Norby Walters was a very successful promoter of musical talent in Hollywood and eventually in the sports world. The problem was, he used an ethically grey area to recruit his talent, enticing them to break rules that could ruin their careers to commit to him. Not only that, if they tried to back out, he involved members of the mob to keep them put.
Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show.

Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!

Music by:

Swelling

"Night II"

Meydan

"Insomnia Pt. 1"

SoundCrate

"Squad"

SoundCrate

"Shady Dealings"

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/913/388/341823/
https://www.law.du.edu/documents/sports-and-entertainment-law-journal/case-summaries/1993-usa-v-norby-walters.pdf
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-15-sp-670-story.html
https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/09/05/the-deal-went-sour-sports-agents-norby-walters-and-lloyd-bloom-were-indicted-for-racketeering-and-extortion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/the-fbi-also-probed-payments-to-college-athletes-in-the-80s-it-didnt-end-well/2018/03/30/b0da0f98-339b-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/fashion/night-of-100-stars-norby-walters.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/sports/crime-figure-testifies-to-link-with-sports-agent.html