Sean Patrick Griffin: Organized Crime Scholar /Philadelphia Black Mafia & NBA Betting Scandal

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Appeared as an invited guest panelist on several forums, bestselling author, a professor of criminal justice at The Citadel. Former Philadelphia police officer, consultant for Black Brothers Inc. episode on series of American Gangster. His writings include police legitimacy, securities fraud, professional sports gambling, organized crime, and more!

Sean explains what molded him to what he is today that includes his background in law enforcement and how he became a professor and writer. 

What were the alliances & conspiracies of his 2003 book- “Philadelphia’s Black Mafia, “ the backstory of how this book came to fruition & Sam Christian the founder of the Black Mafia who was the most feared man in Philadelphia. 

The short version of the 1973 mass massacre in Washington D.C.

2011- “Gaming the Game”-The story behind the NBA Betting Scandal and the gambler who made it happen. How the NBA referee, Tim Donaghy got reconnected to his high school friends that were gamblers? 

Who the FBI target was, the reasoning behind Donaghy staying under the radar, along with Sean’s opinion on if anything is being done to prevent this from happening again. 

Sean talks about his many summers in the Netherlands researching international trade of women and vice laws and how America tries to apply the lessons from the Dutch. 

Sean Patrick Griffin Links:

Official Website: https://seanpatrickgriffin.net/

Buy “Philadelphia’s Black Mafia: https://seanpatrickgriffin.net/philadelphias-black-mafia-a-social-and-political-history/

Buy “Black Brothers Inc.”: https://seanpatrickgriffin.net/black-brothers-inc/

Buy “Gaming the Game”: https://seanpatrickgriffin.net/gaming-the-game-the-story-behind-the-nba-betting-scandal-and-the-gambler-who-made-it-happen/

Follow Sean on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spgauthor?lang=en  

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