Born to Kill (45 page)

FBI investigation of Green Dragons and,
231–234

hidden recording device used for,
173–179
,
180
,
181
,
193
,
234–235
,
242–244

interrogations for,
120–124
,
222–223
,
250–252

Mafia and,
244
,
252–253
,
259–260

Manhattan headquarters of,
160
,
260
,
271–272

personnel difficulties of,
183
,
215–216
,
267

press coverage of,
233
,
274

risks involved in,
248–249
,
260–261

robberies thwarted by,
181–190
,
193–195
,
223–227
,
253–260

surveillance in,
173
,
175
,
184
,
187
,
244–245
,
254–259
,
267

witness protection and,
187–189
,
201
,
202–203
,
228
,
260–261
,
262

Badey, James,
101

Bang Kok Health Spa,
93–95
,
213

beepers,
67–68

Binh Xuyen
,
35

Black Eagles,
60

Blackeyes,
see
Tran, Tuan

Black Hand,
54

Black Phu (BTK member),
98
,
104
,
105
,
149

Blauser, Jeff,
210

Bloods,
76
,
230

boat people,
20
,
99
,
220

bombing attempt, government prevention of,
245–252
,
253

Borelli, Joseph,
86–87

Born to Kill (BTK):

anarchistic behavior of,
231

arrests of,
62
,
65
,
116–117
,
130
,
136
,
170
,
187–189
,
208
,
249–250
,
251
,
254
,
264
,
266–271
,
281
,
282

atmosphere of street-level brutality created by,
192–193

beepers carried by,
67–68

bombs constructed by,
33–34
,
158
,
245–246
,
250
,
251–252
,
269

bulletproof vests acquired by,
63–64

Canal Street control ceded to,
114

Chinatown gang-violence summit and,
85
,
86
,
89
,
290

Chinatown status quo challenged by,
52
,
53
,
58–59
,
70–71
,
73

clothing worn by,
1
,
40

Connecticut operations of,
91
,
93–97
,
213–214

Cosa Nostra
vs.,
54

dai lows
of,
28
,
40
,
42
,
44
,
66
,
135
,
168
,
170

evidence compiled against,
190
,
193
,
208–209
,
213–214
,
215
,
233–236
,
242
,
243–244
,
252
,
271–273
,
276–277
,
279–280

extortion money collected by,
114
,
118
,
153
,
234–235
,
242
,
251
,
277

false names given by,
185
,
242–243

first official meeting of,
39–43
,
239

funeral gun battle and,
1–8
,
71–74
,
80
,
89
,
172
,
191
,
277

Georgia-based activities of,
101–113

getaway cars used by,
149–150

government witnesses against,
272–273
,
277–278
,
285–286

growth of,
58

hierarchy within,
17

imprisoned members of,
65–67
,
225
,
243

internal disciplinary actions in,
43–45
,
168
,
170–172
,
214

intimidation tactics used by,
118–119
,
125

Italians in collaboration with,
244
,
252–253
,
256–260

Jade Squad surveillance on,
61–64

joint task-force operation on,
see
ATF/NYPD joint investigation

law-enforcement raids on,
181–190
,
266–271

leader of,
see
Thai, Tho Hoang

locus of operations expanded for,
90–91
,
226

membership agreement of,
42–43
,
142

membership rules of,
42

name chosen for,
40
,
41
,
92
,
201
,
280

national/international range of,
5
,
130–131

non-Vietnamese members of,
171–172

official history of,
199

official induction into,
28–29

police informant on,
120–124
,
129
,
131
,
138–144
,
154–163
,
167–168
,
173–179
,
180–181
,
186–188
,
190
,
193
,
228
,
234–237
,
240,
242–247
,
251
,
252
,
253
,
260
,
264
,
275–278

police van bombed by,
33–34
,
39
,
47
,
59
,
225

press coverage of,
75
,
89
,
251
,
285–287

primacy of gang affiliation in,
9
,
76
,
263–264
,
279–280

refugee backgrounds in,
9
,
16
,
19–23
,
36–37
,
38–39
,
92
,
99
,
210

restaurant bombing attempted by,
245–252

retribution shootings and,
79–80
,
86

RICO prosecution of,
190–191
,
208
,
267
,
272
,
276
,
279

robbery operations of,
see
robberies robbery proceeds skimmed by,
44–45

safe houses used by,
54
,
56–57
,
157
,
168
,
224
,
254
,
255
,
269

sentences of,
291

size of,
58
,
114

as support system,
9
,
76
,
262–264
,
279–280
trial of,
276–281
,
285–286
,
287

in turf conflicts,
46–48
,
53
,
57–59
,
61–62
,
113–114
,
290

underworld reputation of,
131

war experience and,
5
,
8
,
9
,
17
,
34–36
,
91–92
,
280

weapon supplies of,
106
,
131
,
133
,
185–186
,
187
,
188
,
190
,
202
,
209
,
269

Bridgeport, Conn., BTK activities in,
91
,
93–97
,
213–214

Buddhism,
73

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
see
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of

Bush, George,
52
,
165

Cambodia, Khmer Rouge labor camps in,
206

Camp Pendleton,
219

Canada, BTK activities in,
130

Canal Boys,
3
,
4
,
39
,
41
,
243

Canal Street:

BTK extortions on,
114
,
118
,
134–135
,
153
,
234–235
,
277

counterfeit watches sold on,
31

turf-related shootings on,
46–48
,
53

Capone, Al,
165

“Carrying the Vietnamese Blood” (Thai),
274

Carter Hotel,
43–44

CCBA,
see
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association

Central American immigrants, youth gangs of,
230

Chan, Ying,
289

Chan Tse-Chiu (Eddie Chan),
83–85
,
133

Chattanooga, Tenn., BTK robbery in,
106
,
202

Chicano gangs,
230

Chinatown:

BTK funeral procession through,
2–3

Chinese youth gangs in,
37–38
;

see also
Flying Dragons; Ghost Shadows; United Bamboo

commercial prosperity of,
48
,
50

community leaders at gang violence discussion on,
80–83
,
85–89
,
290

elders of,
81–82

gangs driven by profit motive in,
230–231

heroin distribution and,
52
,
192

illegal labor force in,
82

ineffectiveness of police protection in,
153–154

insular community structure of,
49–50

Little Italy diminished by,
252

New Year's traditions in,
114–115

police relationships in,
3
,
59
,
60
,
273

population shift in,
49

Queens branch of,
232

restaurant bombings in,
245–252

tong control in,
50–51

Vietnamese status in,
37
,
38
,
54

see also
Canal Street

China White,
52
,
53
,
191

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA),
69
,
80
,
81–82
,
85–86
,
113
,
114

Chinese Exclusion Act (1882),
50

Chinese gangs:

racketeering prosecutions against,
37–38
,
289–290

Vietnamese unit of,
37

see also
tongs;
specific gangs

Chinese immigrants:

historical discrimination against,
50

smuggling operations for,
82
,
288–289

Chinese mafia:

congressional hearings on,
53

see also
Asian organized crime

Chung, Chen I.,
232

CNN,
288–289

cocaine industry,
52

colors, gang,
230

computer chips, heist of,
222
,
223

confidential informants (C.I.s), agent attitudes toward,
161
,
236–237

Cosa Nostra
,
54
,
76
,
166
,
244
,
286

crack,
55–56

Crips,
76
,
229–230

dai low(s)
, BTK:

of Asians at Rikers Island,
66

defined,
28

for gang districts,
40
,
135

heists authorized by,
42
,
168

replacements chosen for,
135
,
170

robbery-proceeds distribution controlled by,
44

see also specific BTK dai lows

Daily News
,
289

Dance of the Dragons,
115

Danny White Boy (BTK member),
149

DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration),
166
,
217

de Duong, Cambao,
87–88

Dillinger, John,
98

Dinkins, David,
81

DiRosario, Michael,
259–260

Do, Minh (Fat Minh),
176
,
177

betrayal accusation of,
197

extortion rounds made by,
235

law-enforcement raid and,
187–189
prosecution of,
276

Rochester robbery plans and,
185
,
186
,
197

Do, Tam Thanh (Son):

betrayal accusation of,
196

law-enforcement raid and,
187–189

Rochester robbery plans and,
185
,
186

in tape of extortion demand,
234

at W.C. Produce robbery,
176–177

Donovan, James,
62–64

Doraville, jewelry-store robbery in,
103
,
107–112

confidential information on,
162–163
,
166–167

government investigation of,
202
,
203–209

store owner shot in,
109–110
,
112
,
162
,
163
,
203
,
206
,
209
,
278

Tinh Ngo's guilt over,
113
,
142