San Francisco Kingpin James Beasley Builds An Empire In Hunters Point; Busted For Tax Evasion

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History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 90: James Beasley, Jr. describes himself as a third generation criminal, whose notorious family roots in Bayview-Hunters Point go back to the early days of Black migration to San Francisco. His father, great uncles and cousins built their reputation through labor racketeering, heroin dealing, and pimping, but James took advantage of the cocaine boom in the 70s and 80s. He soon became the drug kingpin of San Francisco, associating with Darryl "Lil D" Reed in Oakland and players like Big Dave and Harry-O in Los Angeles. After making millions of dollars, his run came to an end when he became the youngest person charged with tax evasion in United States history and ended up doing 27 years in federal prison. Now that he has been released and transitioned into legitimate business, James is here to tell his story as a cautionary tale to guide other black and brown youth away from the life of crime.
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0:00 Introduction
3:06 Crime families in San Francisco
6:22 Bayview-Hunters Point in the 60s-70s
11:02 Getting in trouble in high school
16:04 Following his dad into the dope game
24:59 C*caine hits the hood
28:26 Competing with the A Team
31:56 Gangster mentality in the family
37:18 Starting the B Team
42:02 Lil D
46:33 Crips & Bloods in the Bay?
50:39 Cars as a status symbol
54:44 Colombian connection
59:39 Felix Mitchell
1:00:43 Shrimp Boy & Chinatown connection
1:04:55 Ron Newt & Michael Jackson
1:07:55 Investing in legal businesses
1:11:08 Tax evasion case
1:16:07 Federal prison
1:20:37 Turf violence in Hunters Point
1:25:09 Advice to the youth
1:33:22 Harry-O and Death Row
1:41:23 Freeway Rick Ross

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