#110 - Former LSD Kingpin Shares His Secrets | Seth Ferranti

Danny Jones Podcast

Danny Jones

Society & Culture, Documentary, Comedy

4.4 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 133 minutes

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Summary

Seth Ferranti spent twenty one years in federal prison after being convicted as an LSD kingpin. He had initially faked his suicide to evade law enforcement and was on the US Marshall's 15 Most Wanted list before his eventual arrest. Being a first time, non-violent drug offender, the severity of his sentence garnished national attention and was covered extensively by The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and many other publications. Ferranti received a bachelor's and master's degree in journalism while he was incarcerated and once he was released, Seth continued his career in journalism and made a transition into film, writing and producing White Boy, a documentary about legendary Detroit-based drug dealer White Boy Rick. help us make more money: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon sponsors https://liquiddeath.com - Use code KONCRETE at checkout to get a free koozie 2-pack with a 12-pack purchase. danny https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, world. Today my guest is Seth Ferranti. Seth spent 21 years in federal prison after being convicted as an LSD kingpin.
0:12.0	He initially faked his suicide to evade law enforcement and he ended up on the U.S.
0:16.8	Marshall's top 15 most wanted list before he was eventually arrested.
0:21.2	Being a first-time nonviolent drug offender, the severity of his sentence garnished national
0:25.8	attention and was covered extensively by The Washington Post, the Rolling Stone, Vice, and
0:30.9	many other big publications.
0:32.3	Hope that intro, wet your whistle, folks.
0:34.2	Without further ado, please welcome Seth Ferranti.
0:37.1	Thank you. whistle folks. Without further ado, please welcome Seth Ferranti.
0:57.3	All right. Boom. Seth Ferranti. Welcome to the show. So the short synopsis of your story is you were a teenage LSD kingpin, right?
0:59.2	Yeah, I mean, basically more or less.
1:01.7	So you could probably tell it better than I do.
1:04.6	So people who aren't familiar with you, want you just give me a quick background.
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