The Hand in the Duffel: Marina Ring That Exposed a Protection Racket
The Hand in the Duffel: Marina Ring That Exposed a Protection Racket
A severed right hand in an olive-green duffel with a fourteen-karat gold signet ring kicked open a decade-long secret: a protection racket that quietly taxed an entire working waterfront. Who did the ring - engraved with the initials D.P. and matching a marina award plaque - really belong to, and how did a dockhand's photos and a missing truck pull this scheme into the light?
In this episode, you will hear how a routine trotline haul and a plaque at Dock D set off a chain of events that drew a financial crimes investigator…
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