
How Nick Reiner Allegedly Beat the System: FBI Expert on Conning a Professional Conservator
Published: January 23, 2026
Duration: 12:36
Steven Baer is a licensed fiduciary. He does this for a living. He's not emotionally invested like family. He's seen manipulation before. And yet Nick Reiner's LPS conservatorship—which gave Baer the authority to force medication, to make treatment decisions, to place Nick in a locked facility if necessary—ended after just one year. It wasn't renewed. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers to analyze what it takes to manipulate a professional gatekeeper. Robin spent his career recruiting spies—getting people to trust him who were trained to trust no one. He knows the mechanics of buildi...