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- Full name: Leroy Antonio Barnes
- Born: October 15, 1933
- Nickname: "Mr. Untouchable"
- Sentenced: January 19, 1978
- Sentenced to: Life in prison without parole
- Became government informer and released into witness protection program
- Played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in American Gangster
- Co-authored book Mr. Untouchable about his life
- Main rival was Frank Lucas
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Nicky Barnes is a former drug lord who, in the 1970s, was one of the wealthiest heroin dealers in the United States. In 1978, Barnes was prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for multiple counts of drug trafficking. After cooperating with authorities in the prosecution of other drug dealers, Barnes was released from prison in 1998.
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Brief Biography
Barnes grew up in Harlem and in 1965 served his first stint in prison for mid-level drug dealing. In prison, Barnes met famous mobster "Crazy Joe" Gallo, and the two hatched a plan to construct a drug empire around the sale and distribution of heroin. Upon his release, Barnes began to construct a heroin empire based, in part, on the crime syndicate structure of New York City's Italian families.Drug Enforcement Administration: DEA History Book, 1975 - 1980Rise and Fall
By 1976, Barnes was a multi-millionaire and although he was charged with several crimes, he managed to continually avoid conviction, earning him the nickname, "Mr. Untouchable." After Barnes posed for the cover of The New York Times Magazine in 1977, President Jimmy Carter ordered the Attorney General to pursue a vigorous prosecution of the heroin kingpin. In 1977, Barnes was convicted of drug trafficking charges after DEA agents infiltrated his organization, and the following year was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Drug Enforcement Administration: DEA History Book, 1975 - 1980Release from Prison
From prison, Barnes saw his syndicate begin to crumble and began cooperating with authorities in the 1990s. In 1998, Barnes was released from prison and into the Federal Witness Protection Program. After living anonymously and out of sight for several years, Barnes re-emerged in 2007 to promote his autobiography, Mr. Untouchable. He is played by actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the film American Gangster-
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Nicky Barnes on Amazon
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Mr. Untouchable: My Crimes and Punishments - $24.95
From inside the Federal Witness Protection Program, the "Black Godfather" chronicles the 1970s New York City underworld and the most devastating urban crime wave in history. ...Amazon
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Mr. Untouchable - $26.98
This is the true-life story of a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord. With the first hand testimony of the Godfather himself, Nicky Barnes, who was the most powerful black dru...Amazon
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Bonus DVD contains promo video of "And All That Jazz" starring Catherine Zeta Jones, behind the scenes footage of the stars rehearsing for the film, interviews with all the princip...Amazon
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Just saw Mr. Untouchable. The '70s & '80s in NYC...there was nothing like it. Nicky Barnes truly ran Harlem.
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@Whittni_JBee your gpa prolly know my dad then cuz my dad know him and nicky barnes
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Ight this documentary sucks, ima watch some shit about nicky barnes
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