#
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Net Worth
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Inflation Adjusted
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Nationality
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Years
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Criminal Associations / Activities/ Convictions/ Popular Culture
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Answer
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1
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$30 Billion
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$57 Billion
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Colombia
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1949-1993
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Medellín Cartel, Drugs Trafficking, Assassinations, Racketeering, Bribery, Murder, Narcoterrorism, Multiple Movies TV
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Pablo Escobar
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2
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$25 Billion
|
$41 Billion
|
Mexico
|
1956-1997
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Juárez Cartel, Drug Trafficking
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Amado Carrillo Fuentes
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3
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$5 Billion
|
$11.4 Billion
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Colombia
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1947-1989
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Medellin Cartel, Drug Trafficking, Narcoterrorism
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José Gonzalo Rodríguez
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4
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$8 Billion
|
$10.6 Billion
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United States
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1920-2007
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Tax Evasion, Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Mail Fraud
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Leona Helmsley
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5
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$10 Billion
|
$10 Billion
|
Ukraine/ Russia
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1946-
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Solntsevskaya Bratva Crime Group, Arms Trafficking, Extortion, Drug Dealing, Prostitution, Contract Murders
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Semion Mogilevich
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$4 Billion
|
$10 Billion
|
Saudi Arabia
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1935-2017
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Iran-Contra Affair, Imelda Marcos Affair, Arms Trafficking, Bribery, Fraud, Prostitution
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Adnan Khashoggi
|
7
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$6.7 Billion
|
$6.7 Billion
|
India
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1955-
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D-Company, Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, Murder, Extortion
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Dawood Ibrahim
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$1 Billion
|
$6.7 Billion
|
Italy/ United States
|
1891-1973
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Luciano Crime Family, Bootlegging, Illegal Gambling, Prostitution, Contempt, Tax Evasion
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Frank Costello
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9
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$5 Billion
|
$6.6 Billion
|
Myanmar
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1934-2007
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Mong Tai Army, Drug Trafficking, Arms Trafficking
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Khun Sa
|
10
|
$6 Billion
|
$6 Billion
|
Colombia
|
1950-
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Medellin Cartel, Drug Trafficking
|
Jorge Luis Ochoa
|
1946-2013
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Juan David Ochoa
|
1957-
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Fabio Ochoa
|
11
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$3 Billion
|
$3 Billion
|
Colombia
|
1939-
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Cali Cartel, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
|
Gilberto Rodríguez
|
1943-
|
Miguel Rodríguez
|
12
|
$2.7 Billion
|
$2.7 Billion
|
Colombia
|
1949-
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Medellin Cartel, Drug Trafficking
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Carlos Lehder
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13
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$2 Billion
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$2.4 Billion
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Colombia
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1943-2012
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Medellin Cartel, Drug Trafficking, Murder
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Griselda Blanco
|
14
|
$105 Million
|
$2 Billion
|
Italy/ United States
|
1897-1962
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Genovese Crime Family, Illegal Gambling, Extortion, Bookmaking, Loansharking, Drug Trafficking
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Charles "Lucky" Luciano
|
15
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$400 Million
|
$1.9 Billion
|
Italy/ United States
|
1902-1976
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American Mafia, Assassinations, Racketeering, Larceny, Tax Evasion
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Carlo Gambino
|
16
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$100 Million
|
$1.6 Billion
|
United States
|
1899-1947
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Chicago Outfit, Bootlegger, Racketeering, Murder, Assassinations, Tax Evasion, Multiple Movies & TV shows
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Al Capone
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17
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$650 Million
|
$1.4 Billion
|
Mexico
|
1952-
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Guadalajara Cartel, Caborca Cartel, Drug Trafficking, "Narcos: Mexico"
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Rafael Caro Quintero
|
18
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$1 Billion
|
$1 Billion
|
Mexico
|
1957-
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Sinaloa Cartel, Murder, Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking, Racketeering
|
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
|
19
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$820 Million
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$985 Million
|
United States
|
1938-2021
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Ponzi Scheme, Fraud
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Bernard Madoff
|
20
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$300 Million
|
$660 Million
|
United States
|
1960-
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Part of "Dark Alliance"(CIA, Contras smuggling Crack to US West Coast) Drug Trafficking
|
"Freeway" Rick Ross
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21
|
$600 Million
|
$820 Million
|
United States
|
1946-
|
Embezzlement
|
Dennis Kozlowski
|
22
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$500 Million
|
$500 Million
|
Malaysia
|
1981-
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1MDB Scandal, Fraud
|
Low Taek Jho
|
23
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$105 Million
|
$480 Million
|
United States
|
1933-2012
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The Council, Drug(Heroin) Trafficking and Dealing
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Nicky Barnes
|
24
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$220 Million
|
$330 Million
|
United States
|
1942-2006
|
Enron Accounting Scandal, Securities Fraud
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Kenneth Lay
|
25
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$170 Million
|
$315 Million
|
Brazil
|
1956-
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Drug Trafficking, Smuggling
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Paul Lir Alexander
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26
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$300 Million
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$300 Million
|
China/Mexico
|
1963-
|
Sinaloa Cartel, Drug Trafficking
|
Zhenli Ye Gon
|
27
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$52 Million
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$250 Million
|
United States
|
1930-2019
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Drug(Heroin 1960's-'70's Harlem, New York) Trafficking, "American Gangster"
|
Frank Lucas
|
28
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$125 Million
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$230 Million
|
Italy
|
1930-2017
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Corleonesi Criminal Organisation, Mafia Association, Multiple Murders
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Salvatore "Toto" Riina
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29
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$20 Million
|
$200 Million
|
Russia/United States
|
1902-1983
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Jewish Mob, Illegal Gambling
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Meyer Lansky
|
30
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$100 Million
|
$180 Million
|
United States
|
1942-2021
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Drug(Cocaine) Trafficking, Smuggling, "Blow"
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George Jung
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31
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$100 Million
|
$137 Million
|
United States
|
1968-
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Black Mafia Family(BMF), Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
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Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory
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1972-
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Terry “Southwest T” Flenory
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32
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$100 Million
|
$120 Million
|
Peurto Rico/ US
|
1964-
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Drug Trafficking, Murder
|
José Figueroa Agosto
|
33
|
$7 Million
|
$100 Million
|
United States
|
1906-1947
|
Jewish Mob, Murder, Inc., Bootlegging, Illegal Gambling, Murder
|
Bugsy Siegel
|
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