Mike Moy – Ex-Fuk Ching Gang Member Turned NYPD Detective

Mike Moy was only 16 years old when he joined the Brooklyn faction of the Fuk Ching gang. In this episode of Inside the Life, Moy shares stories of his upbringing and the events that led him to change his trajectory and join the NYPD. Having had the unique experience of operating on both sides of the law, Moy gives us a first-hand look into the secretive underworld of New York’s Chinatown.

Mike Moy is a former NYPD detective and a former member of the Fuk Ching gang in Chinatown. He spent nine years in the gang before a turning point in the early 1990s, when many of his friends were either killed or sent to prison. In 1995, Moy enrolled in the policy academy. He was a patrol officer in Chinatown for nine years before being promoted to detective. After retiring, he now runs a YouTube channel, Chinatown Gang Stories, where he interviews former gang members to tell the history of organized crime in New York’s Chinatown.

Buy Mike Moy’s book “Bad to Blue: The True Story of a Chinatown Gangster Turned NYPD Detective”: https://a.co/d/0zXSiUy

Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:13:22 Earning in Chinatown
00:16:24 Triads, Tongs and the Fuk Ching
00:26:41 The pull of Chinatown
00:32:02 Gambling, reputation and unwritten rules
00:41:36 Learning the ways of the street
00:55:38 Initiation into the Fuk Ching
01:01:48 From the street to the NYPD
01:25:55 Active retirement

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