HISTORY
The Chinese Triads find their origin centuries ago. At least since the Tang dynasty (617-907) China has had secret societies. Several Triads identify themselves with the White Lotus Society. The White Lotus Society expelled the Mongolian oc
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By Gangsters Inc. Editors
Authorities are stepping up their hunt for Hung Tien Pham, a hitman of Boston Chinatown’s Ping On Triad, who is wanted for the brutal execution-style murders of five men at a Chinatown social club in Boston, Massachusetts, 3
By David Amoruso
In her latest book Gangland Boston: A Tour Through the Deadly Streets of Organized Crime, Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney details over a century of heists and killings involving the Italian Mafia, the Irish Mob, Chinatown Tongs,
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
Eight associates of San Francisco Triad boss Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow were given prison sentences ranging from 1 to 7 years on Monday for their respective roles in his Chee Kung Tong criminal organization based in the city’
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
Five members of the San Francisco Tong organization led by convicted crime boss Raymond Chow pleaded guilty to reduced charges yesterday. Gary Kwong Yiu Chen, Anthony John Lai, and Xiu Ying Ling Liang pleaded guilty to money
By David Amoruso
New York City is a booming business for those who rule over it. For over a century, the Italian American Mafia’s five families of La Cosa Nostra ruled its boroughs with an iron fist. Yet, by the 1990s, the mob’s power had dwindled gi
By Gangsters Inc. Editors (cover photo courtesy of Gorilla Convict)
It was 1989 and Asian street gangs in New York were battling for control of Chinatown rackets. As higher-ups stayed in the shadows, teenagers roamed the streets and violently fought
By David Amoruso
Eight members and associates of the Zheng Organization were charged with crimes including racketeering, narcotics trafficking, extortion offenses, illegal gambling, and soliciting assaults on Tuesday. Qian “Cash” Zheng, the gang’s le
By David Amoruso
While the media is still focused on the arrest of Irish crime boss turned informant turned fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger, one tends to forget there are a lot of other criminal groups still operating in Boston. A recent bust puts th
Photo: New York City's Chinatown
The people pictured in this photo are in no way connected to criminal activity
By David Amoruso
Posted on April 25, 2009
Anyone familiar with organized crime knows about the Chinese Triads. Triad groups are very we
