Another serving of “Shrimp Boy,” years later, in today’s headlines, as the SF Sheriff’s Office has rehired a deputy who admitted lying to the FBI over lending a Shrimp Boy-affiliated hired hitman his department-issued bulletproof vest.
It’s been a while since we heard much about the very photogenic mid-2010’s SF Chinatown gangster Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, whose racketeering and murder case brought down SF’s state Senator Leland Yee, nearly ensnared then-Mayor Ed Lee for bribery, and even led to the FBI investigating Joe Montana. SFist delighted in reporting these developments, though honestly, it seemed a little troubling that someone so deeply involved with violent organized crime had so many friends in high places.
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