Surviving Biker Gangs, the Cartel, and the FBI
Scott Payne spent 28 years pretending to be someone else.
Not in the “I went to therapy and realized I have unresolved childhood trauma” kind of way.
No, Scott Payne infiltrated neo-Nazi groups, outlaw motorcycle clubs, and militias.
I interviewed him on my podcast.
And by the end, I realized two things:
- Scott survived killers. I barely survived middle school.
- This episode should be a Netflix show.
The first question is obvious:
What Happened?
You spend 18 months earning the trust of a dangerous biker gang.
You're “Tex,” the guy with cartel connections, a known criminal. They like you. They trust you.
Then one day, they pull you into a basement. Guns. A locked door.
And then the order: “Strip.”
Scott was wired up. If they found his recording device, he was done.
No escape. No cavalry bursting through the door in time.
His heart is pounding. He can’t even remember his own middle name.
Meanwhile, his “friend”—a guy he thought he had built a bond with—starts patting down his clothes.
He runs his fingers over the very spot where Scott’s hidden microphone is.
Scott holds his breath.
A long pause.
Nothing.
By some miracle, they miss it.
Then? The same guys who almost killed him are suddenly laughing and throwing back drinks.
Why Did He Do It?
Scott wasn’t a thrill-seeker. He wasn’t some undercover cowboy looking for a rush.
He was a guy with a wife, kids, and a deep faith.
But he had a job to do.
He embedded with The Base, an accelerationist group plotting a race war.
They weren’t just marching in the streets. They were planning to blow up power grids, sabotage infrastructure, and assassinate public officials.
One of them casually told him he voted for Hillary Clinton.
He said it would speed up societal collapse—which, to them, was a good thing.
The more chaos, the easier it would be to swoop in and take over.
The Hardest Part? Not the Nazis. Not the Bikers. Not the Guns.
It was his family.
Scott’s wife had no idea what he was doing most of the time. All she knew was that he was gone for months.
That he was walking into rooms where people would kill him if they even suspected him of being a fed.
One night, Scott gets back from a mission and calls her. Before he can say a word, she asks: “Are you okay?”
She had been driving with their kids in Texas when she suddenly pulled over and started praying for him.
At the exact moment Scott was getting strip-searched in a cold basement.
How Do You Walk Away From This?
Scott retired. He wrote a book, Code Name Pale Horse, detailing everything.
Now? Hollywood is circling. They should be. This story is too wild to not be on screen.
But for now, I need you to do one thing: Listen to this podcast episode.
This isn’t your average interview. It’s not “So tell me about your career.”
It’s raw, insane, and you will NOT be able to stop listening.
Here’s the link:
🎧 Infiltrating Hate: The Secret World of the FBI Undercover | Scott Payne
If you ever wondered what real life undercover work is like, this is it.
