My dad built his own candy apple stand when he was in college and stayed in the business for over 30 years. Anything you can think of, they were involved in., As one member of the Dixie Mafia put it: What makes them so dangerous is they dont think, they just act. Do a little googling on carnies and carnival workers and youll find thats a common assessment. The flatty totally controls this game. As a career police officer with the Dearborn Police Department (Michigan) and trained in enforcement of carnival games, I became concerned about this unique brand of plain view criminal activity. (Source: National Council on Problem Gambling NCPG). U.S. Starting Jan. 1, 2019, Illinois law will require carnival companies to conduct criminal background checks of all employees. But years later, it became a terrifying criminal Carnivals have close ties to not only organized crime but to local law enforcement. There are several national stories in 2013 depicting how one tubs agent had depleted a victims back account. Johnson called previous proposed legislation discriminatory. Willie Lovett was the longtime chief of police of the Savannah Chatham, Georgia, Metro Police Department. For example, according to campaign contribution records, Frank Zaitshik, Wade Shows owner, his wife Melissa, and son Garrington, contributed a combined total of $11,500 to the Michigan Democratic Central Committee on September 5, 2002, one month before Democrat Jennifer Granholm was elected governor of Michigan. A 9-day North Carolina State Fair has grossed $9 million for the state. He would come up to my Moms (his sisters) house and stay while he would talk to the lawyers and go to court and stuff. WebCarnivals have a number of workers, each of whom has a specific role to fill. During the 1960s, a group of criminals known as the Dixie Mafia began to creep across cities and towns in the South. Carol Stream has one of the stronger local ordinances, barring felons convicted in the past five years from working as carnival employees. Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., one of the lead figures of the Dixie Mafia, was suspected to be one of the men behind the hit. ". Gummo was about white trash in a small dirt-poor town. But the carnival I work forhas spent a long time building their image up to try to distance themselves from the stigma. By the 1980s, many top members of the Dixie Mafia had found themselves in prison. Twenty-four others, mostly women and children, had stayed behind at the campsite. Lots of hard work, but I got to meet some great people - especially the bands we set up for. In 2003, Frank popped for another $5,000 for the campaign of New Mexico Democrat governor-elect, Bill Richardson. This is lawful gambling provided that the event is licensed and monitored by the state. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In the Play Football eight-marble version of Razzle, the mark agrees to use a free pass, then spills eight marbles on a board containing 143 numbered holes with values from one through six assigned to each hole. Justice on Fire is OConnors detailed account of the terrible explosion that led to the firefighters deaths and the terrible injustice that followed. It was started by my grandfather in 1956. A wheel of fortune in progress on a for-profit carnival midway would be a case of illegal gambling. These sneaky tub-type games are displayed on over 90 percent of carnival midways which I had checked in Michigan, with tub-agents using the age-old deadening-ball trick on the mark. "I think it's unfair that this industry is singled out," Johnson said. It turns out their real lives have more dimension than anyone gives them credit for. WebWhile the vast majority of carnival workers are responsible and helpful, a few have been caught engaging in criminal activity. I had a black-sheep uncle who did carny work, as well as tons of other transient jobs. Police officers patrolling midways are evidently being paid in whole or in part with carnival money in the form of contracts from the carnival company or carnival sponsor. I think most of these businesses will be gone in a few years. The mark must accumulate 100 yards (or over) to win that X-Box or HD TV. A loud bell should sound when it is known that itinerant serial criminals are targeting members of the U.S. military and children with impunity. He bought a truck-mounted merry-go-round and charged people 10 cents to ride it. "I hope we get through this without somebody being killed or getting raped," said Rep. Bill Black (R-Danville), who also has sponsored a failed bill. But even incarceration couldnt stop them from committing crimes. I requested (verbally and in writing) that Richardson or his deputies investigate the fraud and gambling nature of the 12 deceptive (optical illusion) rims, where winning was nearly impossible, even for high school varsity players. At that state fair, the contracted carnival, Powers Great American Midways, could gross from $4 to $6 million, as published in Business North Carolina. He placed ads in gay publications posing as a young stud named Eddie Johnson to attract correspondence from unsuspecting readers. In many ways, Biloxi was an ideal place for the Dixie Mafias stomping grounds. My dad owns a traveling carnival. I will usually see three to eight tubs on every midway of Wade Shows and North American Midway Entertainment. I disagree. I completed a larceny report for Steve, who told about the carnival patch and offered to lend me the book by John Scarne entitled. With the likelihood that carnival business books are being cooked, the Internal Revenue Services expertise would be invaluable in uncovering money trails. As for my petty crime, I smoked a lot of pot. Since then, very little has been heard about the Cornbread Cosa Nostra. But maybe theyre not all completely bad, huh? Aside from being an illegal chance-based game, it teaches kids how much fun it is to wager bets several years before they can gamble legally. Most of the stereotypes stem form "back in the day" carnivals - whenfugitivesand all-around seedy people could only find work on a carnival. A report by the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform concluded that United Shows of America, Inc. paid Rodham $240,000 for undocumented consulting services. NAME and Co CEO, Danny R. Huston, can gross $200,000 over the weekend and pay the sponsor one-quarter of the gross or about $50,000 for the privilege of servicing unprotected patrons. The truth is that some of the illegal games are property of the carnival owner, and not some fictitious ace-in-the-hole independent contractor. Most flat-joints are operated by errant freelancers. Carnival midways are the only venues in the United States where local police departments allow carnival lots to be free crime zones for illegal gambling, larceny, and fraud. Good ol Uncle Cecil. But did the Dixie Mafias grip on the American South really end in the 1990s? For money, the sheriff and officers loyal to him would release prisoners from the county jail, safeguard drug shipments, and hide fugitives. Gregorys little moon-walk act looks good on the six-o-clock news; however, everyone in the industry knows that carnival owners and managers are never in the dark about the corrupt features of every dirty game on their midways. The big con: With very close examination, it is revealed that the marble board is 3s- and 4s- heavy, making 29 the eight marble average tally. Im not a betting man, but I am willing to lay heavy odds that federal law enforcement will make carnival racketeering a higher priority once they acknowledge all the components. Barton County District Judge Mike Keeley on Friday also sentenced Christine Tenney, 40, of La Marque, Texas, Carnivals have close ties to not only organized crime but to local law enforcement. A favorite American mythologyis that of the carnie, someone who works at a carnival. (Regulation rims are 18 inches in diameter). A worker with a criminal background sexually assaulted three children at Downers Grove Heritage Fest two years ago, according to DuPage County records. By maintaining two sets of books, the carnival can cheat the charity out of a large amount of revenue for their purposes.. From there, it grew into what it is today. So - I dont know how that applies to all carny workers. The old classic carnivals with geeks & shows of dubious morality etc. Razzle, which combines the magic of sleight of hand with bait and switch, and psychology, is difficult to explain without physically demonstrating it. This system of carnival-related racketeering and conspiracy to obstruct law enforcement can only be investigated and prosecuted at the federal level. It goes back to the Nomads versus the Egypt, Rome versus the Barbarians. confuse the mark, build him up repetitively and let him believe he is close to the big win. The ball crazily bounces and rolls until it comes to rest on one of the 96 holes. (This practice, one would presume, should already be standard police procedure and routine.). 15.5% of Carnival Workers are Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% of Carnival Workers are Black or African American, 5.4% of Carnival Workers are Asian, 4.5% of Carnival Workers are Unknown, and 0.1% of Carnival Workers are American Indian and Alaska Native. Nix and later Halat were both convicted in the conspiracy that led to the judges death. But at the other five carnivals, nine workers had warrants and several other employees gave fake names to authorities or fled the festival grounds. For a carnival owner or manager to deny responsibility is like saying I didnt run you over, my car did! When it comes to interviews, carnival owners and managers will act outraged while feigning ignorance about the rigged game and its perpetrat, John Wayne Gacy Confessed to Killing Dozens (December 22, 1978). In 2012, I was contacted by NBCs Today show producer Sandra Thomas, who wanted to consult with me regarding a story about carnival games. As for the coworkers I got along with, I never asked them about their criminal background, so I couldnt tell you. They dont! Knowing I was on firm ground, and having experienced a pattern of these intimidation tactics, arrest threats, and failed defamation suits on other occasions, I was wondering if these irritated cops wouldnt chance trumping up an arrest with creative writing. FacebookKirksey McCord Nix Jr., one of the notorious leaders of the Dixie Mafia. It would be a winning proposition to bet that changes in carnival status wont come overnight. Now, the mark plays for another $2 and the carny adds up the marbles in a slow accurate manner which will always translate to either no yards or 29 which is the doubling-up number on the chart and often hit because of the defeating number arrangement on the marble board. The midsummer small spots were nice because the hours were short, but the end of the season and the state fairs are where the big money's at. That occurred even though state police checked carnival workers' backgrounds. Rather the way they interact with the public is a large part of what makes them different. Thomas also requested that I play the games. Get one nights sleep and start setting up in the morning. The last two victims also withdrew money from the ATM. Most carnies are just people with nowhere else to go - usually no family to speak of or I think the reputation of carnies goes back much, much further to the suspicion and hatred of people like the Gypsies and extending today to our dislike of fucking hippies. It becomes very cliquey. The festival officials did not like my presence (which is normal), so they called police about me. Rigging a game by the use of bait-and-switch, sleight of hand, magic, or physics, to trick someone out of money is considered a form of larceny or fraud. He never held a job for long, as far as I know. So, I singled out a known scam artist operating one of the basketball games, Kenneth David Argo, a 12-year game agent for Huston. "Some of them, you wonder why they are not in jail," Radowicz said. David Malhalab, also with me at the time, phoned in a request for service to the Dearborn Heights police, asking them to respond to investigate this larceny with the 13-year-old victim waiting and with the perpetrator still operating the game in question. WebCarny allowed the carnival workers to hide the truth of their activities from the populace. I was just a kid, so I dont know what all kinds of things he did, but I do know he had a few brushes with the law. Cops taking the bribes are also in violation of RICO and similar state statutes. The same carny-cops (police officers patrolling the midway), and the same returning interstate carny-outlaws appear to be working in concert for income at annual extravaganzas. Rossen Reports: Are carnival games cheating you-and your kids?" This, combined with the hoodwink nods from corrupt public servants, seems to be the big American secret at fairs and festivals. "For this kid's sake, I wish we would have done it long before that.". Hey! I worked the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul last year and was averaging over $30 per hour - cash, no taxes - which was phenomenal. Troops Cheated out of Money at Carnival,Armen Keteyian investigated a Texas-based company called Century 21 Shows at Fort Hood for allegedly defrauding its special guests: American soldiers returning from the Mid-east war or deploying to war. Griffin is one of at least three traveling carnival workers who have been arrested in Bucks County since 2013 with criminal records one of them for crimes Here is the story of Edgar Allen Gregory Jr., who in 1993, was captured on film during a Dateline NBC hidden camera investigation for operating a racket-show while displaying several big-dollar-fraudulent gambling games on his mobile carnival midway at the North Tennessee State Fair. Then, just after the child paid, I observed the grifter evasively remove the deadening ball (gaff ball) at the same time he removed the demo balls. But for veteran crime writer and crusading editor J. Patrick OConnor, the factsor a lack of themdidnt add up. The carnival industrys sleazy image is in dire need of a facelift. At three events checked this summer by the attorney general and sheriff's offices, no background problems were discovered. This contract arrangement locks the carny-cops in as quasi-employees of the carnival or carnival sponsor and shares carnival profits in the form of pay. This seedy history and the ongoing corruption of local officials made the city an attractive place for lawbreakers. Olivia Bray, mother of three, understands this as well as the limbs attached to her body. We got a magazine which has since ceased called Amusement Business which had information on that kind of job for my Regular Patrons. The Outdoor Amusement Business Association advocates for carnival companies to conduct background checks and wants to work with legislators to draft a law that can be fair to companies, Johnson said. She cleaned and closed up the pie stand, only to stay up into the wee hours counting money and balancing all of the cash registers' records, snatch a couple hourssleep, and get up early enough to set everything up and restock before the fair opened the next morning. On February 6, 2015, Willie Lovett was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for Conspiracy to obstruct enforcement of criminal laws and related gambling crimes. Thats exactly what I did. While we cultivate our childrens childhood memories, our own become entwined with theirs. Gaffed and chance-based games travel to thousands of carnival lots and fairs each year, raking in billions of dollars in ill-gotten gains with virtual impunity. I had alienated some ranking officers because I thought my job in law enforcement was to protect festivalgoers and to crack down on the crooks. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. On November 29, 2002, Frank peeled off $5,000 in the same Florida account only days after Jeb Bush was reelected to governor. In 2008, campaign finance records show that Frank contributed to the following U.S. Congressional candidates: Joe Baca, Brian Bilbray, Gerry Connolly, Jim Costa, Randy Forbes, Zoe Lofgren, Mike Pence, Dennis Rehberg, andNydia Velzquez. With a greater number of gambling and crooked games, the carnival owner will increase his undivided claim to the unshared game loot. I paid Argo $9 and missed all five shots. One guy in Kansas mortgaged his house and sent $30,000 to the scammers over a period of months. To make matters worse, some of the prisoners eventually confessed the scheme to victims and threatened to out them if they told anyone. There were at least two casualties: Margie George, a 44-year-old fortune-teller who was hacked to death for refusing to reveal the location of a supposed safe, and Gary Elbert McDaniel, a known Dixie Mafia associate who turned up dead a month after the murder. From 1995 to 2002, Gregory and his wife, Vonna Jo Gregory, contributed heavily to politicians in national elections. It seems to me youre putting a lot of mental effort into coming up with a high-falutin intellectual explanation, when its simpler and more accurate to say the stereotype stems from carnies who are indeed shady. Most carnival game agents, these days, would rather design and display attractive child-luring games that would serve to mark thousands of young teens for their allowance or grass-cutting money. Very long hours - up to 20 a day for five to sevendays straight. Of course, one of my friends who went home from university for the summer and has no criminal record was also one of the local workers this year. "I'd recommend you stay with [your children] every ride and every attraction on the midway. Thomas did not get the opportunity to measure the elliptical rims as hoped. Our excitement over cotton candy and carnival rides easily matches that of our kids. WebEffective January 1, 2008, no person, firm, corporation, or other entity that owns or operates a carnival or fair shall employ a carnival worker who: has been convicted of any offense set forth in Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Is a registered sex offender, as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or My parents sold the business when I was still young, and I hated them for it because to a young kid, it was so much fun! Really scary people, actually. This is an ideal way for owners to feel they bought and own the loyalty of cops on their midways. She was clearly astonished and interested in securing this elliptical type of rim for a demonstration during her Today feature. Because the job is so transient, some unscrupulous carnival workers have been known to commit minor or even major crimes while working in a town Along with other costs, in most cases, a contracted carnival owner pays the contract fee, (around $1million), in advance of a long-running state fair. Carnival owners, workers, and agents, known as carnies, who own, manage, or operate these chance-based games and share in the take, are conspiring to promote gambling. They will always refer to any bad guys as independent contractors and not employees of the carnival even when they are paying the carnival owner for the privilege of occupying cheating space. Pop two balloons and get your pick of any prize! The numbers of arrests and convictions found in the background checks do not surprise Burbank Police Chief Bruce Radowicz. Your child could be getting on a ride that is run by Charles Manson. Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., one of the notorious leaders of the Dixie Mafia. "For someone who has been convicted, served his time and is now released and rehabilitated, they have a right to work as well.". Ive seen horror shows and Ive seen highschool kids. I had observed the tub agent cheating the youngster with a deep-rooted bait-and-switch, shenanigan, called the deadening-ball trick, a slick maneuver to covertly conceal a gaff ball at the bottom of the angled tub prior to his demonstration. Aside from forming alliances with some members of law enforcement, the Dixie Mafia also worked alongside fellow mobsters. Carnivals are ubiquitous in the Garden State, but an aura of mystery swirls around the people who stage the phantasmagoric spectacles that light up empty fields As for the OP, I second WhyNot. He begins to search for a sympathetic police officer for help. Crazy Ball and similar varieties obviously lack the requisite skill component of the players according to state laws. WebCruise ship crime. Heres my take on it - it isnt that theyre any different than anyone else in a highly-transient, blue collar labor force, its just that theyre the only ones in such a position who come into contact with average families and kids in a situation where theyre ostensibly supposed to be having fun and the environment is supposed to be happy and jolly. For 15 years, his city has required carnival companies to submit employees' names--since a 10-year-old boy was sexually molested by a carnival worker who had just been released from prison for a similar offense. Not one ball went through any of the 12 stingy rims. As reported in the Savannah Morning News, the government contended Lovett and Randall Roach (Magic Midway carnival owner) schemed from 2004 until September 27, 2013, when Lovett retired. Marcello, one of the most powerful leaders in organized crime in America, operated in New Orleans around the same time that the Dixie Mafia was coming to power. There was also the infamous Gypsy Camp Murder in Louisiana. Because of the mixture of carnival-related contract money and politics, the unwritten rule in Dearborn and other towns figures to be: No enforcement of midway games!, NAME also had a contract to pay off-duty Joliet, Illinois, police officers an hourly rate of $49.92 to work security at a weekend shopping mall carnival. In an attempt to skirt responsibility for the crooks in question, playing their crooked games, Century 21 Shows manager Jeremy Bendsons acted innocent when questioned by the reporter while playing the customary independent contractor card. As a retired police officer, I continued to expose and help curb what I found to be a free-wheeling crime anomaly, by publishing several investigative accounts, including two books: Carnival Games: The Perfect Crimes (2010) and Carnival Games: $10,000,000,000 Hoodwink Racket (2012). We only do a handful of large events each season, generally for a month at a time. At that point, when the agent tossed the demo balls in, the secret deadening ball absorbed the energy of the demo balls. With a history of crime older than the United States itself, Biloxi had first gained a reputation as a haven for illicit gambling in the 17th century. Everyone has their small group of people they work with on a ride and become close to. In 2001, the U.S. Justice Department investigated the Gregorys and determined that from 1998-2001, Tony Rodham received a total of $323,769 in salary and loans from the Gregorys. As part of my research for the Today feature, each morning before the 2012 Arab Festival carnival opened, I measured the basketball rims and found, pretty much, what I had expected. There was no chance they would win at some of the games, said Keteyian. "I think it definitely warrants another look," said Rep. Kevin Joyce (D-Chicago), who has sponsored a bill requiring background checks that was killed in past sessions. The two Razzle games, managed by an up and coming Frank Zaitshik, were shut down. Step right up to the king of all carnival rip-offs, Razzle Dazzle, which searches for and destroys its prey. For the youthful victim, rebound energy forced her ball out of the empty tub each time because the angle of the tub is always set up to cause failure in this scam. In addition to carny jargon, some carnival workers used a special infix ("earz" or "eez" or "iz") to render regular language unintelligible to outsiders. State legislators said carnival companies have exaggerated costs to kill bills. He was an alcoholic. Rides at America's carnivals are operated by seasonal, migrant workers who can work long, That would surely subject them to a false arrest claim and a possible headline about their rip-off (the kids) church festival. Theft, fraud, and sexual misconduct are all examples of these crimes. All 12 rims on the North American Midway Entertainment (NAME) carnival midway measured 10.5-by-17 inches on elliptical axes. I estimated that the 12 innocent-looking basketball games alone accounted for $25,000 in 2012, based on the numbers of neighborhood kids trying their luck endlessly for four days. It is evident that the police officers oath of office is not upheld and easily forgotten by some. Ranking police officers and elected politicians have always cooperated with carnival owners, as in a partnership. Huston, vice president of Operations at Pugh Shows at the time, was present when Argo was arrested. ", In this CBS News Online, July 12, 2011, video. But at least half the time, itd backfire, and Id have guys my grandpas age trying to convince me that since I said anything in the truck, and I was standing in the truck, that meant when they won I was gonna give them the night of their life. In all three cases, the police refused to write a basic incident report upon complaints and requests for assistance. Richardson, aware of the so-called games for two years, not only failed to command appropriate investigative action, he also failed to properly document the complaints in the county police files This way, a nosy reporter, going through police files, will not encounter any crime complaints to write about. Im curious because Ive worked shows for many years, both as a canvas boss and business manager. Loved it, although I didnt get along too well with my coworkers - it seems that girl is supposed to equal slut, and I never got the memo. In running background checks at five events, the Illinois attorney general's office and Cook County sheriff's department found that among 179 carnival employees, there had been 556 arrests and 125 convictions, according to a letter sent to law enforcement agencies. I completed a larceny report for Steve, who told about the carnival patch and offered to lend me the book by John Scarne entitled Scarnes New Complete Guide to Gambling.Scarne writes that the patch is a carnival front man who squares complaints with players and police. The patch, who is sometimes a lawyer (in carnival terms the mender or fixer), collects patch money from crooked game agents who pay him to bribe police or to patch up any problems with wiped out sore losers. The patch may arrive in advance of the carnival to make friends and deals. It was a really good business for a long time, though. To top it all, the presence of uniformed police foot patrols on the midway creates imagined credibility and an erroneous impression of a safe and secure ambiance; a thriving situation and safeguard for migrating grifters (carnival jargon for swindlers). 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