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Donald "Sly" Green
Original Gangster
WHO SHOULD FEAR HIM: rivals, drug dealers, snitches
Buffalo’s most notorious gang leader and drug kingpin, Green was head of the infamous “LA Boys”—named for their powerful Los Angeles drug connection. With Green at the helm, the LA Boys tore through the East Side on a wave of violence and intimidation during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
While Green was no stranger to violence—having been convicted of murder while a teenager—his real thirst was for power. In 1988, in an attempt to take over a powerful numbers racket, Green murdered Larnell Cottrell. Later the LA Boys would attempt to kill the only witness. Green was convicted for the murder, but was undeterred by his 25-years-to-life sentence, continuing to mastermind the LA Boys via the prison’s telephone system. With the aid of top enforcer Daryl “Reese” Johnson—who is alleged to have killed eight and attempted the murder of 25 others—the LA Boys executed rival street gangs to consolidate their power, propelling Buffalo to a record-high 92 murders in 1992.
Eventually, the FBI caught up with Green. Aided by more than 1,000 recorded telephone conversations, in 1994 Green was convicted under federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) guidelines. Twenty-six other gang members pled guilty to RICO charges, effectively dismantling the LA Boys for good. In one of the harshest sentences handed down in Western New York federal court, Green was sentenced to four life sentences and an additional 110 years.
VERBATIM: “Nothing is going to stop me from going all the way to the top. I want the whole pie. I want the whole thing.”
The Real World's Most Frightening Buffalonians
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Donald "Sly" Green
Original Gangster
WHO SHOULD FEAR HIM: rivals, drug dealers, snitches
Buffalo’s most notorious gang leader and drug kingpin, Green was head of the infamous “LA Boys”—named for their powerful Los Angeles drug connection. With Green at the helm, the LA Boys tore through the East Side on a wave of violence and intimidation during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
While Green was no stranger to violence—having been convicted of murder while a teenager—his real thirst was for power. In 1988, in an attempt to take over a powerful numbers racket, Green murdered Larnell Cottrell. Later the LA Boys would attempt to kill the only witness. Green was convicted for the murder, but was undeterred by his 25-years-to-life sentence, continuing to mastermind the LA Boys via the prison’s telephone system. With the aid of top enforcer Daryl “Reese” Johnson—who is alleged to have killed eight and attempted the murder of 25 others—the LA Boys executed rival street gangs to consolidate their power, propelling Buffalo to a record-high 92 murders in 1992.
Eventually, the FBI caught up with Green. Aided by more than 1,000 recorded telephone conversations, in 1994 Green was convicted under federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) guidelines. Twenty-six other gang members pled guilty to RICO charges, effectively dismantling the LA Boys for good. In one of the harshest sentences handed down in Western New York federal court, Green was sentenced to four life sentences and an additional 110 years.
VERBATIM: “Nothing is going to stop me from going all the way to the top. I want the whole pie. I want the whole thing.”
The Real World's Most Frightening Buffalonians
interview
