Two more women have come forward in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby. One woman, Dottye, claims Cosby drugged and raped her during a visit to New York in 1984. She was there to audition for The Cosby Show. [Complex]
After a bad car accident, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is back at work – even though he hasn’t fully recovered. Katzenberg was reportedly taking meetings and making deals while in a cast. Read more about the unfortunate incident here. [TMZ]
Zara owner and founder Amancio Ortega briefly surpassed Bill Gates as the wealthiest person in the world on Friday. Ortega reached the #1 spot with $79 billion, but slipped back to #2 by 10 a.m. [Huffington Post]
Cher weighed in on the presidential candidates and shocked the world when she gave Donald Trump props. Cher tweeted: Never thought I’d say… Donald Trump is a Giant Among Gop front runners!!. Although she spoke highly of Trump, Cher said she will be voting for Hillary Clinton. [Billboard]
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1. Alberto “Alpo” Martinez
Alpo isn’t the richest gangster, but he’s known for running Harlem in the ’80s, killing his partner Rich Porter, and becoming an informant to the FBI after he was sentenced to 35 years in jail in 1991. Reports claim Alpo was released this week and is currently being given a new identity. Alpo’s story might be familiar to some; he was played by rapper Cam’ron in the cult classic, Paid In Full.
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2. Frank Lucas ($52 Million net worth)
The infamous drug lord was allegedly making a million a day during his heroin trade days.
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3. Griselda Blanco ($2 Billion)
Under Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel, Blanco helped run Miami’s addiction to drugs. She also earned the nickname “The Black Widow” for her ruthless murders.
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4. Al Capone ($1.3 Billion)
With his hands in the pots of gambling, alcohol, and more, Capone’s empire was so wealthy, he had a reported 600 gangsters on his payroll.
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5. Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman Loera ($5 Billion)
Admired by rappers, the fugitive is still on the run after escaping a Mexican prison for the second time.
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6. Carlos Lehder ($2.7 Billion)
The co-founder of the Colombian Medellín drug cartel was so wealthy, he offered to pay off the country’s debt twice so he wouldn’t be extradited to the United States.
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7. Meyer Lansky ($600 Million)
The Polish gangster was labeled one of the 400 richest people in America after he changed his position at Murder Inc. into a gambling operation. Lansky and other leaders like Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, and “The Mad Hatter” Anastasia, were responsible for over 1,000 contracted killings in the organized crime group.
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8. Joe Kennedy Sr. ( $300 Million)
Kennedy began his career selling alcohol, but later used his connections with gangsters Frank Costello and Sam Giancana to turn to bootlegging. He also allegedly fixed unions, rigged elections, and used his money to stay on top of politics.
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9. Pablo Escobar ($30 Billion)
As the founder of Colombia’s Medellín cocaine cartel, Escobar is credited with the murder of over 200 judges, 1,000 police officers, and many citizens of his native country during his prime.
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10. Amado Carrillo Fuentes ($25 Billion)
Head of Mexico’s Juarez cartel, the kingpin was known as the “Lord of the Skies” for his ability to easily transport cocaine from Colombia to Mexico. He tried to change up his appearance to trick authorities by getting plastic surgery, but died on the operating table.
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11. Jose Figueroa Agosto ($100 Million)
Agosto controlled 90% of the drug traffic from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico.
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12. Dawood Ibrahim ($6.7 Billion)
Ibrahim is allegedly connected to al-Qaeda and rose to fame as a gold smuggler and extortionist in Mumbai. After several attempts to shut down his operation by the Bush administration, Ibrahim went on the run in the late 2000s and hasn’t been seen since.
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13. Kenichi Shinoda (Multi-Billionaire)
Also known as Shinobu Tsukasa, the gangster runs Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest crime syndicate in Japan. He’s also rumored to be earning billions of dollars a year.
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