The Creation
The Original Paid Bosses (OPB) is an African-American drug and firearm trafficking organization founded by Marlon Damascus (1984 - 2008) and Quamane Singleton (1988 - 2008) in June of 2006. Damascus was an ex-member of the infamous Black Mafia Family, 23 years old at the time of and Singleton was an ex-Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips member, and was 18 years old at the time of it's creation. After the 2005 raids and arrests of Black Mafia Family (BMF) members, Marlon Damascus, living in Los Angeles at the time, took the events into consideration and separated himself from the Black Mafia Family. Damascus' cousin, Quamane Singleton, who was living in Los Angeles at time as well and had already dropped his flag and separated himself from the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips in hopes of finding a legal job, was influenced by Damascus and joined him once he heard about his idea to create a new and more 'secluded' drug trafficking organization. Damascus took Singleton under his wing, moved out to San Fierro and bought a house in the Palisades area. When the Original Paid Bosses was founded in 2006, nearly all of it's members were in their mid-20s or early-30s and were felons — this did not change at all. When the Original Paid Bosses began their activities, they used shell companies to lease cars and buy homes that they'd sell their drugs in and money launder with the shell companies, but, later on this procedure was changed to accommodated with modern times. In December of 2008, Damascus and Singletons' corpses were found in the woods of the Palisades Community Park; Police released a statement showing belief that the two were kidnapped and murdered and believe a Black street gang are responsible for the killings, but have made no arrests in the case. Damascus' and Singleton's murder did not put the organization on hold, instead the members of the organization continued their work.
A mugshot of Marlon Damascus, circa 2004, Los Angeles.
2011 Indictment
On July 26th, 2011, John Bosh, the U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of San Fierro reported that 12 individuals had been charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin, money laundering and tax evasion.The indictment showed evidence that all the defendants were involved in the nationwide heroin and cocaine distribution conspiracy; In San Fierro, the conspiracy charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison. Eventually, everyone indicted pleaded guilty to the charges and were given a 25-year sentence; Everyone except Jim "DoughBoy J" Steele, who tried beating the charges but was found guilty and given two life sentences.
A mugshot of Jim "DoughBoy J" Steele, circa 2011, San Fierro.
2015 ATF Raid
Ironically ten years after the Black Mafia Family 2005 October raids and arrests occurred, several members of the Original Paid Bosses were arrested in a gun raid in October orchestrated by the ATF. During this raid, the ATF seized $100,000 in cash, half a kilogram of heroin and 250 firearms. The ATF released a statement claiming that the Original Paid Bosses were responsible for moving a little over 125 firearms every a month throughout the United States. The ATF continued their statement and claimed that Terrell Simmons and Jordan Haymaker were the leaders of the gun trafficking scheme. In 2015, all 9 defendants plead guilty to their charges and most accepted a peal deal; the defendants are serving a 28-year sentence, except Simmons and Haymaker, who denied the plea deal and are serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole.
Terrell Simmons (top) and Jordan Haymaker's (bottom) mugshots, circa 2015, San Fierro.