Rise and fall of Madchester clubber who became Arizona's biggest ecstasy dealer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHe was nicknamed the 'Wolf of Widnes' in a nod to Leonard De Caprio's portrayal of the infamous stockbroker Jordan Belfort. And just like drug-crazed Belfort in the Wolf of Wall Street, Shaun Attwood's multi-million empire would come crashing down in spectacular fashion.
On May 16, 2002, a SWAT team smashed down the door of Attwood's Arizona mansion. Charged with being the head of a conspiracy crime syndicate, he was thrown into the infamous Maricopa County Jail.
It was a long way from his comfortable upbringing in Cheshire. So how did the self-confessed nerdy son of an insurance salesman end up rivalling some of America's biggest drug barons? READ MORE: 'No regrets': How Salford dad Baz survived ten years in India's toughest jails Attwood developed a fascination for figures as a kid.
By 14 he was reading the Financial Times and playing the stock markets. He had one goal in life - to get rich. In 1987 he went to university to study business.
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