American Desperado is a 2011 book written by journalist Evan Wright and drug smuggler Jon Roberts, a subject of the 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys. It also briefly touches on his later life and his relationship with Jason King from Revere, Massachusetts.
Synopsis
American Desperado is the reminiscences of Jon Roberts (born John Riccobono), connected together by biographical sections written by co-author Evan Wright.
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Controversies
A 2009 Miami New Times article reported that Jon Roberts worked for a time as a police informant, quoting court records indicating Roberts assaulted and injured several police officers after he had claimed to have renounced crime and noted an arrest for domestic violence. The article also includes threats Roberts made to the reporter who interviewed him.
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