or excuse for all of the things he did wrong. "I can not go back and change the things I did. But, maybe speaking out to families, doctors and the courts can help someone else."
Since his 1997 diagnoses, Jack Swint has turned his life around and began a very successful career in the news media for the past ten years.
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