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The “Jolly Green Giant” Hit: How Lonnie Dawson Went From Convicted Murderer To Boss Of Philly’s Black Mafia In Group’s Final Years

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January 25, 2026 -- Caught stealing $2,000 dollars from a cocaine deal, notorious Philadelphia Black Mafia enforcer Herschel (The Jolly...

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Down Goes The Crown, Score One For The Butcher: Judge Finds Montreal Crime Boss Jean-Philippe Celestin Not Guilty In Obstruction Case

Scott Burnstein January 12, 2026

January 12, 2026 -- Montreal street-gang leader and Hells Angels Motorcycle Club affiliate Jean-Philippe (The Butcher) Celestin beat obstruction of...

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Last Of The Philadelphia Black Mafia OGs, Lonnie Dawson, Released From The Feds After 4 Decades For Drugs, Trying To Kill Witness

Scott Burnstein January 6, 2026

January 6, 2026 -- Former Philadelphia Black Mafia crew boss Lonnie Dawson got out of federal prison this past week,...

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GR EXCLUSIVE: Detroit Police Commander Gil Hill Ordered “White Boy Rick’s” Arrest On Week Of ’87 Beverly Hills Cop 2 Movie Release

Scott Burnstein January 4, 2026

January 4, 2026 -- The wildly controversial and widely covered spring 1987 bust of Detroit teenage drug-world figure Richard (White...

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