A repost of a Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Owen Hanson, a former college athlete who got deeply involved with gambling and drugs. Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/swu or download the mobile app and enter promo code SWU to save 40% off their Vantage plan. Here’s a link to Owen’s follow up interview: USC Athlete Turns Cartel Drug Kingpin-Owen Hanson (follow up) https://youtu.be/JfTC0f1iZVo Here’s a link to Owen’s book and video: http://www.TheCaliforniaKid.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL25FVF1 0:01 – Childhood In A Broken Family 1:11 – Father’s Alcoholism 2:43 – Sports Dreams 5:00 – Ground News Ad 6:30 – Redshirting And Steroids 7:46 – First Smuggling Trip 13:09 – Joining USC Football Team 18:54 – National Championships And Lifestyle 21:29 – Selling Drugs At Frats 29:29 – Real Estate Career 31:07 – Becoming A Bookie 43:19 – Cartel Connections & Money Drops 47:03 – First Million-Dollar Pickup 51:03 – Moving Cocaine In Australia 59:20 – Drowning In Cash & Laundering 1:05:12 – Worst Decision 1:13:05 – Losing $3.2 Million 1:18:09 – Facing The Cartel 1:37:03 – Hiding Kilos 1:42:05 – FBI Surveillance & Closing In 1:47:01 – Arrest At Country Club 1:48:50 – 10 Years In Prison 1:53:55 – Prison Hustles 2:01:05 – Writing His Book 2:03:36 – Release, Regrets, And Lessons Learned For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at https://softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #kingpin #gambling #educational #lifestyle #mentalhealth