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18 Ιουν 2013 · The movie American Gangster shows Richie Roberts and his first wife in a custody battle that ends with Richie admitting that he is a failure as a father. In reality, Richie Roberts and his first wife did not have a child together.
Roberts is known for his role in the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of Harlem "drug kingpin" Frank Lucas, who operated a heroin smuggling and distribution ring in the New York City metro area. He was assisted by the hard work and dedication of three detectives: Eddie Jones, Al Spearman and Benny Abruzzo (called the Z-TEAM).
17 Μαρ 2024 · Russell Crowe plays Richie Roberts, the detective fundamental to the downfall of Lucas, who later befriends the feared kingpin. However, it was not the dramatized elements of American Gangster...
His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story. — garykmcd. There are two sides to the American dream.
3 Απρ 2014 · In 1971, officials in Essex County, New Jersey, formed an investigative narcotics unit called the Special Narcotics Task Force (SNTF), headed by then-assistant prosecutor Richard "Richie"...
The film is loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Richard M. "Richie" Roberts (born 28 November 1937) was an American defense attorney and narcotics detective from Newark, New Jersey. He was best known for taking down Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas in 1975.
