Rap Sheet

Reign: 1980s

Business: drugs

Region: Washington, D.C.

Claim to Fame: ran open air drug market near the Capitol

Downfall: set up by the Feds

Sentence: served 12 years

Status: works with community organizations

Lesson: You catch more flies with honey.

Case File:

Rayful Edmond's predecessor as D.C.'s drug kingpin was a native son who quietly plied his trade in the shadow of the Capitol, and ultimately developed a network that funneled drugs throughout major cities of the Eastern seaboard and even throughout Europe.

He also gets "credit" for the accidental invention of a hallucinative mix of pot and PCP that was loosely known on the streets of D.C. as "butt naked," helping to turn D.C. into a mecca for "angel dust."

For years, Jones stayed under the radar of law enforcement by developing a business model that emphasized harmony over violence, while keeping a low personal profile and funneling much of his profits into legitimate businesses. He did it so well that his arrest and incarceration in 1985 created a huge vacuum in the D.C., drug trade, leading to unprecedented murder rates.

Since Jones' release, he's run a non-profit organization to help inmates prepare for life after prison.