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Eng was arrested at least five times in the 1970s.<ref name=newgang /> In 1983, Eng became the leader of the [[Flying Dragons]].<ref name="Chin2000">{{cite book|last=Chin|first=Ko-lin|title=Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7TEr5XRoSs0C&pg=PA153|accessdate=21 October 2011|date=16 February 2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-513627-2|page=153}}</ref> By 1988 he had moved into the [[heroin]] trade in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Manhattan's Chinatown]]. A confidential report issued by the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] called Eng "one of the five major heroin dealers in New York City."<ref name=newgang /> A native of [[Hong Kong]],<ref name=exhead >{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | title = Ex-Head of Chinatown Gang Is Guilty of Leading Drug Ring | date = 15 December 1992 | page = B3 | last = Lubasch | first = Arnold H.}}</ref> Eng was 31 years old in 1989,<ref name=newgang /> when he fled to that city to avoid arrest and prosecution.<ref name=exhead /> He was arrested there in 1989. Eng fought extradition for nearly three years, but was brought to the United States in 1991.<ref name=chinatown>{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | title = Chinatown Gang Leader to Be Returned to U.S | date = 12 April 1994 | page = B1 | last = Faison | first = Seth}}</ref> In December 1992, Eng was convicted of 14 counts of heroin smuggling and conspiracy.<ref name=exhead /> |
Eng was arrested at least five times in the 1970s.<ref name=newgang /> In 1983, Eng became the leader of the [[Flying Dragons]].<ref name="Chin2000">{{cite book|last=Chin|first=Ko-lin|title=Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7TEr5XRoSs0C&pg=PA153|accessdate=21 October 2011|date=16 February 2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-513627-2|page=153}}</ref> By 1988 he had moved into the [[heroin]] trade in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Manhattan's Chinatown]]. A confidential report issued by the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] called Eng "one of the five major heroin dealers in New York City."<ref name=newgang /> A native of [[Hong Kong]],<ref name=exhead >{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | title = Ex-Head of Chinatown Gang Is Guilty of Leading Drug Ring | date = 15 December 1992 | page = B3 | last = Lubasch | first = Arnold H.}}</ref> Eng was 31 years old in 1989,<ref name=newgang /> when he fled to that city to avoid arrest and prosecution.<ref name=exhead /> He was arrested there in 1989. Eng fought extradition for nearly three years, but was brought to the United States in 1991.<ref name=chinatown>{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | title = Chinatown Gang Leader to Be Returned to U.S | date = 12 April 1994 | page = B1 | last = Faison | first = Seth}}</ref> In December 1992, Eng was convicted of 14 counts of heroin smuggling and conspiracy.<ref name=exhead /> |
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In March 1993, Eng was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $3,500,000 by [[Federal District Court]] judge [[Reena Raggi]].<ref name=reputed >{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | date = 7 March 1993 | page = 43 | title = Reputed Gang Leader Gets Prison Term}}</ref> The government also confiscated Eng's 200 acre estate in [[Pennsylvania]], which was reported to have been used for [[machine gun]] practice by members of the Flying Dragons.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | title = 33 Suspected Chinatown Gang Members Are Indicted: Racketeering charges are called major blow to the Flying Dragons | date = 22 November 1994 | page = B1 | last = James | first = George}}</ref> |
In March 1993, Eng was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $3,500,000 by [[Federal District Court]] judge [[Reena Raggi]].<ref name=reputed >{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | date = 7 March 1993 | page = 43 | title = Reputed Gang Leader Gets Prison Term}}</ref> The government also confiscated Eng's 200 acre estate in [[Pennsylvania]], which was reported to have been used for [[machine gun]] practice by members of the Flying Dragons.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = New York Times | title = 33 Suspected Chinatown Gang Members Are Indicted: Racketeering charges are called major blow to the Flying Dragons | date = 22 November 1994 | page = B1 | last = James | first = George}}</ref> He was released several years early on 8 November 2010. |
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On July 13, 2011, Eng's wife Lori Eng ({{zh|c=伍羅美玲}}) was fatally shot by another Flying Dragons member, David Chea ({{zh|c=謝錦徵}}).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/heated_argument_leads_to_murder_7DDY1NQ6T7en6ATIE6pjgN|publisher=New York Post|title=Heated argument ends in murder-suicide in Queens|date=14 July 2011|first=Lorena |last=Mongelli|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> |
On July 13, 2011, Eng's wife Lori Eng ({{zh|c=伍羅美玲}}) was fatally shot by another Flying Dragons member, David Chea ({{zh|c=謝錦徵}}).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/heated_argument_leads_to_murder_7DDY1NQ6T7en6ATIE6pjgN|publisher=New York Post|title=Heated argument ends in murder-suicide in Queens|date=14 July 2011|first=Lorena |last=Mongelli|accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:03, 20 November 2013
Johnny Eng (Chinese: 伍少衡), also known as Onionhead (Chinese: 蔥頭) or Machinegun Johnny,[1] is a former Manhattan gang leader and drug dealer.
Eng was arrested at least five times in the 1970s.[1] In 1983, Eng became the leader of the Flying Dragons.[2] By 1988 he had moved into the heroin trade in Manhattan's Chinatown. A confidential report issued by the Justice Department called Eng "one of the five major heroin dealers in New York City."[1] A native of Hong Kong,[3] Eng was 31 years old in 1989,[1] when he fled to that city to avoid arrest and prosecution.[3] He was arrested there in 1989. Eng fought extradition for nearly three years, but was brought to the United States in 1991.[4] In December 1992, Eng was convicted of 14 counts of heroin smuggling and conspiracy.[3]
In March 1993, Eng was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $3,500,000 by Federal District Court judge Reena Raggi.[5] The government also confiscated Eng's 200 acre estate in Pennsylvania, which was reported to have been used for machine gun practice by members of the Flying Dragons.[6] He was released several years early on 8 November 2010.
On July 13, 2011, Eng's wife Lori Eng (Chinese: 伍羅美玲) was fatally shot by another Flying Dragons member, David Chea (Chinese: 謝錦徵).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Butterfield, Fox (4 Mar 1989). "A New Gang's Violent Role in Chinatown". New York Times: 29.
- ^ Chin, Ko-lin (16 February 2000). Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity. Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-19-513627-2. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Lubasch, Arnold H. (15 December 1992). "Ex-Head of Chinatown Gang Is Guilty of Leading Drug Ring". New York Times: B3.
- ^ Faison, Seth (12 April 1994). "Chinatown Gang Leader to Be Returned to U.S". New York Times: B1.
- ^ "Reputed Gang Leader Gets Prison Term". New York Times: 43. 7 March 1993.
- ^ James, George (22 November 1994). "33 Suspected Chinatown Gang Members Are Indicted: Racketeering charges are called major blow to the Flying Dragons". New York Times: B1.
- ^ Mongelli, Lorena (14 July 2011). "Heated argument ends in murder-suicide in Queens". New York Post. Retrieved 11 August 2012.