Achille Curado: Systemic & Cultural Corruption [King Hero Interview]

by Beth Martens on King Hero's Journey Podcast
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King Hero InterviewLive Monday, January 5 at 1 PM CST

Is corruption the exception… or the rule?

“People assume you fall for a con because you’re naïve.In reality, you fall because the con aligns with what you already know to be true.”

In this King Hero interview, I’m joined by Achille Curado, whose nearly 20 years in policing gave him a front-row seat to realities most people never see—and few are willing to talk about.

Long before corruption became a public talking point, Achille had already witnessed it firsthand.

During his career, he was exposed to:

• Systemic corruption
• Cultural corruption—where unethical behavior becomes normalized
• Blatant abuse of power

He personally witnessed:

• Careers destroyed for personal and political reasons
• Reputations manipulated behind the scenes
• Criminal acts quietly covered up in the name of “the system”

Over time, a clear pattern emerged:

• Advancement often required compromising one’s morals
• Those who refused to comply became problems
• A deeply entrenched “us vs. them” mentality took hold
  Within this culture:
• Officers came to see themselves as above civilians
• Accountability became optional
• Loyalty to the system outweighed loyalty to truth

“That context matters—because cons don’t start with lies.They start with truths.”

In this conversation, we explore how corruption sustains itself not through deception alone, but through alignment with partial truths, cultural conditioning, and unspoken agreements. We’ll look at how systems drift, how good people get caught inside them, and what it takes to see clearly once you’re already in.

This is a grounded, sobering, and deeply human conversation about power, perception, and the cost of integrity.

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