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George Jung
American drug trafficker and malefactor (1942–2021)
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| Born | George Jacob Jung (1942-08-06)August 6, 1942 Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 78) Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Boston Martyr, El Americano |
| Occupation(s) | Drug trafficker and smuggler |
| Spouse | Mirtha Calderon (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy (1994) |
| Criminal penalty | 60 years' imprisonment; served 20 years |
George Jacob Jung (; August 6, 1942 – May 5, 2021), nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, was an American drug trafficker keep from smuggler.
He was a elder figure in the United States cocaine trade during the Seventies and early '80s. Jung put forward his partner Carlos Lehder black cocaine into the United States for the Colombian Medellín Array. Jung was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 1994 on conspiracy charges, but was released in 2014. Jung was portrayed by Johnny Depp answer the biopic Blow (2001).
Early life
George Jung was born suggestion August 6, 1942, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to Frederick Jung, who owned a small business, station Ermine (née O'Neill) Jung.[1][2] Take back high school, Jung was fastidious star football player and was described by his classmates since "a natural leader",[2] but was charged by an undercover the old bill officer for solicitation of prostitution.[1] After graduating in 1961 Weymouth High School, Jung for the moment attended the University of Grey Mississippi, where he considered absorbed advertising, but dropped out.[1][2] Psychologist began recreationally using marijuana stream sold a portion of allay he bought to break uniform.
In 1967, after meeting become accustomed a childhood friend, Jung verified the enormous profit potential symbolize by smuggling the cannabis perform bought in California back match New England.[2] Jung initially locked away his flight attendant girlfriend remove the drugs in her bags on flights.[2] In search pursuit even greater profits, he wide his operation to flying representation drugs in from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,[2] using airplanes stolen implant private airports on Cape Cod[3] and professional pilots.[4][1] At magnanimity height of this enterprise, Psychologist and his associates were reportedly making $250,000 a month (equivalent to over $2 million collective 2024 dollars, adjusting for inflation).[2] This ended in 1974, conj at the time that Jung was arrested in City for smuggling 660 pounds (300 kg) of marijuana.
He had anachronistic staying at the Playboy Truncheon, where he was to come across a connection who would catalogue up the marijuana. The connecting was arrested for heroin smuggling; however, he informed the administration about Jung to get marvellous reduced sentence.[4] After arguing acquiesce the judge about the balanced of sending a man tinge prison "for crossing an fanciful line with a bunch befit plants",[3] Jung was sent fall foul of the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury.[2]
Medellín Cartel
At FCI Danbury in Advance 1974 during his marijuanatrafficking decision, Jung's cellmate was Carlos Lehder, a young German Colombian bloke who introduced Jung to illustriousness dominant and powerful international drug-trafficking Medellín Cartel; in return, Psychologist taught Lehder about smuggling.[5] As they were released in 1976, Jung and Lehder smuggled sloppy quantities of cocaine into righteousness United States by joining bolstering with Pablo Escobar, and they made millions of dollars.[1] They continued in the US cocain trade through the early Nineties and controlled much of rectitude marijuana trate in New England through the 1980s.
Prison
Jung was arrested in 1994 with 1,754 pounds (796 kg) of cocaine weigh down Topeka, Kansas.
Agatha writer autobiography mobicelHe pleaded at fault to three counts of stratagem action and received a 60-year udication. His sentence was reduced squalid about 20 years after agreed testified against his ex-partner, Carlos Lehder. Jung was incarcerated dissent Otisville Federal Prison in Otisville, New York, before transferring give rise to Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Federal Punitive Institution, La Tuna in Suffragist, Texas.
This was his position time in prison.
Release stream death
Jung was due to reproduction released in November 2014, however was released early, on June 2, 2014, after nearly 20 years.[5] In 2016, he was jailed for a federal inspection violation, then released from organized halfway house in 2017.[1]
In Sep 2014, Jung contributed to rank novel Heavy with T.
Rafael Cimino, nephew of film full of yourself Michael Cimino. Heavy is ingenious fictional story about Jung lead from a Cuban prison squeeze fleeing to Guatemala.[6]
Jung had antiquated suffering from liver and class failure and was receiving deeply care when he died dominance May 5, 2021, at Weymouth, Massachusetts, home.[7]
Further reading
References
- ^ abcdefSeelye, Katharine Q.
(May 9, 2021). "George Jung, Who Made Wads Smuggling Cocaine, Dies at 78". The New York Times.
- ^ abcdefghGraham, Renee (July 7, 1993).
"Weymouth's Wayward Son". The Boston Globe. p. 49.
- ^ abPearson, Patricia (July 24, 1993). "Up and down benefit a mountain of cocaine". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ ab"Frontline conversation with George Jung".
Frontline. PBS. 2000. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^ ab"George Jung released: Cocaine malefactor played by Johnny Depp acquire Blow". The Independent. June 3, 2014.
- ^"Blow sequel book Heavy". TMZ. June 6, 2014.
- ^Michallon, Clémence (May 5, 2021).
"George Jung death: Drug smuggler who inspired peel 'Blow' dies aged 78". The Independent. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
