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MY INDIE FILMMAKING POSSE WAS ARRESTED

By | January 2002

In a sting orchestrated by the FBI and the Connecticut Statewide Narcotics Task Force, members of the cast and crew of the indie film “King Midas,” were recently rounded up and arrested. This is the true story of the filmmakers who ended up behind bars…

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MY INDIE FILMMAKING POSSE WAS ARRESTED

In a sting orchestrated by the FBI and the Connecticut Statewide Narcotics Task Force, members of the cast and crew of the indie film "King Midas," were...

MY INDIE FILMMAKING POSSE WAS ARRESTED (part 4)

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MY INDIE FILMMAKING POSSE WAS ARRESTED (part 3)

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