Actually, his charts on New York are spot on. I grew up in HK.

No offense Big Mick,...

Hey J Geoff.

Honestly, I don't think the guy would have taken it personal or as an insult. If he did, sorry guy. Where I come from that term is used in an endearing fashion. If he really grew up in HK during the era he claimed to have been, he ain't going lose sleep over it.

In any event JGeoff, you can have at it with me all you like. I'm too old to be losing sleep over name calling by some kid I don't know. What does ass me up is you sticking your nose in something that has nothing to do with you and potentially instigating a conflict between myself and the Irisher. If you want to attack me, go ahead. Just don't use someone else as your lynch pin or excuse to get something off your chest. If HE has a problem with me addressing him that way then HE can address the issue. Not you. YOU can mind your own business.

Have a good one...

JSMALLS

Anyone wanna bet that this prick won't be here long?

OK... he's new. But he's one stupid prick to speak to the owner of these boards like that. It's ALL his business, Smalls. You owe Geoff an apology.

But he's got some balls talking to anyone here like that after being here 1 day.

Hey Jiggs, how's it going over there? Has the dust settled yet?

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out, asshole.

On second thought, let it throw your ass out on to the street where you belong. Buh bye!!

I heard oxycodone is huge in Boston and most of MASS.

That stuff is huge everywhere on the East Coast. It's an epedemic. The Government just released some new numbers a day or so ago. Something like two-thirds of all fatal drug overdoses last year were attributed to prescription drugs. And of those overdoses, more than half were in the hydro-oxy family.

there has to be some type of white collar crime, labor and union stuff, internationl shit with ireland i mean there is still a lot big countryside in Ireland where shit is still fuckin nuts and with all these guys you mention i mean few are relatives of past members but what do they bring to the table... im from boston born and raised still here and know hardcore active players but are im clueless what the irish is doing ??

The Winter Hill Gang are currently involved in Oxycodone & Vicodin dealing, stolen merchandise, auto theft, loansharking, extortion and illegal gambling.

In 2002, member of the Winter Hill Gang, John "Mick" Murray was sentenced to 9 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy, theft of interstate shipments, extortion, embezzlement, shaking down a Southie bookmaker, stealing computer equipment from UPS trucks and attempting to defraud the union pension and welfare fund.

In 2004, associate Kevin P. O'Neil was sentenced for racketeering, extortion and money laundering.

In 2005, former FBI agent John Connolly, Jr. and connected to the Winter Hill Gang was indicted for the murder of John Callahan, a Miami gaming executive with ties to the Winter Hill Gang.

*Also, there were a lot of cases of the Winter Hill Gang in early, middle and late 1990s

Raids snare underworld suspects: Cops recover coke, cash and hand cannons

By Laurel J. Sweet

Friday, February 3, 2006 - Updated: 11:17 AM EST

A former associate of Boston crime boss Stephen Flemmi was among three suspected mobsters nabbed yesterday during a blitz of search warrant executions that began at 6 a.m. and stretched into last night.

When the dust settled, state police and investigators from Attorney General Tom Reilly's office had seized five guns, $115,000 cash from safety deposit boxes, tens of thousands of dollars more from private homes and more than a pound of cocaine with an estimated street value of $100,000.

Clearly, the underworld has not gone away, said assistant Attorney General Kurt Schwartz, chief of Reilly's criminal bureau.

Today's searches and these three arrests, Schwartz said, are the next step in what is already a six-month investigation. We have more work ahead of us. I certainly expect additional people will be arrested and the people arrested today will have additional charges brought against them.

A grand jury is being convened to advance the probe.

Arrested were: Thomas Ryan, 74, of Winthrop, in whose home police recovered $36,000 cash and a loaded .38-caliber handgun; Greg McLaughlin, 58, of Chelsea, in whose house the coke was found; and Scott McDermott, 32, of Everett, whose arsenal allegedly included a loaded .38, two .22-caliber handguns, a .45-caliber handgun and ammunition.

Ryan, who once ran with Flemmi, was indicted in 1996 and sentenced to five months in federal prison for interfering with investigations into criminal activity.

Schwartz declined to name the ring police have under their microscope, but said, We were particularly disturbed by information which has been corroborated about the use of force and extortion to collect debts and the degree to which the people in this group have access to guns.

That stuff is huge everywhere on the East Coast. It's an epedemic. The Government just released some new numbers a day or so ago. Something like two-thirds of all fatal drug overdoses last year were attributed to prescription drugs. And of those overdoses, more than half were in the hydro-oxy family.

Even up in Canada. I have family in Edmonton, it has grown to a problem there also. If it is not worldwide already it will be soon.