031 Chris Osman Part II

About this video

Ritland brings back previous guest Chris Osman to discuss a recent incident where Osman and other American contractors were detained in Haiti. Osman recounts being hired for what he was told would be a simple security escort job at the airport, but the mission changed to escorting a client to a bank to sign documents. According to Osman, after conducting reconnaissance near a Haitian bank, he and his team were stopped by Haitian police, held for hours under unclear circumstances, and eventually detained and jailed for four days before release.

Key takeaways

• Osman describes accepting a contract through Patriot Group Services for what was presented as airport security work in Haiti, but claims the mission scope changed after arrival to include bank-related work
• According to Osman, he and his team were stopped by Haitian police after surveilling a bank, held peacefully for hours, then suddenly handcuffed and detained when a suited official arrived and gave orders
• Osman reports that his team leader abandoned the rest of the group during the incident, leaving contractors without leadership or their hotel rooms, which Osman found troubling

Episode details: published April 19, 2019 · 71.8K views · 1:42:42 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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