US Politics | Who is Shaun Attwood?
NICKNAMED The Bank of England and counting the US mafia as his foe, the life of Shaun Attwood is straight out of a movie script. He earned his fortune on the stock market before branching out into the drug scene \- with serious consequences. 
Shaun Attwood became Arizona's biggest ecstasy dealer in his 20sRex Features Shaun Attwood is a British former drug trafficker turned YouTuber, activist and author. He was born in Widnes, Lancashire, on October 28, 1968, into a ...loving... middle-class family and soon became fascinated by stock markets. He went on to study business studies at Liverpool University, where he became consumed by the party lifestyle and began using ecstasy to ease his anxiety. After completing his education, he moved to Arizona with his aunt to secure a job as a stockbroker at the age of 22. Read more on crime 
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CRUCIAL SIGN Sinister details on missing mom's body reveal vital clues about death, PI says Within six years, he was a millionaire and counted the likes of The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney among his neighbors. But while still dabbling in the rave scene Stateside, he routinely found himself at drug-crazed house parties and ultimately began dealing. Attwood began to build a drug empire that rivaled even the most sophisticated operations already existing in the US. He would send one of his employees to Germany or France and then on a train to Amsterdam and back through Mexico and over the US border. Most read in The US Sun FATAL FALL WEEKEND Four dead & 20 shot including a boy, 2, as city ravaged by violence FINAL FAREWELL Kiely Rodni 'has been secretly cremated' as cause of death remains a mystery BEYOND BELIEF Boy, 12, 'gang-raped and beaten by friends' in savage attack 'SHE WAS EVERYTHING' Chilling new details emerge in death of Debbie Collier INFLATION RELIEF Direct payments of $1,050 hit bank accounts in days - will you get cash? BEACH LOCKDOWN Deadly shark attack kills woman, 39, just 50ft from shore as beaches shut He said they would hide the drugs in luggage, computer towers or vitamin bottles and smuggle it through. The ill-gotten gains saw Attwood lead an exorbitantly lavish lifestyle, with him purchasing several swanky homes and traveling exclusively by limo. He described his ego as ...big as the Grand Canyon... and felt untouchable after joining forces with The New Mexican Mafia, then Arizona's most dangerous criminal organization. He previously told the Mirror: ...I thought I was Mr Cool, the craziest wildest party person. ...I was the biggest drug dealer in Arizona and was also taking between 10 and 20 Es myself every weekend, as well as GHB, crystal meth, Valium, Xanax and ketamine. My life was out of control.... But things started to take a downward turn when Mafia mass-murderer Sammy ...The Bull... Gravano, set up a rival ecstasy ring \- and even put a hit out on him. At the same time, his business interests where he had invested most of his money crashed in 2000, while some of his smugglers were arrested at airports around the world. Two years later his empire \- described in court as The Attwood Enterprise \- finally crumbled when his home was raided by a 20-strong SWAT team. How long did Shaun Attwood spend in prison? Despite trying to erase any connection to his life as a drug kingpin, Attwood was jailed after being arrested on May 16, 2002. He admitted drug dealing and money laundering and ended up serving six years in prison. Now he's back in the UK after being released in December 2007 \- banned from America for life after his spectacular fall from grace. But he managed to turn his life around and is an author, public speaker and jail activist. As well as giving several TEDx Talks, he also lectures at schools and talks to children about the consequences of drugs and crimes. Attwood also began his own True Crime podcast and boasts nearly 700,000 YouTube subscribers Is Shaun Attwood married? Although he often alludes to having been wed multiple times, Attwood is not believed to be married currently. Read More on The US Sun 
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OH BABY Doctors told me to abort my baby but I gave birth to a healthy girl He has once discussed his third wife \- a topless dancer and internet porn star \- who he lived in a stunning mountainside mansion with. During an interview with the London Real, the former kingpin described how one of his wives insisted they visited a brothel on their wedding night.
Shaun Attwood became Arizona's biggest ecstasy dealer in his 20sRex Features Shaun Attwood is a British former drug trafficker turned YouTuber, activist and author. He was born in Widnes, Lancashire, on October 28, 1968, into a ...loving... middle-class family and soon became fascinated by stock markets. He went on to study business studies at Liverpool University, where he became consumed by the party lifestyle and began using ecstasy to ease his anxiety. After completing his education, he moved to Arizona with his aunt to secure a job as a stockbroker at the age of 22. Read more on crime FATAL VACATION Boat captain charged in parasailing accident that killed mom & injured kids CRUCIAL SIGN Sinister details on missing mom's body reveal vital clues about death, PI says Within six years, he was a millionaire and counted the likes of The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney among his neighbors. But while still dabbling in the rave scene Stateside, he routinely found himself at drug-crazed house parties and ultimately began dealing. Attwood began to build a drug empire that rivaled even the most sophisticated operations already existing in the US. He would send one of his employees to Germany or France and then on a train to Amsterdam and back through Mexico and over the US border. Most read in The US Sun FATAL FALL WEEKEND Four dead & 20 shot including a boy, 2, as city ravaged by violence FINAL FAREWELL Kiely Rodni 'has been secretly cremated' as cause of death remains a mystery BEYOND BELIEF Boy, 12, 'gang-raped and beaten by friends' in savage attack 'SHE WAS EVERYTHING' Chilling new details emerge in death of Debbie Collier INFLATION RELIEF Direct payments of $1,050 hit bank accounts in days - will you get cash? BEACH LOCKDOWN Deadly shark attack kills woman, 39, just 50ft from shore as beaches shut He said they would hide the drugs in luggage, computer towers or vitamin bottles and smuggle it through. The ill-gotten gains saw Attwood lead an exorbitantly lavish lifestyle, with him purchasing several swanky homes and traveling exclusively by limo. He described his ego as ...big as the Grand Canyon... and felt untouchable after joining forces with The New Mexican Mafia, then Arizona's most dangerous criminal organization. He previously told the Mirror: ...I thought I was Mr Cool, the craziest wildest party person. ...I was the biggest drug dealer in Arizona and was also taking between 10 and 20 Es myself every weekend, as well as GHB, crystal meth, Valium, Xanax and ketamine. My life was out of control.... But things started to take a downward turn when Mafia mass-murderer Sammy ...The Bull... Gravano, set up a rival ecstasy ring \- and even put a hit out on him. At the same time, his business interests where he had invested most of his money crashed in 2000, while some of his smugglers were arrested at airports around the world. Two years later his empire \- described in court as The Attwood Enterprise \- finally crumbled when his home was raided by a 20-strong SWAT team. How long did Shaun Attwood spend in prison? Despite trying to erase any connection to his life as a drug kingpin, Attwood was jailed after being arrested on May 16, 2002. He admitted drug dealing and money laundering and ended up serving six years in prison. Now he's back in the UK after being released in December 2007 \- banned from America for life after his spectacular fall from grace. But he managed to turn his life around and is an author, public speaker and jail activist. As well as giving several TEDx Talks, he also lectures at schools and talks to children about the consequences of drugs and crimes. Attwood also began his own True Crime podcast and boasts nearly 700,000 YouTube subscribers Is Shaun Attwood married? Although he often alludes to having been wed multiple times, Attwood is not believed to be married currently. Read More on The US Sun WHAT DO YE MEAN? Kanye shocks fans by posting message to Kim- but all is not what it seems OH BABY Doctors told me to abort my baby but I gave birth to a healthy girl He has once discussed his third wife \- a topless dancer and internet porn star \- who he lived in a stunning mountainside mansion with. During an interview with the London Real, the former kingpin described how one of his wives insisted they visited a brothel on their wedding night.
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