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Inside The Chinese Mafia: Triad Member Explains How Chinese Organized Crime Works | The Connect Sep 30, 2023

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As a young immigrant child in New York City's Chinatown, Jimmy "Bighead" Tsui quickly became immersed in the gang world of the Lower East Side. He quickly rose the ranks and soon became an associate of the Chinese Mafia in Hong Kong moving drugs in and out of the country. He joins the show to breakdown exactly how Chinese gangs operated in the US and Hong Kong before he left the life of crime, became a volunteer police officer, and started being a positive influence on the youth in the neighborhood that raised him.

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Does The American Mafia Still Exist? A Real Life Wise Guy Reveals The Truth | The Connect Sep 23, 2023

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David "Chicky" Cicchetelli was a young man in Springfield, Massachusetts when joined a mafia boss from the infamous Genovese Crime Family. What started as petty loan sharking quickly turned into a multimillion dollar illegal bookie business for Chicky. Years after doing time for that, he ended up getting rolled up in the biggest indictment in East Coast history...

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Female Gang Member Opens Up About Life On The Streets Of L.A. | The Connect Sep 16, 2023

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Cristina Cruz grew up in a notorious gang territory of Northeast Los Angeles. At a young age she was jumped into the gang and slipped into a life of crime and drug addiction. It wasn't until she was indicted in a RICO case with over 70 other individuals that she got sober, turned her life around, and became a successful podcast host. Her story is one of loss and redemption.

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Brandon Novak Speaks On Jackass Fame, Fall Out With Bam Margera, & Getting Clean | The Connect Sep 09, 2023

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Brandon Novak became a household name in the early 2000s after becoming a fixture on the hit shows Jacka$$ and Viva La Bam. But despite the success of fame and professional skateboarding he lived a dark life full of crime and drug addiction. After two decades he's gotten clean and found his calling in life; helping others. Brandon joins the show to tell us all about his life and road to recovery.

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“The CIA Collaborated With Drug Traffickers” Journalist EXPOSES Truth On Iran-Contra | The Connect Sep 02, 2023

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Cookie Hood grew up in both the US and Nicaragua. At a young age she was a socialite and became close with the people that would not only fight in Nicaragua's revolution, but also traffic drugs to help the CIA fund a proxy war that ended in one of the biggest scandals in American history. When she became a journalist for CBS during the Iran-Contra conflict, those old contacts came in handy to help expose secrets of both the American and the Nicaraguan governments!

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Mafia Enforcer For Colombo Crime Family TELLS ALL | The Connect Aug 26, 2023

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Salvatore Polisi was a young kid in New York City when we started doing jobs for the Colombo mafia. He came up with guys like John Gotti and ACTUAL characters from the classic film GoodFellas. He went from loan sharking to dope dealing before really taking off planning heists. He tells us all about his time in the mob, the moment he knew he wanted out, and how he was able to take down a corrupt judge as a state witness.

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How Roger Reaves Became The Medellin Cartel's #1 Drug Pilot Aug 19, 2023

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This is a full release of a previously Patreon exclusive episode! Roger Reaves grew up as a small town farm boy in the south. After discovering a passion for flying and a need for money he quickly fell into the world of international drug smuggling, leading him to work directly with Pablo Escobar. His life story is a wild one, including being shot out of the air twice and several prison escapes!

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Comedian Reveals Growing Up In Compton, Running A Crack House At 8 Years Old | The Connect Aug 12, 2023

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Before he was a standup comedian, Richard Villa grew up in Compton where at the age of 8 years old he worked his dad as a drug dealer. Richard joins The Connect to talk about his upbringing in Los Angeles, the trauma of being involved in crime at such a young age, and how he turned his life around and became a successful comedian.

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A Mystic Speaks On UFO Sightings And If Aliens Are Actually Coming Aug 05, 2023

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Explore the mysteries of humanity's origins, the construction of the pyramids, the influence of the occult, and the fascination with extraterrestrial life in this deep-dive with Esoteric Eddie. Tracing the path of human evolution, societal control, and the role of consciousness, this video challenges commonly held beliefs, sharing thought-provoking theories from ancient civilizations to modern times. Eddie, a multifaceted artist, and mystic historian share his views on aliens, inter-dimensional entities, and future-human warning theorists.

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The Ghost- The Rise And Fall Of A College Student's $500M CANADIAN Smuggling Business | The Connect Jul 29, 2023

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As a young man in college, Eric Canori, quickly built an empire that landed him directly in the belly of the smuggling underworld. He devised a sophisticated network that brought thousands of pounds of bud from Canada into upstate New York. Despite having hubs all across the eastern seaboard and making millions of dollars a month, he remained anonymous to almost everyone he worked with, allowing him to operate for over a decade. His downfall involved famous athletes, paying the feds in gold bars, and a famous mob lawyer. Eric is here tell us about his transformation, the lessons he's learned, and the path that has led to living a clean life, free of crime, and writing a book. Support Eric! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericcanori/ Book: https://a.co/d/evFprat Support our sponsors! Hellofresh: https://www.hellofresh.com/ Promo Code: CONNECT50 Mood: hellomood.co Promo Code: CONNECT20, CONNECTFREE Support the Patreon: patreon.com/theconnectshow

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