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Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, born Kwok Cheung (Chinese) in once a member of the American branch of the Hong Kong-based triad Wo Hop To. Before his association with Wo Hop To, he was a member of the Hop Sing Boys, a San Francisco Chinatown street gang.
First convicted in 1978 for robbery in Chinatown, San Francisco. Chow received 11 years of which he did 7 years and 4 months. He was released in 1985. In 1986 Chow was charged with 28 counts of assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, mayhem, ex con with fire arms. He served 3 years in prison and was released in 1989. In 1992 Chow was arrested for racketeering, later separated into two separate trials. The first was for illegal gun sales and the second was for male prostitution, drugs and money laundering. Convicted in 1995, Chow was sentenced to 24 years. When Peter Chong was captured, Chow turned snitch and cooperated with authorities, testifying against his former boss. In 1996 Chow was tried again for racketeering, but the indictment was dismissed.
As a condition of his release, Raymond Chow surrendered his visa. He requested witness protection but his request was denied by the prosecuting attorney. Raymond Chow is required to wear a tracking device. Raymond Chow is currently a member of Hung Moon Ghee Kong Tong, a fraternal association in San Francisco sometimes referred to as the Chinese Freemasons.
2014 arrest
On March 26, 2014, Raymond Chow was arrested during an FBI raid in connection with an investigation into official corruption by State Senator Leland Yee.