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John H. Tucker

Crime

How to Sell Drugs and Influence Everyone on Instagram

The true tale of a bodybuilder turned social media influencer who built an illicit empire.

John H. Tucker Boston Magazine Oct 2019 25min Permalink

Business Crime

The Grindr Grifter

Daniel Spence used dating apps to scam his way across the U.S. Could he be caught before taking over one of Brooklyn’s hottest media companies?

John H. Tucker Observer Jun 2019 25min Permalink

L.A. Pedophile Bust Dismantles International Child Porn Ring

How investigators nabbed a key member of a group called “Lost Boy.”

John H. Tucker LA Weekly Jan 2012 25min Permalink

Crime

Inside the Nitrous Mafia

Nitrous balloon vendors clash in the parking lots of jam band festival across the Northeast.

John H. Tucker Village Voice Jul 2010 20min Permalink