All Blog Posts Tagged 'America' (5)

By David Amoruso



Besides financial fraud, trafficking in narcotics is still the crime that pays the most. Groups and individuals from across the world have experienced the huge and seemingly easy profit drugs bring. Be it cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, or weed: it all translates to money. And lots of it.



With the huge amount of money come power and envy and the drug world is known for its…

In 1973, Frank Matthews, history’s first African American drug kingpin, jumped bail in New York City with $15 to 20 million and ostensibly a beautiful girlfriend. Nearly four decades later, the fate of Frank Matthews, the money and the girlfriend, Cheryl Brown, remain a complete mystery. “It’s as if Matthews dropped off the face of the earth,” explained…

In this month's issue of Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement:

• Men of Montedoro by Thomas Hunt and Michael A. Tona ;
• Daring 1870 Bank Robbery in Scranton;
• Sicilian Miners Battle Black Handers in Northeastern Pennsylvania by Thomas Hunt;
• Capones Reach the Promised Land by Deirdre Marie…

By Clarence Walker



"Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob" - Oscar Wilde.



As people our life's value lies in our contribution to a greater good by taking a stand to become part of something on this earth much greater than ourselves. With passion, taking risks, we as people can help make the world a better place…