And probably the other wiki page you read was about the greenpoint crew out of NY, heres the press release from the big bust back in 2006-

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2006/2006mar8.html

"Let me tell you something. There's no nobility in poverty. I've been a poor man, and I've been a rich man. And I choose rich every fucking time."

-Jordan Belfort