Here is a good example of New York media hyperbole;
Colombo guys, resource capital, a real white collar shy operation, they said it was the biggest ever uncovered?
What?https://books.google.com/books?id=KxMCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=biggest+new+york+loan+sharks&source=bl&ots=YJICjikgLg&sig=1ZuzNTkQwYLSiiZMxiJx_oXkvcI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCYQ6AEwADgKahUKEwjCuLq8sYXIAhUMOpIKHR5gCSE#v=onepage&q=biggest%20new%20york%20loan%20sharks&f=false