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Rick Ross

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Yeah, that's the 12 tribes. That's a cult group. What is that? That owns a chain of delis. It was originally a group started by a guy by the name of Gene Spriggs in Chattanooga, Tennessee. And they believe that they are the chosen new Israel and their leader is the prophet. They called him the prophet Yonek. Well, yes. Gene Spriggs died rich. I mean, he had a yacht. He had multiple homes.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Yeah, that's the 12 tribes. That's a cult group. What is that? That owns a chain of delis. It was originally a group started by a guy by the name of Gene Spriggs in Chattanooga, Tennessee. And they believe that they are the chosen new Israel and their leader is the prophet. They called him the prophet Yonek. Well, yes. Gene Spriggs died rich. I mean, he had a yacht. He had multiple homes.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

I mean, he lived the good life. But his people would flip real estate for him. They would rehabilitate homes in upstate New York and around the country. And then that would add to the group's coffers. and they had a chain of restaurants called the Yellow Deli, and they also had cafes that served what I think they call a mate, which is a South American kind of tea or coffee or something.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

I mean, he lived the good life. But his people would flip real estate for him. They would rehabilitate homes in upstate New York and around the country. And then that would add to the group's coffers. and they had a chain of restaurants called the Yellow Deli, and they also had cafes that served what I think they call a mate, which is a South American kind of tea or coffee or something.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

I mean, he lived the good life. But his people would flip real estate for him. They would rehabilitate homes in upstate New York and around the country. And then that would add to the group's coffers. and they had a chain of restaurants called the Yellow Deli, and they also had cafes that served what I think they call a mate, which is a South American kind of tea or coffee or something.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

And this would be the way that Gene Spriggs made money, because these people would work for basically nothing but room and board. So they would be living in group houses that would have designated leaders, and they would be there within this community, and they would work at the cafes for the real estate business or rehabilitating or doing whatever Spriggs wanted. for nothing but room and board.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

And this would be the way that Gene Spriggs made money, because these people would work for basically nothing but room and board. So they would be living in group houses that would have designated leaders, and they would be there within this community, and they would work at the cafes for the real estate business or rehabilitating or doing whatever Spriggs wanted. for nothing but room and board.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

And this would be the way that Gene Spriggs made money, because these people would work for basically nothing but room and board. So they would be living in group houses that would have designated leaders, and they would be there within this community, and they would work at the cafes for the real estate business or rehabilitating or doing whatever Spriggs wanted. for nothing but room and board.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

No health insurance, no Social Security, nothing. And then they'd be raising children in the group. And these children would not be well treated. And they would not be schooled past the age of 13. And they would be beaten. Spriggs would have children beaten with like balloon sticks that they would dip in resin and then whip the children.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

No health insurance, no Social Security, nothing. And then they'd be raising children in the group. And these children would not be well treated. And they would not be schooled past the age of 13. And they would be beaten. Spriggs would have children beaten with like balloon sticks that they would dip in resin and then whip the children.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

No health insurance, no Social Security, nothing. And then they'd be raising children in the group. And these children would not be well treated. And they would not be schooled past the age of 13. And they would be beaten. Spriggs would have children beaten with like balloon sticks that they would dip in resin and then whip the children.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

One mother who hired me, her name is Lori Johnson, and she lived in upstate New York. She became involved with her husband in the 12 tribes. He really was devoted. And she began to have doubts because she saw how hard it was on her kids. She had two little children. And she wanted to leave. Her husband wouldn't leave. Divorce, custody battle. Laurie gets custody.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

One mother who hired me, her name is Lori Johnson, and she lived in upstate New York. She became involved with her husband in the 12 tribes. He really was devoted. And she began to have doubts because she saw how hard it was on her kids. She had two little children. And she wanted to leave. Her husband wouldn't leave. Divorce, custody battle. Laurie gets custody.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

One mother who hired me, her name is Lori Johnson, and she lived in upstate New York. She became involved with her husband in the 12 tribes. He really was devoted. And she began to have doubts because she saw how hard it was on her kids. She had two little children. And she wanted to leave. Her husband wouldn't leave. Divorce, custody battle. Laurie gets custody.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Husband disappears with the two children. It took nine years before the FBI found those kids. I did a Jerry Springer show. Where were the kids? They were hidden within the community in Florida, and no one knew where they were. And Lori had been without her children for nine years when they recovered them.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Husband disappears with the two children. It took nine years before the FBI found those kids. I did a Jerry Springer show. Where were the kids? They were hidden within the community in Florida, and no one knew where they were. And Lori had been without her children for nine years when they recovered them.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Husband disappears with the two children. It took nine years before the FBI found those kids. I did a Jerry Springer show. Where were the kids? They were hidden within the community in Florida, and no one knew where they were. And Lori had been without her children for nine years when they recovered them.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Her husband was arrested, and the FBI returned the kids, and I would work with those children. Then I think one was... 14, and the other was maybe 12, thereabouts, minor kids. But they had not been with their mother for years. And that was because of this group that owned the Yellow Delis, 12 tribes headed by Gene Spriggs. And I would appear with Lori on a very early Jerry Springer show.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Her husband was arrested, and the FBI returned the kids, and I would work with those children. Then I think one was... 14, and the other was maybe 12, thereabouts, minor kids. But they had not been with their mother for years. And that was because of this group that owned the Yellow Delis, 12 tribes headed by Gene Spriggs. And I would appear with Lori on a very early Jerry Springer show.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults

Her husband was arrested, and the FBI returned the kids, and I would work with those children. Then I think one was... 14, and the other was maybe 12, thereabouts, minor kids. But they had not been with their mother for years. And that was because of this group that owned the Yellow Delis, 12 tribes headed by Gene Spriggs. And I would appear with Lori on a very early Jerry Springer show.