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The Italian-American Mafia has a long history in Miami from the days of Al Capone who owned a mansion on the water, the allege involvement of mafia figures to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba after losing everything in Havana and other rachets including gambling, horseracing and professional sports in South Florida. Many mafia figures retired or were killed in Miami including Johnny Roselli whose body was later found in a 55-gallon steel fuel drum floating in a bay near Miami in the mid-seventies. These are the events that have unfolded in South Florida placing Miami on the map for drug ...

Las Vegas has many names such as Sin City, the City of Lights and Mob City just to name a few. There is no city like Las Vegas with world class casinos, hotels, shows, sports and sightseeing is second to none. Vegas does have a dark side with a history tied to organized crime that includes some of the most infamous mobsters in U.S. history like Bugsy Seigel, Myer Lansky, Johnny Roselli, Gus Greenbaum, Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro just to name a few. The saying goes, Built it and they will come and Las Vegas is a perfect example of this manufactured oasis in the desert. The Mafia made ...

In the 1920s, during prohibition, the Italian-American Mafia started using Cuba as a base for rum and other alcohol smuggling to the United States. Until 1959, mobsters had control of famous casinos and gambling operations in Cuba. That all came to an end in January 01,1959 when Fidel Castro and his rebels defeated Batista’s army and took control of the country. Batista fled Cuba leaving Castro the island. This was the beginning of the end for the Mafia that ran Cuba’s hotels and casinos for years. Castro shut the casinos and nationalized the mob owned properties and became himself the ...

On the night of September 07th, 1996, Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight were riding in a black BMW 750iL sedan and were headed to Knight’s Death Row Record nightclub, Club 662 (MOB) in Las Vegas. Earlier that evening, Shakur, Knight and their entourage attended the Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand. After the fight, members of the entourage spotted Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, a Southside Compton Crip who allegedly had robbed a Death Row Record chain medallion from one of them earlier that year. Immediately, the group assaulted Anderson for stealing the medallion in the lobby of the MGM ...

RFK Jr. announced on April 19th, 2023 that he would challenge the incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden for the Democratic Party’s nomination. This announcement sent shockwaves with Democrats who fear this will only help Donald Trump become president once again. RFK Jr. is the son of Bobby Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy who were both assassinated by crazed gunmen. RFK Jr. was present when his father died from the bullet of the assassin after winning the California democratic primary on June 5th, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. RFK Jr. is the 4th ...

Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) is currently the crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of defense of Saudi Arabia. His regime rules the Saudi Kingdom without democratic institutions to balance his power and uses brutal tactics against dissidents, activists, journalists and others including torture, kidnappings, killings and false imprisonment. MBS is also known to use death squads that kill when commanded in Saudi Arabia or in foreign countries. Many around the world believe the Crown Prince ordered the murder of a Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Turkey inside ...

On June 29, 2022, Sonny Barger died at age 83 after battling liver cancer for years. After serving in the Army, Barger founded the Oakland, California Chapter of the Hells Angels (HA) in 1957 and would be a HA for life as the face of this infamous one percenter outlaw motorcycle gang (OMG). Barger and other members of the Hells Angels would be convicted of serious felonies including drug trafficking, weapons violations, use of explosives with intent to commit murder and other egregious charges. Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels became synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s...

For many Libyans, Muammar Gaddafi was a brutal dictator killing and torturing anyone who opposed his views for over four decades in Libya. His authoritarian regime systematically violated human rights and supported global terrorism around the world. The Arab Spring in 2011 led to the end Gaddafi and his corrupt government. President Barack Obama at the time stated, “the shadow of tyranny over Libya has been lifted” while communist dictators around the world praised Gaddafi’s legacy as a martyr. The fall of Gaddafi led to a change in government with a constitution, freedom of religion,...

Winning Wimbledon, Against All Odds is novel about a young American overcoming major obstacles and hurdles to win Wimbledon, the tennis championships as a qualifier. The book is a fantastic read about tennis, persistence and life. A must read.

These are a series of books about cults, vicious killers and mass murderers in the United States and around the world. These are true events that shocked the world and have been investigated for years. They are fascinating stories that are eye opening showing how vicious and cruel humans are.

International firearms trafficking from the United States to Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean see American made firearms in huge demand in these countries. There are many reasons why including strict gun laws in these countries, violent criminal gangs use guns, drug traffickers looking to protect their territories with high-power weapons, and gun trafficking itself is lucrative. It is very easy in the United States to purchase firearms at gun dealers (FFL), private sales, gun shows, flea markets and online. Many criminal organizations have individuals in the United States purchase ...

In essence this is a prequel to my autobiography titled ATF Undercover detailing my dangerous cases with repeat violent offenders, gang members, armed drug dealers, international firearms traffickers, armed home invaders and so many other types of federal investigations. This Alaskan adventure happened prior to me entering federal law enforcement in Miami, Florida during the summer of 1993 just after graduating from college. A college buddy and I traveled from Tampa, Florida to Anchorage to work at a fishing canary and explore the amazing landscape of Alaska, the last frontier and the land ...

Hector Camacho was a Puerto Rican professional boxer from 1980-2010 who was a world champion in three different weight classes using his fast hands and quick feet. Camacho was raised by his mother in the housing projects in Spanish Harlem in New York City and won three New York Golden Gloves Championships as an amateur. He would develop a cocaine and alcohol addiction that would impact his family and his professional career. Camacho would have numerous issues with local law enforcement and was even shot at in February 2011 while inside his BMW X5 SUV near a housing project in San Juan, ...

These are a series of books detailing the different factions of the drug cartels in Mexico and how they impact the United States and other countries around the world. This is an in depth look at the Mexican cartels and violent gangs working together in the U.S. and in the region trafficking and distributing large amounts of illegal drugs while using any means necessary. These are the Narco Wars that have plagued the Americas and the rest of the world with no end in sight. .

Many around the world see Xi Jinping as brutal dictator controlling the masses in China with censorship of outside western information, using high tech surveillance to monitor its people, no respect for human rights for anyone who opposes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and genocide of the ethnic minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region in northwest China. In 2018, Xi abolished presidential term limits making him one of China’s most powerful communist dictators ever. In November 2021, the CCP declared Xi’s ideology the “essence of Chinese culture” giving him the same status Mao ...

Canadians refer to Canada as “The North” or “Hockey Nation” and are neighbors to the United States having the same problems with organize crime, street gangs, firearms trafficking, drug smuggling and gun violence as the U.S. The Italian Mafia, the violent biker gangs often knowns as one percenters, street gangs, drug organizations, firearms traffickers and other dangerous criminal groups thrive in the Maple Leaf nation. Many perceive the Canadian government soft on organize crime with a weak judicial system and a poorly managed socialist government. Major Canadian cities like ...

America has had countless mass shootings resulting in deaths of innocent civilians including young children that were senselessly murdered by mad gunmen who suffered from some mental health disorders and decided to take it out on the most vulnerable. Mass shootings have been occurring in the United States for decades and need to be stopped before things get even worse. The list is so extensive with Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hooke, Aurora, Las Vegas, Orlando, Parkland, Buffalo, Robb elementary school in Texas and so many others. There is no silver bullet to stop these heinous acts from...

This book addresses the situation in Mexico with the drug cartels and the how the United States government is dealing with the current Mexican administration's soft approach with cartel leadership. The United States' future depends how Mexico deals with these cartels, and what the United States can do to stop the illegal immigration and drugs pouring into the country. I also write about the aftermath of the ATF Operation Fast and Furious which let over 2,000 firearms “walk” from the United States to the Mexican cartels. There is a compelling case to strengthen firearm laws in the U.S. ...

Mexican crime syndicates have existed for decades and only became more powerful after the collapse of the Cali and Medellín cartels in Colombia in the 1990s. Now, Mexican cartels command the wholesale drug markets and about 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. Violence between the different syndicates has only increased with the arrests of key cartel leaders. These organizations are fighting to control more trafficking routes into the United States. It is estimated the Mexican cartels make over 50 billion dollars annually in drug proceeds. Violence in Mexico remains high with ...

Joe Biden’s time in office has been tumultuous at best with his approval rating in the thirties appearing that the mid-term elections in November will be a red wave with Republicans most likely retaking the House and Senate and leaving Biden in his final two years as a lame duck president. The GOP has strong contenders for 2024 Presidential election that can easily beat Biden if he even makes it past the democratic primaries. Biden has also become unpopular with his base for not having many democratic bills passed while controlling both chambers. The disastrous exit from Afghanistan after...