The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell
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Inside America's LARGEST Pot Trafficking Gang: How Florida Fishermen Became #1 Most Wanted Cartel
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of the Saltwater Cowboys; a group of backwoods hippies that became the largest pot smugglers in American History and changed the cou...
Undercover Federal Agent Reveals How He Infiltrated Secret World Of Hell's Angels Motorcycle Gang
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Dobyns was an ATF agent looking for undercover work. When he was told he was being sent in to infiltrate the notorious Hell's Angels gang he appre...
Convicted Weapons Trafficker Exposes Secrets Of The Global Arms Trade & How He Made MILLIONS Off War
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Packouz's life started as a fairly normal one. When he was 23 he began working with his childhood friend Efraim in his new arms business. They b...
The Legacy Of An American Drug Dynasty: Third Generation Kingpin Reveals Secrets Of A Dope Empire
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cavario Hodges was raised in Harlem, New York. His entire family was involved in the illegal drug business in NYC for generations. He grew up around n...
Inside The Migrant Street Gangs TERRORIZING New York City: Former NYC Cop Issues Urgent Warning
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Hernandez grew up surrounded by the Mafia in Queens, New York. In fact, his uncle was one of the leaders of the French Connection. As a kid, Tony...
Exposing The World Of Online Casinos: Professional Gambler Reveals How He's GUARANTEED To Beat Them
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mikki Mase quickly made a name for himself on the Las Vegas scene by being one of the youngest and most successful high rollers in the city. He's been...
Secrets Of A Mafia Informant: A Sitdown With The Longest Serving Mafia Rat In American History
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Barone Jr was raised with mob ties; his father was a hitman for the Genovese crime family. So it wasn't long before Joe started running with th...
Confessions Of A Harlem Drug Lord: How A Homeless Immigrant Became The Crack King Of New York City
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Mejias, known on the streets of New York City as Chango, grew up in Harlem after his family immigrated from Puerto Rico. At a young age he was ...
Exposing A Second Killer In OJ Simpson Murder Case: Whistleblower Reveals Mafia Ties & LAPD Cover Up
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investigative journalist, Chris Todd, discusses his research and findings about the infamous OJ Simpson murder case that led to him writing a book abo...
Crack Cocaine To Stand-Up Comedy: How Ali Siddiq Went From Teenage KINGPIN To Superstar Comedian
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Siddiq is a famous standup comedian that headlines and sells out comedy clubs and theaters around the world. But his path to success in comedy is ...
Florida Oxycodone Kingpin Reveals Running MASSIVE Pill Empire & Fueling The American Opioid Crisis
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris George ran one of the most successful and notorious "pill mill" pharmacies in Florida at the height of the oxycontin opioid epidemic in the late...
Former Peckerwood Gang Member Opens Up About Life Sentence Under California's 3 Strike Law
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Curtis grew up in Orange County, California in area rife with addiction and crime. As a child he was not protected from this reality and in fact...
Uncovering Wall Streets BIGGEST Scam: Notorious Ponzi Scheme Criminal Exposes His $1 Billion Fraud
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Minkow is one of the most infamous financial scam artists in American History. By the age of 21 he was running a ponzi scheme worth a billion do...
An American Drug Mule Reveals The Horror Of Surviving 7 Years In BRUTAL South American Prison
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Castro grew up in New Jersey to a loving family. When he dropped out of high school he immediately got a job and met someone that talked him int...
Confessions Of An Italian Mafia Captain: From Top Earner To Murderer In The Bonanno Crime Family
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dominick Cicale grew up in the Bronx burrow of New York City. Surrounded by criminal activity he quickly started associating with mafia and eventually...
Surviving America's Most VIOLENT Prison- Skinhead Gang Leader Reveals Life In MAXIMUM Security
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Garet McLendon shares his story of going from addiction and prison gangs to sobriety and recovery. Step into Summer fun activities with Vessi. Visit v...
Homeland Security Agent Reveals Inner Workings Of Mexican Cartels | The Connect
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Myron Gaines is the well known and very controversial host of the Fresh And Fit Podcast. What a lot of people don’t know is before he became a famou...
A Career Pot Smuggler Reveals A Lifetime Of Drug Trafficking & Being First To Grow Indica In Jamaica
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve James learned the power of money at a young age. In rural Georgia during the 1950s he discovered the basics of business by watching his grandfat...
Con Artist Matt Cox Opens Up About Pulling LARGEST Mortgage Fraud In American History | The Connect
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Cox shares the details that led to him becoming one of the most wanted men in America by the FBI and the Secret Service. He started as an hone...
Money Counterfetiting Genius Reveals How He Printed Millions In Fake Hundred Dollar Bills
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Irish American Gangster Reveals Forming Deadly Irish Cartel, Becoming Hottest New Bay Area Rapper
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matty Boy hails from California’s Bay Area. As a young kid he was exposed to the criminal life by his parents who were both affiliated with the Hell...
The Top Criminal Lawyer In LA Reveals How He Keeps Gangsters & Drug Traffickers Out Of Prison
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal Defense Lawyer, Nicholas Rosenberg, has defended some of the most dangerous people in the criminal world of Los Angeles. He walks us through ...
Prison Gang Shot Caller Exposes Secrets Of White Prison Politics, Seeing Shankings, & Bribing Guards
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JD Delay spent much of his life in and out of prison. So much so, that he eventually found himself as the shot caller for the Irish Pride prison gang ...
Blood Gang Member Exposes The HORRIFYING Conditions On Rikers Island | The Connect
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Hitman For Bonnano Crime Family Exposes The Most Violent Mafia Crews In New York City | The Connect
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gene Borrello was part of the last generation of NYC’s wild wise guys. He joined the Bonnano Crime Family at a young age and quickly got close with ...
Scam Artist Behind The BIGGEST Cryptocurrency Fraud In History Reveals All | The Connect
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Trapani is one of the minds behind Centra Tech; a cryptocurrency company that defrauded HALF A BILLION DOLLARS from investors. He and two friends ...
Gambino Mafia Soldier Confesses To Life Of Crime, Relationship W Gotti, Becoming Government Witness
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Ruggiano was quite literally BORN into the mafia. His father was Fat Andy Runggiano, one of the most notorious capos for the Gambino Crime Fam...
Rick Ross Reveals Secrets Of His Crack Empire, Being USED By The CIA, & Beating A LIFE Sentence
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Freeway Ricky Ross has one of the most infamous drug dealer stories in the world. He is undoubtedly a part of American history and by far one of the m...
A White Undercover Cop Explains Taking Down The MOST Dangerous Crip Set | The Connect
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tegan Broadwater joins the show to explain exactly how he, a touring musician, became a cop in Fort Worth, Texas and ended up going undercover and inf...
A Truck Driver Reveals How He Trafficked BILLIONS In Drugs Across North America | The Connect
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Laferrere was a simple dispatcher and driver for a transportation company in a small Connecticut town. Before too long he found himself putting t...
Migrant Smuggler Reveals How Cartel Trafficking Works, WARNS Of Conditions At The Border
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring you a completely exclusive interview with a migrant smuggler who has asked to remain anonymous. He spoke with us at the El Paso/Jua...
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18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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A Professional Gambler Exposes Casinos For CHEATING & Reveals How He Beat The Vegas Odds
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mikki Mase went from being homeless and addicted to drugs to a sober life running several small businesses. Within a couple years he found himself mak...
A Mexican Undercover Cop Reveals The HORRORS Of Cartel Violence, Surviving The War In Tijuana
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Calderon grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. At a young age he was a rebel committing petty crimes until one day he found himself as part of an elite squad...
A Mafia Associate Reveals How Canadian Mob Is Stronger Than The U.S. | The Connect
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Germano Tomassetti was living in a homeless shelter in Winnipeg, Canada as a young adult when he befriended a high ranking member of the Canadian mob....
Human Smuggling At The Border— How This City Became Ground Zero For Migrant Crisis | The Connect
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist, Luis Chaparro, sat down at the U.S.-Mexico border in Juarez to discuss the current immigration crisis. He explains how Ciudad Juarez has b...
Corrupt Rikers Island Jail Guard Reveals How Became The KINGPIN Of Rikers | The Connect
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Heyward started as a normal jail guard fresh out of the marines. But after financial struggles and exposure to corruption from other corrections ...
Former Teenage Fraudster Speaks On Running Massive Ponzi Scheme, Taking The FBI To Trial | lan Bick
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bick, a kid from a gated community in Connecticut, started throwing parties for other kids his age. He quickly found a calling in promoting and by...
The Flores Twins - The Truth About The Brothers Who Brought Down El Chapo | The Connect
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Webster, renowned journalist and host of the successful Surviving El Chapo series, joins the show to discuss the Flores Twins. She spent years...
How The Mafia Made MILLIONS By Fixing Horse Races | The Connect
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Rolla started out as a young kid in Queens surrounded by the tough life of 1950s NYC youth gangs and wise guys. He went from stickups to finding...
LA Hood Legend Crip Mac Speaks On The Meaning Of Cripping, County Jail Fights & Feeding The Homeless
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Crip Mac is a member of the dangerous 55th Street Crips in Los Angeles. He has spent his life in and out of county jail and state prisons. Mac joins t...
Corrupt New York Cop Exposes MASSIVE Corruption Of NYPD | The Connect
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Dowd, a former NYPD officer, explains how shortly after becoming a cop in Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, he started taking dirty money and eventuall...
Star Of ‘The Sopranos’ Opens Up About Hollywood, 'A Bronx Tale' & Catching A Murder Case
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a teenager from Yonkers, Lillo Brancato was discovered by Robert De Niro to shot to fame starring in the critically acclaimed A Bronx Tale. A decad...
Inside The Chinese Mafia: Triad Member Explains How Chinese Organized Crime Works | The Connect
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 qui...
Does The American Mafia Still Exist? A Real Life Wise Guy Reveals The Truth | The Connect
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David "Chicky" Cicchetelli was a young man in Springfield, Massachusetts when joined a mafia boss from the infamous Genovese Crime Family. What starte...
Female Gang Member Opens Up About Life On The Streets Of L.A. | The Connect
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Brandon Novak Speaks On Jackass Fame, Fall Out With Bam Margera, & Getting Clean | The Connect
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
“The CIA Collaborated With Drug Traffickers” Journalist EXPOSES Truth On Iran-Contra | The Connect
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Nic...
Mafia Enforcer For Colombo Crime Family TELLS ALL | The Connect
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ch...
How Roger Reaves Became The Medellin Cartel's #1 Drug Pilot
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 pass...
Comedian Reveals Growing Up In Compton, Running A Crack House At 8 Years Old | The Connect
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 T...
A Mystic Speaks On UFO Sightings And If Aliens Are Actually Coming
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the mysteries of humanity's origins, the construction of the pyramids, the influence of the occult, and the fascination with extraterrestrial ...
The Ghost- The Rise And Fall Of A College Student's $500M CANADIAN Smuggling Business | The Connect
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 sophis...
How A Jailhouse Lawyer Is Helping Thousands Of Convicted Felons Get Out Prison | The Connect
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Marks shares his incredible journey from a 40 year prison sentence to becoming a jailhouse lawyer and running a successful paralegal business tha...
INSIDE The World Of A Former Human Smuggler For The Tijuana Cartel | The Connect
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this captivating video, we hear from Fernando Puente, a former member of the Tijuana Cartel who turned his life around to become a music producer f...
How A Small Town Fisherman Became The BIGGEST POT SMUGGLER In US HISTORY | The Connect
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim McBride, a man out of South West Florida, went from working odd jobs and crab fishing, to leading the largest pot smuggling business on American s...
Former LAPD Homicide Detective On Solving NIGHTSTALKER Murders, Working The WORST Streets Of LA
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gil Carrillo, the homicide detective that solved the Night Stalker case, talks about his love for hunting murderers, the effects it had on his mental ...
Narco Expert— Mexico Is On Verge Of Civil War, Mega Cartels Returning To Colombia | The Connect
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s top expert on narcos in Latin America, Luis Chaparro, drops in to give some of the biggest news in organized crime that NO ONE IS TALKIN...
How A California SURFER Gang Smuggled MILLIONS In Blow To Australia | The Connect
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A California surfer bro tells Johnny about his days running a cocaine smuggling operation from Southern California to Australia. Starting off as a sma...
A Dominican Drug Boss Reveals How He Built A Multi-Million Dollar Cocaine Delivery Service In NYC
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former hustler and drug dealer Coss Marte comes on the podcast to tell his epic story of going from small-time corner boy to making $5 million a year ...
Ex Mafia Enforcer Reveals How The Italian Mob ACTUALLY Works
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Al Lindbloom comes on the show to talk about his years as an associate of a Detroit mafia family. He breaks down all of his rackets from selling weed ...
Cartel Smuggler Speaks On Trafficking TONS, Surviving BRUTAL Mexican Prison
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny interviews JC of the @wrongtostrong network on YouTube about growing up as a gangbanger in Chicago, trafficking pot for a Mexican Cartel an...
Former Prison Guard Reveals Daily Life In A California Maximum Security Prison | Ep. 35
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny interviews Hector Bravo, a former California prison guard. He describes life working on a level 4 prison yard in one of the most dangerous and ...
Exploring Haitian Gang Culture In Miami's WORST Hoods
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny visits the Haitian communities of Overtown and Allapattah, interviewing local rappers and documenting the history of the Zo Pound and their inf...
The Castro Connection- How Cuban Refugees Dominate The Miami Cocaine Trade
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny interviews Apache, a Cuban-American who moved tons of kilos for the Colombians from the late 80's to the mid-90's. He talks about going from sm...
Cocaine Royalty- Being Raised By The Colombian Cartel (Full Episode) | #31
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Montenez talks about what it was like growing up as narco royalty in Miami, getting into the game himself and then going to prison, and finally--...
Married Into The Medellin Cartel- The Untold Story Of The Cocaine Cowboys | Ep 30
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny interviews Alex Montenez, the nephew of Rafa Salazr, the top general for the Medellin Cartel in Miami in the 1970's and 80's. He talks about wh...
Surviving Harlem's Most Dangerous Housing Project | Ep #29
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny visits the Polo Grounds, east Harlem's most notorious housing projects, and gives a history of the violence of the crack era along with Unique ...
How I Went From Criminal To Stand-Up Comedian | Ep 28
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny describes what it's actually like being released from prison, the difficulties of navigating in the free world, and how he moved to Los Angeles...
Exploring The Heart Of New York City's Drug Trade (Washington Heights) Ep. 27
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny returns to the Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York City- to explore the culture of drug trafficking and to pay homage to the...
How A Harlem Kingpin Turned $100 Into A $3 Million-Per-Week Empire | Ep 26
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Harlem kingpin Unique Mecca takes Johnny through Harlem and Washington Heights, and explains how he was able to take $100 he had left to his na...
Visiting The Most Dangerous Hoods Of NYC With A Crack Kingpin | #25
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny meets up with an OG Harlem crack Kingpin @uniquemeccaaudionyc to discuss the history of hustling in New York City, as well as Unique's rise...
Secret Drug Dealing and Prison Slang | #24
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny breaks down the slang he used in the streets as a small-time hustler, big time drug trafficker, and then inmate. Learn more about your ad c...
Are The Chinese America's New Weed Kingpins? Ep #23
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny talks about America's new illegal cannabis kingpins-- the Chinese, the spy balloon and the fact that China might be gearing up for war. And f...
How To Smuggle Drugs Without Getting Caught | Ep. 19
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Mitchell explains how drugs are smuggled throughout the world, how he smuggled them, and the best ways to smuggle in order to reduce your time ...
Exploring The Tenderloin : America's Filthiest Open Air Drug Market | Ep 18
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny visits the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco to witness firsthand the affects of fentanyl on the drug trade in one of the worst slums in...
How I Made A Fortune Selling Cocaine In College | #17
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny dissects exactly how to make money selling cocaine, who the players are, and how he made a killing selling coke in college. Learn more abou...
How I Smuggled Drugs In Prison | #16
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former inmate Johnny Mitchell talks about almost getting caught smuggling a balloon in prison, getting drunk off prison wine and almost dying, plus th...
Bank Robber & Porn Star Describes Doing 9 Years In An Ultra Violent Federal Prison | Ep #14
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Youtube celebrity Big Herc joins the show to talk about his life in the 90's adult film scene, robbing a bank and taking the cops on an insane high-sp...
This Is How The Sinaloa Cartel Actually Works | Ep. 13
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny talks about his trip to Culiacan and goes in depth on how the most famous drug cartel in the world actually operates today, including the new "...
I Spent A Week With The Sinaloa Cartel | Ep #12
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny spends a week in Culiacan, stronghold of the world famous Sinaloa Cartel, to view their new dispensary pot operations and interview bodyguards ...
Interview With An Ex Dope Dealer & Lawyer Spent 17 Years In A Violent Federal Prison | #11
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ex gangbanger Chad Marks describes getting locked up for 17 years in an extremely violent federal prison, becoming a jailhouse lawyer, and then helpin...
A Drug Trafficker Answers The Internet's Questions | Ep. #10
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny answers fan questions like what the future of drug trafficking looks like, what are his biggest regrets, and the state of his former cellmate J...
This Is How I Survived A Year In County Jail | Ep. #9
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny describes fighting his case from inside the belly of the beast- county jail. He breaks down the broken bail system and explains the differenc...
I Got In A High Speed Chase With The Feds | Ep #8
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny describes the day he got arrested-- a high-speed chase with the Portland Police, trying to bribe the cops, and getting interrogated by the DEA....
I Was A Tourist Selling Cocaine In Medellin | Ep #7
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny describes his time living in Colombia, where he flourished selling coke to tourists, paid off the police, rubbed shoulders with the most powerf...
I Was Forced To Smuggle Drugs In Prison | Ep. #6
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny breaks down day-to-day life in a maximum-security prison, including shot-callers and their function on the yard, how drugs get smuggled in and ...
I Witnessed A Murder My First Day In Maximum-Security Prison | Ep #5
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny describes his first day inside of a maximum-security prison, including a brutal fight that ended in death- as well as meeting his cellmate Jimm...
This is how the modern cocaine industry actually works | Ep. #4
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny breaks down from A to Z the modern cocaine business, from street sales to mid level trafficking to the new kingpins of Europe and the power of ...
This Is Exactly How You Should Launder Money | Ep #3
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny breaks down exactly money laundering works, describes his failures as a drug money launderer, and explains the best ways to launder money and t...
This Is How You Smuggle Marijuana Across The Country | Ep #2
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny breaks down exactly how he smuggled pot across the country, from picking up product from the Cartel growers in Northern California, to transpor...
Marijuana Trafficking: Then Vs. Now
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny talks about getting his start in the marijuana business back in 2004 and his ascent through the ranks of the game until he finally made a milli...