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Leroy Antonio "Nicky" Barnes (b. October 15, 1933) is a former Harlem, New York drug dealer who at one time, along with Frank Lucas and Guy Fisher, was one of the biggest heroin dealers in New York.[1] Barnes was dubbed "Mr. Untouchable" by The New York Times.[2] Barnes was eventually prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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After several years in prison, Barnes turned State's evidence and testified against Fisher and others in order to reduce his sentence. He was released from prison in August, 1998. Immunity confers a status on a person or body that makes that person or body free from otherwise legal obligations such as, for example, liability for damages or punishment for criminal acts. ...
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Early career
Leroy Barnes was sent to prison in 1965 for low level drug dealing. While in prison he met Colombo crime family member Joe "Crazy Joe" Gallo. It is believed Gallo passed on his knowledge of how to run a drug trafficking organization to Barnes and asked Barnes to assemble the necessary personnel. With a lawyer provided by Gallo, Barnes' conviction was overturned and he returned to New York City. Once home, Barnes began to assemble his personnel and began cutting and packaging low-quality heroin. The Colombo crime family is one of the Five Families that controls organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). ...
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Rise to drug lord By 1976 Barnes' operation spread throughout all of New York State and into Pennsylvania and Canada. His right-hand man was one known by the name of Juan "JDOT" Santos. not much is known of him due to the fact that he is still at large and free. All Barnes says is that he is "sitting on heavy dough"According to DEA records, Barnes' operation in 1976 consisted of seven lieutenants, who each controlled a dozen mid level distributors, who supplied upwards of forty street level dealers each. During this time Barnes was given the name Mr. Untouchable, after successfully beating numerous charges and arrests. It is believed while under surveillance Barnes would often make pointless stops and go on high speed chases with little purpose other than to aggravate those following him.[3] Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Largest metro area Delaware Valley Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
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At the height of his dealing Barnes' net worth was estimated at several million dollars. Barnes set up front companies to protect some of his assets, such as numerous cars, which appeared to be rented through those companies. The DEA eventually discovered the true ownership of the companies and seized the cars, including a Mercedes-Benz, a Citroën SM Maserati, several Thunderbirds, Lincoln Continentals, and Cadillacs. A New York Times article estimated Barnes had purchased approximately 300 suits, 100 pairs of shoes, and 50 leather coats.[4] This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ...
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He strengthened his power by creating alliances with other members of organized crime, in a group he referred to as The Council.
Arrest
Leroy "Nicky" Barnes mugshot Barnes was stopped for a traffic violation and was not carrying identification. The two arresting officers did not know who they had caught until they brought him into the police station. He was prosecuted for drug-related crimes and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on January 19, 1978. The chief prosecutor in that case was Robert Fiske, then the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was assisted by two younger attorneys, Thomas Sear and Robert Mazur. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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According to Barnes, while in prison, he discovered that his assets were not being taken care of, The Council stopped paying his attorneys' fees, and one of his fellow council members, Guy Fisher, was having an affair with his wife.[5] The Council had a rule that no council member would sleep with another council member's wife. In response, Barnes became an informant. He forwarded a list of 109 names, five of which were council members, along with his wife's name, implicating them all in illegal activities related to the heroin trade. Barnes helped to indict 44 other traffickers, 16 of whom were ultimately convicted.[5] In this testimony, he implicated himself in eight murders. After Barnes cooperated with the government by working as an informant, then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani sought a reversal of Barnes' life sentence, which was shortened to a 30-year term. In 2003, his cooperation with prosecutors was rewarded with an early release from prison. Barnes and his former competitor, Frank Lucas, sat down with New York magazine's Mark Jacobson recently for a historic conversation between men who have not spoken to each other in 30 years. [6] Rudolph William Louis Rudy Giuliani III, KBE (born May 28, 1944) served as the Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2001. ...
Frank Lucas (born 1930 in Washington, North Carolina) was a heroin dealer and organized crime boss in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...
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Life after prison
 The cover to Barnes' autobiography Mr. Untouchable Now in his 70s, Barnes is part of the Witness Protection Program. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Barnes wrote Mr. Untouchable, a book about his life, in 2007 and starred in a documentary about his gang life entitled Mr. Untouchable.[7]. Mr. ...
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