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Anthony “Hootie” Russo recounts being housed with members of the Crips at Rikers Island and what happened when a Gambino-connected mob figure landed inside a Crip housing unit. Hootie explains the dynamics inside the jail, how he navigated being surrounded by members of a notorious street gang, and what the experience revealed about reputation, respect, alliances, and survival behind bars. It is a very different side of Hootie’s story: not the streets of Ozone Park or Gambino Mafia politics, but what happens when those rules collide with an entirely different gang culture inside Rikers Island. Follow Money Loyalty Legacy on Spotify for more long-form conversations with Mafia figures, fighters, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and people with firsthand access to worlds most people only hear about. WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo:https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App:https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website:https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Chris “The Machine” Arevalos recounts entering high-security USP Big Sandy, encountering the Mexican Mafia, and being drawn into the prison-gang hierarchy that governed daily life behind the walls. Arevalos describes learning La Eme’s prison rules, training to become a soldier, carrying out missions under orders, navigating gang-controlled areas of the prison, witnessing constant violence, and earning the nickname “The Machine.” He also discusses making money inside prison, improvised weapons, the first dead body he saw behind bars, and later encountering the Texas Mexican Mafia at another facility. From Mexican Mafia factions and prison politics to fear, violence, loyalty, and survival, this episode gives a firsthand account of how Chris says gang power operated inside one of the federal prison system’s high-security penitentiaries. Follow Money Loyalty Legacy on Spotify for more long-form conversations with people who have lived inside organized crime, prisons, combat sports, business, entertainment, and other worlds most people only hear about. WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo:https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App:https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website:https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Two-time UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña tells the story of Mike Tyson nearly fighting her agent at Nobu, the life advice Tyson gave her, and what it was like having him walk her out for a UFC title fight. Peña also talks about spending time with Ric Flair, the tension surrounding The Ultimate Fighter Season 18, cast members turning against her, and Ronda Rousey confronting her at a bar. She explains how Dana White backed her, what fame inside the UFC actually feels like, and why pursuing your goals requires taking risks even when the outcome is uncertain. From Mike Tyson and Ric Flair to Ronda Rousey and The Ultimate Fighter, Peña gives a firsthand look at the personalities, conflicts, and experiences surrounding her UFC career. Follow Money Loyalty Legacy on Spotify for more long-form conversations with fighters, underworld figures, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and people with firsthand access to worlds most people only hear about. WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo:https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App:https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website:https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Gene Borrello explains how he ran robbery crews with street-gang members, worked with Irish mobsters, and carried out high-risk home invasions and robberies he compares to “Mission Impossible” jobs. The former Bonanno associate also breaks down the Mafia code of omertà, blowing through $500,000, running mixed crews, a Latin King friend who became one of his biggest street assets, where mobsters hid weapons, and the violence surrounding life in the streets. From Italian and Irish organized crime connections to the mechanics of robbery crews, Gene gives a firsthand account of a side of New York’s underworld rarely discussed in detail. Follow Money Loyalty Legacy on Spotify for more long-form conversations with Mafia figures, fighters, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and people with firsthand access to worlds most people only hear about. WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo:https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App:https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website:https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Matt Brown breaks down the business and brutality behind his UFC career: negotiating contracts with Dana White, going to bars with Conor McGregor, and why Robbie Lawler was the toughest opponent he ever faced. “The Immortal” also revisits The Ultimate Fighter and lessons from Forrest Griffin and Rampage Jackson, his first meeting with Dana White, the kill-or-be-killed mindset he carried into his fight with Diego Sanchez, hard sparring and training, and what it takes mentally to fight professionally. Brown closes by talking about bare-knuckle fighting, building businesses, why martial arts still matter, and how he defines legacy beyond the Octagon. Follow Money Loyalty Legacy on Spotify for more long-form conversations with fighters, underworld figures, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and people with firsthand access to worlds most people only hear about. WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo:https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App:https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website:https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Two-time PFL Featherweight World Champion Lance Palmer reveals the insane story of growing up wrestling bears years before Khabib Nurmagomedov became famous for doing it. Palmer grew up surrounded by exotic animals including bears, tigers, wolves, lions, black leopards and alligators. He explains what it was actually like interacting with dangerous animals from childhood, wrestling bears as part of his training, and eventually taking part in real bear-wrestling exhibitions in front of crowds. He tells stories about bear wrestling in bars, dealing with biker gangs at events, drunk spectators stepping into the ring, the rules behind wrestling a bear, women who managed to beat the bear, and how the exhibitions were legally sanctioned. Palmer also explains how that extraordinary childhood helped shape the mentality and physicality that took him from elite wrestling to professional MMA, where he became a two-time PFL Featherweight World Champion. Before Khabib became internationally famous for wrestling a bear as a child, Lance Palmer was already living it. Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook Venmo: https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App: https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILMBEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOKSUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACYFOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY

UFC legend Matt “The Immortal” Brown reveals how a heroin overdose nearly killed him, why he entered his first MMA fight high on cocaine with no formal training, and how a life of street fights, addiction and jail ultimately led him to the UFC. Brown tells the unbelievable story behind “The Immortal” nickname, the violent street fights of his younger years, surviving a heroin overdose, continuing to party afterward, and walking into a cage for his first fight after doing cocaine. He also opens up about jail, his brutal upbringing, developing a kill-or-be-killed mentality, rebuilding his life through fighting, developing mental toughness through adversity, Bruce Lee’s influence on his philosophy, and the road that eventually took him into the UFC. Matt Brown became one of the most feared and entertaining welterweights of his generation and established the UFC welterweight record for knockout victories. This is the story of how one of MMA’s wildest beginnings became a legendary UFC career. GENE BORRELLOS MAFIA SHORT FILM https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST SELLING EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook Venmo: https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App: https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion and Godfather of Ground and Pound, tells the story of MMA’s wildest era: UFC 10 no-rules fights, battling Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop and Shogun Rua, and life inside PRIDE FC in Japan. Coleman reveals Yakuza cash, steroid culture, $100,000 dinners, his clashes with Dana White, and the UFC 87 fight with Brock Lesnar that was officially booked before injury forced him out. He also explains how Royce Gracie inspired his MMA career, how Hammer House was built, and what fighting multiple opponents in one night was really like.

Chris “The Machine” Arevalos continues his firsthand account of working inside a cartel-linked OxyContin operation—and explains how the operation reached far beyond street-level drug trafficking. Chris describes cartel contacts he says could get couriers through TSA, a border crossing where he says a driver was waved through by Border Patrol, corrupt officials and police officers he claims he bribed, and the escalating law-enforcement pressure that eventually brought multiple federal agencies down on him. Chris says local and state police were pulling him over constantly while he continued moving pills and money. He recounts confronting a mayor after being targeted by local police, bribing a police officer with $2,300 during a traffic stop, hiding OxyContin outside town, changing vehicles and rendezvous locations, and refusing to stop even as he realized investigators were closing in. The story then turns federal. Chris describes an airport interrogation surrounded by agents from the FBI, DEA, TSA, Homeland Security and IRS, being denied bond, refusing to cooperate against his cartel connections, and receiving a 60-month federal sentence. He also tells the bizarre story of locking a man who owed him money inside the trunk of his car—a case that helped push his security classification even higher. Finally, Chris explains what happened when the U.S. Marshals put him on Con Air. He describes flying shackled in a “black box,” being transported alongside high-security prisoners, arriving at USP Big Sandy, and realizing he had been sent to a maximum-security federal penitentiary. Instead of trying to escape the yard, Chris says he chose to stay because he was still looking for new connections and new ways to make money. WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo: https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App: https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com nside this episode: Chris’s claimed cartel connections inside TSAUsing specific airport security lines to move couriersLouisville, Chicago O’Hare and Washington DullesChris’s account of being waved through at the San Diego borderHow cartel influence could reach transportation and law enforcementLocal police repeatedly targeting Chris’s vehiclesChris confronting the mayor about the police pressureWhy Chris says he constantly tried to corrupt people with moneyHis account of bribing a police officer with $2,300Hiding OxyContin outside town to avoid getting caught with large quantitiesEating pills during traffic stops to avoid arrestSix state troopers searching Chris and his girlfriendSwitching cars and using remote rendezvous locationsThe Mexico “dummy run” that ended in an airport arrestFBI, DEA, TSA, Homeland Security and IRS agents surrounding ChrisWhy his case was moved from state to federal courtBeing denied bond because authorities feared cartel associates could help himThe man Chris locked inside the trunk of his carConfinement and intimidation chargesWhy Chris refused to cooperate with federal investigatorsHis 60-month federal sentenceThe warning Chris says he ignored before going to prisonBeing transported by the U.S. Marshals on Con AirWhat the federal prisoner “black box” restraints are really likeHigh-security prisoners aboard the transport planeArriving at USP Big SandyWhy Chris chose the maximum-security yard instead of protective housing

Anthony “Hootie” Russo breaks down the real Mafia rules Hollywood gets wrong—from Gambino family hierarchy and crew politics to why Christopher Moltisanti’s behavior on The Sopranos would never have survived the streets. Hootie explains the difference between a Mafia associate and a trusted crew member, what it really meant to have a made guy behind you, and the unwritten rules surrounding loyalty, respect, weakness, weddings, funerals, appearance, and tattoos. He also opens up about Ronnie Trucchio, John Gotti Jr., Pete Gotti Sr., Mikey Scars, and what life around the Gambino family actually looked like from the inside. Inside this episode:• Why Hootie says Christopher Moltisanti would have been gone almost immediately in real life• The real hierarchy between Mafia associates, crews, made men, captains, and bosses• How trust inside a crew could outweigh Mafia rank• Ronnie Trucchio, John Gotti Jr. and internal Gambino family politics• Why showing fear or weakness could end your street career• The Mafia rules surrounding weddings, funerals and social clubs• Why wise guys were discouraged from visible tattoos and shaved heads• How identifying tattoos could connect mobsters, crews and criminal investigations• The difference between the Mafia portrayed by Hollywood and the life Hootie actually knew WATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILMhttps://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOKhttps://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmohttps://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash Apphttps://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Websitehttps://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Gene Borrello goes inside the robbery crews he worked with in New York, including gang members, Mafia associates, and one of the most trusted partners he says he ever had: Latin King member Adam “Gizmo.” Gene explains how robbery scores were brought to him, how his crew evaluated targets, and why crossing from burglary into armed robbery completely changed the money, risk, and consequences. Gene recounts stories he says he has rarely or never discussed publicly, including working with Adam “Gizmo,” robberies involving drug dealers and jewelers, a Coach store heist, and a Manhattan jewelry-store robbery where Gene says his crew took roughly $1 million in merchandise. He also talks about Darren Elliott, Ronnie Manns, Ryan Lucido, his cousin Joey “the Gingerbread Man,” and the different personalities who made up his robbery crews. The conversation also covers Gene’s life after organized crime. He says he went on to make more money legally than he did as a gangster, discusses earning hundreds of thousands of dollars, buying a McLaren, spending heavily in Miami, Manhattan and the Hamptons, planning an Aspen trip, and eventually realizing he needed to slow down and invest. Gene also reflects on prison, loyalty, cooperation, criticism from people who never lived that life, his relationship with fans around the world, and the experiences he missed while spending so much of his life around crime and incarceration. Inside this episode: Gene’s robbery crews and how he recruited people he trustedAdam “Gizmo,” the Latin King Gene calls one of his best robbery partnersHow high-value robbery “scores” were brought to GeneWhy crews investigated a target before committing to a robberyDiamond District jewelers and high-value jewelry targetsDarren Elliott, Mac, Ronnie Manns and other members of Gene’s crewA robbery victim being zip-tied to a steering wheelThe Coach store heistGene’s account of a $1 million Manhattan jewelry-store robberyFire escapes, stolen getaway cars and robbery logisticsJoey “the Gingerbread Man” and the Golden Goose storyGene’s story about Joey surviving seven gunshotsWhy guns were hidden inside stolen cars around Howard BeachPrison loyalty, cooperation and the criticism Gene still receivesMaking more money legally after leaving the Mafia lifeMcLarens, Miami, the Hamptons and hundreds of thousands in spendingGene’s international fan base and why he answers his own DMsHelping fans dealing with cancer, addiction and suicidal thoughtsAspen, investing and finally experiencing life outside the streetsThe gift for Gene’s mother that left her cryingWATCH GENE BORRELLO'S REAL MAFIA SHORT FILM Gene Borrello and former Mafia members reenact stories from their lives in the streets: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/modernmafia BEST-SELLING YOUTUBE GROWTH EBOOK https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com/products/the-ebook SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY Venmo: https://venmo.com/MoneyLoyaltyLegacy Cash App: https://cash.app/$moneyloyaltylegacy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moneyloyaltylegacy FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com

Two-time UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña opens up about her feud with Ronda Rousey on The Ultimate Fighter and the historic UFC 269 upset that won her the title against Amanda Nunes. In Part 1 of this three-part conversation, Peña talks about her rivalry with Rousey, injuries and career setbacks, being hit by a drunk driver, teammate Belal Muhammad, and the fighters she still has problems with today. Inside this episode: • What happened between Julianna Peña and Ronda Rousey on The Ultimate Fighter• How Peña pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history against Amanda Nunes• Amanda Nunes comeback talk and a possible trilogy• Peña’s injuries, car accident, and near-retirement• Her relationship with Belal Muhammad• The UFC fighters Peña still does not like Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro02:40 - Beating Amanda Nunes at UFC 26911:40 - Amanda Nunes Comeback and Potential Trilogy15:46 - Thoughts on Teammate Belal Muhammad16:40 - From Cardio Kickboxing to UFC Champion19:30 - Life Beyond Fighting20:20 - Fighting After Being Hit by a Drunk Driver22:50 - Breaking Her Arm, Getting Hit by a Car and Almost Quitting MMA27:30 - The Ultimate Fighter: Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey30:00 - Feeling Isolated on The Ultimate Fighter32:40 - The Truth About Ronda Rousey and Julianna Peña35:36 - Peña on Ronda Rousey’s UFC Career39:30 - Hard Times on the Road to Becoming Champion41:00 - Fighters Julianna Peña Does Not Like46:00 - Why Peña Became One of Women’s MMA’s Most Polarizing Fighters48:00 - Best Trash Talker in Women’s MMA Watch this episode on YouTube FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Former Bonanno crime family associate Gene Borrello recounts the stabbing that nearly cost him his foot and explains how prison, cooperation, and podcasting reshaped his life after the New York Mafia. He also discusses developing a TV series based on his story, filming a separate Mafia short film, life in Howard Beach, and the online feuds that became part of the modern Mafia-podcast scene. Along the way, he talks about John Alite, Sammy Gravano, Michael Franzese, and Joey Merlino. Inside this episode: • The stabbing and infection that Gene says nearly cost him his foot • Why he kept the stabbing quiet for two days and the rumors he wanted to address • The planned TV series based on his story and the Hollywood development process • Making a separate Mafia short film with scenes drawn from real experience • Howard Beach, prison, cooperation, and building a following after the mob • John Alite, Sammy Gravano, Michael Franzese, and Joey Merlino in the rise of Mafia podcasts and online feuds Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - The planned TV series and Hollywood development 03:55 - From prison to mob podcasts with John Alite 08:49 - Howard Beach and a modern New York Mafia story 14:17 - Filming a separate Mafia short film 20:05 - Dick Wolf, Law & Order, and an earlier TV pitch 21:35 - The stabbing that nearly cost him his foot 25:50 - Controversy and Michael Franzese 28:28 - John Alite, Sammy Gravano, and the rise of Mafia podcasts 31:08 - Joey Merlino and online feuds 40:59 - Fans, public recognition, and life after the mob 43:11 - Josh Freeman and football stories Watch this episode on YouTube Read the full episode transcript FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Former Gambino associate Anthony “Hootie” Russo tells firsthand stories about Ronnie “One Arm” Trucchio, including a Queens bar brawl where a sink was ripped from the wall and another fight that spilled into a parking lot. Russo explains why Trucchio’s name carried weight in Ozone Park and Howard Beach, describes his reputation for violence, recounts the story that Trucchio survived more than 150 stab wounds, and discusses Vinnie Asaro, Skinny Dom, the Lucchese family, and the street rules surrounding made men. Inside this episode: • Who Ronnie “One Arm” Trucchio was inside the Gambino crime family • The bar confrontation that turned into a massive bathroom brawl • Why a sink was ripped from the wall during the fight • The Hell’s Angels threat that followed • A separate fight involving a Lucchese-connected man • The story of Trucchio surviving more than 150 stab wounds • Ronnie’s reputation for violence and why people feared crossing him • Vinnie Asaro, Skinny Dom, and a parking-lot brawl in Howard Beach • Why some fights involving made men did not lead to Mafia retaliation Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:59 - The Queens bar story begins 03:16 - A stranger confronts Ronnie “One Arm” Trucchio 05:33 - The bathroom brawl and the sink ripped from the wall 09:02 - Hell’s Angels threat and the aftermath 13:41 - The Lucchese-connected fight story 15:14 - Who Ronnie “One Arm” Trucchio was 16:26 - The story of Trucchio surviving more than 150 stab wounds 17:42 - Ronnie’s reputation and fighting demeanor 20:30 - Skinny Dom, Vinnie Asaro and another Mafia bar story 24:00 - The confrontation spills into the parking lot 28:32 - Why there was no Mafia retaliation afterward Watch this episode on YouTube Read the full episode transcript FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Former U.S. Marine Chris “The Machine” Arevalos recounts how OxyContin addiction in southern Indiana grew into a cross-border cartel operation connecting Tijuana with the Midwest. Chris describes his first $20,000 deal in Mexico, building trust with a cartel plaza boss named Puma, making repeated trips across the border, and eventually using commercial-airline transporters to move pills back to the United States. He also explains how he kept a low profile, converted cash into gold and buried it beneath an abandoned hog pen, and what he says he witnessed involving cartel violence and corrupt police in Mexico. Inside this episode: • How Chris went from the Marine Corps and OxyContin addiction into the drug trade • Why Austin, Indiana became part of the opioid epidemic • His first trip to Tijuana and meeting cartel plaza boss Puma • The first $20,000 OxyContin deal • How repeated trips to Mexico built trust with his cartel contacts • The money he was making and his rule for staying out of dangerous deals • Turning cash into gold and burying it beneath an abandoned hog pen • Using commercial-airline transporters to move pills back to the Midwest • Why Chris deliberately drove ordinary cars and avoided looking flashy • The consequences he says came with crossing cartel members • A confrontation where another dealer was nearly forced onto a hot grill • Uniformed police officers Chris says he saw leaving with boxes filled with cash • Why he now describes the cartel lifestyle as a dead end Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:49 - From Austin, Indiana to cartel connections 02:17 - OxyContin, addiction and the opioid epidemic 03:08 - Chris's first trip to Tijuana 04:13 - Meeting cartel plaza boss Puma 05:32 - The first $20,000 deal 08:41 - Gaining the cartel's trust 10:18 - Inside Puma's compound and armed security 14:12 - The economics of the OxyContin operation 15:40 - 42 trips across the border 16:56 - Pharmacies and a new San Diego handoff 17:43 - Making $5,000 a day 19:12 - The one-minute rule and an attempted robbery 23:50 - $260,000, gold and hiding the money 25:12 - Burying gold beneath an abandoned hog pen 27:49 - Using commercial-airline transporters 30:31 - Staying invisible in a Buick LeSabre 35:06 - Cartel violence and the consequences of crossing them 37:53 - The hot-grill confrontation 40:55 - Police officers leaving with boxes of cash 42:08 - Federales shutting cartel business down 46:08 - Could he have simply walked away? 47:43 - Looking back on 42 trips to Mexico Watch this episode on YouTube Read the full episode transcript FOLLOW MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyloyaltylegacy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money_loyalty_legacy/ Website: https://moneyloyaltylegacy.com SUPPORT MONEY LOYALTY LEGACY ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★