A repost of a Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Owen Hanson, a former college athlete who got deeply involved with gambling and drugs. Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/swu or download the mobile app and enter promo code SWU to save 40% off their Vantage plan.

Here’s a link to Owen’s follow up interview:
USC Athlete Turns Cartel Drug Kingpin-Owen Hanson (follow up)
USC Athlete Turns Cartel Drug Kingpin-Owen...

Here’s a link to Owen’s book and video: http://www.TheCaliforniaKid.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL25FVF1

0:01 – Childhood In A Broken Family
1:11 – Father’s Alcoholism
2:43 – Sports Dreams
5:00 –  Ground News Ad
6:30 – Redshirting And Steroids
7:46 – First Smuggling Trip
13:09 – Joining USC Football Team
18:54 – National Championships And Lifestyle
21:29 – Selling Drugs At Frats
29:29 – Real Estate Career
31:07 – Becoming A Bookie
43:19 – Cartel Connections & Money Drops
47:03 – First Million-Dollar Pickup
51:03 – Moving Cocaine In Australia
59:20 – Drowning In Cash & Laundering
1:05:12 – Worst Decision
1:13:05 – Losing $3.2 Million
1:18:09 – Facing The Cartel
1:37:03 – Hiding Kilos
1:42:05 – FBI Surveillance & Closing In
1:47:01 – Arrest At Country Club
1:48:50 – 10 Years In Prison
1:53:55 – Prison Hustles
2:01:05 – Writing His Book
2:03:36 – Release, Regrets, And Lessons Learned

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