Talk:Ghost Shadows

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Aye dumb ass

You know GSS are also allies with TRG and WC to right ORB 559 (talk) 11:47, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To add anything to the article, you will need to provide reliable sources for the information. - SummerPhD^v2.0 20:00, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Applehead almost entirely unreferenced

The section on the gang member Applehead is almost entirely unreferenced. The one reference contains only a single sentence about the guy, to wit: Two, nicknamed Mongo and Applehead, early this year formed another Ghost Shadows faction.^[1] That's it.

All the other statements: Wu's Chinese name, date of birth, pronounciation of his name, founder of Ghost Shadows, the details of the supposed "breakaway gang", the RICO charges in the 1980's, are unreferenced.

I found two Washington Post articles, which contain his recently-added Chinese name Shui Ping Wu. They discuss his indictment in 1977 of extorting some money from a restaurant employee in Montgomery County, MD.^[2] Later he pled guilty in a re-trial in 1983.^[3] From the latter article we know that Wu was convicted and served some jail time. I will add these facts and references to the article.

I will also flag the section as needing more citations. -- M.boli (talk) 18:24, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Youth gang leader isn't smiling anymore" , 1978, Peter Arnett, AP
^ Katz, Barbara J. (December 29, 1977). "Five Men Indicted in Chinese Restaurant Extortion Attempt". Washtington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
^ Guillermoprieto, Alma (January 11, 1983). "2 Plead Guilty In Retrial in Extortion Case". Washtington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

M.boli (talk) 18:24, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

1985 Indictments

In 1985 a slew of Ghost Shadow members were charged with racketeering and criminal activities: United States v. Louie. It seems it would have been a significant event in the history of this gang.^[1] Putting this comment and reference here for future work updating the article.

Thanks to the IP editor who proposed these two references.^[2]^[3] The "Mr Beller's Neighborhood" reference is an unusable blog story, but it does point to a Village Voice article which may be useful. The other reference is a pointer to a minor court filing in U.S. v. Louie. -- M.boli (talk) 16:51, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Reid, Alexander (February 19, 1985). "25 Reputed Members of Chinatown Gang are Charged with Racketeering". New York Times.
^ "The (Chinese) Gangs of New York". Mr. Beller's Neighborhood. March 8, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
^ "United States v. Louie, 625 F. Supp. 1327 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)". Justia. December 24, 1985. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

M.boli (talk) 16:51, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Youth gang leader isn't smiling anymore" , 1978, Peter Arnett, AP

[2] Katz, Barbara J. (December 29, 1977). "Five Men Indicted in Chinese Restaurant Extortion Attempt". Washtington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[3] Guillermoprieto, Alma (January 11, 1983). "2 Plead Guilty In Retrial in Extortion Case". Washtington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[4] Reid, Alexander (February 19, 1985). "25 Reputed Members of Chinatown Gang are Charged with Racketeering". New York Times.

[5] "The (Chinese) Gangs of New York". Mr. Beller's Neighborhood. March 8, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

[6] "United States v. Louie, 625 F. Supp. 1327 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)". Justia. December 24, 1985. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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