Tag: Jeffrey Spanier

  • Tampa ‘Black Ice” drug operation tied to organized crime

    Tampa ‘Black Ice” drug operation tied to organized crime

    Doug McClain learned the ins and outs of financial fraud while working for Robert Colgin Wilson, who—far more than “The Wolf of Wall Street”—exemplified the role of American organized crime in financial fraud during the last quarter of the 20th Century. Wilson was no fly by night. His roots ran deep. When he was convicted…

  • The Enterprise & Southern-style organized crime

    The man who facilitated the purchase of several DC-9’s for SkyWay Aircraft in St. Petersburg Florida was the company’s  largest shareholder, Doug McClain Sr.’s Argyll Equities.  So how did he get such an important job in such a thriving Enterprise? During the 90’s, Doug McClain Sr. belonged to an organized crime ring run by Robert…