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Roberts is known for his role in the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of Harlem "drug kingpin" Frank Lucas, who operated a heroin smuggling and distribution ring in the New York City metro area. He was assisted by the hard work and dedication of three detectives: Eddie Jones, Al Spearman and Benny Abruzzo (called the Z-TEAM).
American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian.The film is loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark ...
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.
The former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday.
Referring to Frank's dynamic with Detective Richie Roberts in the film, who's played by Russell Crowe, Washington told Rotten Tomatoes, "It was as much about the two characters. That one man ...
Grayson and Roberts were arrested Monday and later released on bond. Newton was arrested Monday and is in custody in Harris County Jail. Booking information was not immediately available for ...
Richie Roberts (J.D., 1970), detective and attorney responsible for the arrest and prosecution of Frank Lucas, as portrayed in the film American Gangster by Russell Crowe; Louis Romano, member of the New Jersey General Assembly [20] Thomas J. Scully (B.A., 1889), New Jersey's 3rd congressional district 1911–21; mayor of South Amboy, 1909–10 ...
Multiple reports said former Buffalo Bills guard Richie Incognito was arrested for disorderly conduct and making threats at a funeral home.