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Scott Anthony returns to Honor Among Thieves Podcast to recount robbing drug dealers, trafficking cocaine, and spending five years on the run. In episode 102, he joins Nelson Rodriguez Jr. to discuss his early days with Chicago’s Simon City Royals, armed robberies, and cocaine runs between South Florida and Chicago. Scott describes escaping a Georgia traffic stop after police discovered cocaine in his luggage, spending three days in the woods, and the robberies he committed to finance his life as a fugitive.

The conversation also explores Scott’s life in Mexico and his personal connections to old-school Mexican cartel figures. He describes friendships with Rafael Caro Quintero and Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, says he was hired as Caro Quintero’s physical trainer before his release from prison, and recalls teaching martial arts to cartel figures and their children. Scott also discusses his Cuban cigar-smuggling years, his experiences in federal custody, and the stories behind his books, Street Raised and Smoke: Confessions of a Cuban Cigar Smuggler.

Beyond the money and escapes, Scott opens up about the consequences of street life: friends cooperating with federal authorities, the limits of criminal loyalty, and the danger of doing business with organized crime figures. He recounts collection jobs and gambling-related work for the Chicago mob, including an unsettling conversation about how quickly greed can outweigh friendship. The episode also examines his efforts to leave that life behind, build a legitimate fitness business, and give his children opportunities he never had.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

05:39 Hiding His Chicago Gang Past

10:12 Robbing Drug Dealers & the Cocaine Trade

16:58 The Bill Clinton Invitation & His FBI File

21:49 Street Raised: Growing Up With the Simon City Royals

28:27 Carlos Lehder: The Colombia Trip & Their Phone Conversation

34:07 Friendships With Caro Quintero & Félix Gallardo

40:47 Living in Mexico: Cities, Cartels & Rural Danger

47:01 Fleeing to Mexico After the Cocaine Bust

53:35 Drug Robberies to Fund Life on the Run

1:00:35 Moving Back to Mexico & Training Cartel Families

1:05:09 Fighting for Bond in Federal Court

1:15:01 A Friend’s Cooperation & the Cost of Loyalty

1:19:11 A Chicago Mobster’s Warning About Greed

1:23:34 Scott Anthony’s Books & Final Thoughts
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OG BBE joins **Honor Among Thieves Podcast** to share how growing up in a family of Miami kingpins shaped his own entry into the drug game. From his father’s street connections to his brother Boss Man Sawyer’s reputation and his uncle’s cocaine business, he describes a childhood surrounded by money, influence, addiction, and prison sentences. He explains what it meant to carry his family’s name—and how he eventually started hustling himself.

Starting as a lookout at approximately 12 years old, OG BBE recounts his progression from earning $200 a week to what he describes as $10,000 nights selling crack cocaine in Miami. He discusses dealing through a hurricane, operating on a corner where his brother had once sold drugs, and eventually moving into wholesale cocaine with his uncle as his supplier. Along the way, he reflects on the gambling, expensive cars, robberies, and violence that accompanied his rise in Miami’s drug trade.

The conversation follows his arrest, a retaliatory shooting at his mother’s house, and his time in Florida state prison, including Santa Rosa Correctional Institution. OG BBE also opens up about losing his uncle shortly before his release, taking responsibility for the people he hurt, and building a different life through fatherhood and music. This episode explores Miami crime history through one man’s account of family influence, drug trafficking, incarceration, and redemption.

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Chapters

00:00 Growing Up Around Miami Kingpins

02:02 His Family’s History in Miami’s Drug Trade

08:01 What the Sawyer Family Name Meant in Miami

12:21 Overtown Drug Dealers and Early Street Influences

16:43 Selling Drugs While on House Arrest

23:38 Making $10,000 a Night Selling Drugs in Miami

28:44 Drug Money, Custom Cars and Gambling

33:13 From Selling Rocks to Moving Keys

36:41 His Uncle’s Cocaine Connections: Florida Keys to the Carolinas

42:24 His Cocaine Arrest and Allegations of Police Corruption

47:40 Sentencing and Life in Florida State Prison

53:01 His Prison Bunkie’s Pet Black Widow

58:05 Coming Home From Prison in 2010

1:02:37 OG BBE’s Music and Family Legacy

1:03:39 Fatherhood, Accountability and Redemption
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Jordi Shamah, former vice president and sales manager at Stratton Oakmont, joins Honor Among Thieves Podcast to share his account of working inside the brokerage made famous by The Wolf of Wall Street. Shamah says Jordan Belfort secretly wore a wire during visits to his home, an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and dinner—and that he discovered the recordings only after his FBI arrest. He explains how the investigation involved stock promotion after Stratton Oakmont closed and why he believes Belfort turned on him.From earning as much as $500,000 a month to high-stakes golf games and extravagant yacht trips, Jordi describes the money and excess behind Stratton Oakmont’s rise and collapse. He discusses his relationships with Danny Porush and Steve Madden, explains the firm’s stock-selling practices, and challenges parts of The Wolf of Wall Street movie’s portrayal. Along the way, he acknowledges turning a blind eye to wrongdoing while enjoying the lifestyle it funded.The conversation follows Jordi through his arrest, his own agreement to cooperate, and a sentence of three years’ probation. He also opens up about decades of sobriety, a life-threatening medical crisis, Steve Madden’s support, and his work helping others rebuild their lives. This episode explores securities fraud, FBI cooperation, personal accountability, and the consequences behind one of Wall Street’s most recognizable stories.Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves Podcast for firsthand true crime stories, criminal investigations, and conversations about redemption.
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Chapters
00:00 Preview: Jordan Belfort Ratted on Me03:41 Growing Up With Danny Porush & Steve Madden06:59 How Steve Madden Helped Jordi Get Sober10:29 Joining Stratton Oakmont as a Stockbroker12:23 When Jordan Belfort Left Stratton Oakmont16:02 What Jordi Says The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Got Wrong18:31 Making $500,000 a Month & Turning a Blind Eye22:48 How Stratton Oakmont Sold Stocks25:35 Becoming Stratton Oakmont’s Vice President31:05 Million-Dollar Months & Extravagant Spending34:14 Stratton Oakmont’s Shutdown: Jordi’s Account40:24 Jordi Says Jordan Belfort Wore a Wire on Him41:31 The FBI Arrest at Jordi’s Home44:24 Jordan Belfort’s Cooperation After Stratton Oakmont47:16 Steve Madden’s Support During Jordi’s Health Crisis50:00 Life Coaching, Sobriety & Redemption

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Teflon joins host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. on Episode 99 of the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to share his account of a California-to-Miami marijuana trafficking operation built through Mexican suppliers and connections across Miami’s neighborhoods. What began with a single pound grew into a distribution network supplying customers in Liberty City, Overtown, and beyond. Teflon describes transporting 100 pounds of marijuana at a time, handling large cash payments, and the relationships that kept the operation running.

From his upbringing in Miami’s Scott Projects to his years in the drug trade, Teflon recounts how his brother’s connection in California opened the door to increasingly larger suppliers. He discusses the Mexican supplier known as Chulo, a Miami strip-club outing that ended in an armed robbery and shootout, and his brother’s eventual arrest in California. He also explains how the operation evolved from “popcorn” marijuana to higher-priced exotic strains, bringing new customers, competition, and financial risks.

Behind the drug money and nightlife, Teflon says he continued working a $7.50-an-hour job while spending much of what he earned trafficking marijuana. He reflects on the millions he estimates he squandered, the money dispute that cut off his final supply connection, and his transition into running a legitimate home-remodeling company. Watch the full conversation for a firsthand account of marijuana smuggling, Miami’s drug trade, loyalty, and life after the hustle. Subscribe to Honor Among Thieves for more true crime interviews and stories from people who lived them.

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Chapters

0:00 The Mexican Connection

06:36 From College Football to the California Connection

14:09 Marijuana Shipments Hidden in Heaters

18:43 Building a Miami Trap House Network

23:38 Wholesale Marijuana vs. Street-Level Profits

30:28 Miami Nightlife and $40,000 in Rental Cars

39:42 Meeting Chulo: The New Mexican Connection

45:59 The Ferrari Chase and His Brother’s Arrest

52:48 Stockpiling Weed Before the Supply Runs Dry

55:11 Drug Profits and Miami’s Street Network

1:03:22 Wholesale Deals and $100,000 Supplier Payments

1:12:16 The Team Moving 200 Pounds a Month Across Miami

1:19:27 Chulo’s Arrest and His Brother’s Federal Case

1:27:38 Tijuana Trips and the Mexican Suppliers

1:33:33 The Money Dispute That Ended the Operation

1:34:29 Where Millions in Drug Money Went

1:38:39 Life After Trafficking: Construction and Redemption

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Two months after leaving prison, Erwin says he was facing 15 new felony charges. In Episode 98 of Honor Among Thieves Podcast, he joins host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. to recount a life shaped by armed robberies, drug dealing, addiction, and repeated incarceration. From committing robberies at 15 to navigating Miami’s streets during the 1990s and 2000s, Erwin shares how his criminal activity escalated—and what it cost him.

Erwin discusses juvenile detention, Dade County Jail, Florida prison, and his years in Miami’s drug trade. He describes selling cocaine and ecstasy, becoming dependent on prescription painkillers, and eventually using heroin. As his addiction consumed his money, he returned to robbery, continuing a cycle of arrests, release, and reoffending. Along the way, he reflects on jailhouse violence, relationships, fatherhood, and the distance his choices created between him and his family.

The conversation also explores the turning point Erwin experienced while incarcerated: a fellow inmate introducing him to the Christian faith. He explains how Bible study and a personal spiritual awakening changed his outlook, discusses his involvement in prison ministry, and shares what redemption means to him today. This episode brings together a firsthand account of Miami crime, the consequences of addiction, and the difficult work of rebuilding a life after prison.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

07:18 Armed Robberies at Just 15 Years Old

16:16 A High-Speed Chase and Arrest in Sweetwater

21:50 County Jail, Release and Repeat Arrests

28:30 Fatherhood, Relationships and Street Life

34:25 Violating Probation and Getting Married in Jail

40:16 Old Rivals and Fights Inside Jail

45:06 Eight Years in Miami’s Drug Trade

50:32 The Drug Trafficking Sentence

57:10 From Prescription Pills to H

1:03:56 The U-Haul That Led to His Arrest

1:11:20 His First Florida Prison Sentence

1:16:03 Facing 15 Felony Charges in Two Months

1:21:56 The Cellmate Who Introduced Him to Christianity

1:28:10 A Spiritual Awakening Inside Jail

1:32:37 Surviving a Stabbing and Learning to Forgive

1:37:40 Sentencing, Prison Life and Preparing for Release

1:43:44 Faith, Relationships and Setbacks After Prison

1:52:36 A Broward County Warrant and Another Arrest

1:59:01 What Redemption Means to Erwin

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