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Life in prison for 'Shrimp Boy'
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Aug 5, 2016
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Life in prison for 'Shrimp Boy'
San Francisco gangster "Shrimp Boy" Chow was convicted of murder and racketeering charges as part of a major federal organized crime investigation.
FILE - In this April 10, 2014 file photo, Tony Serra, right, former attorney for Raymond Chow, known as "Shrimp Boy," pictured at left, listens to speakers at a news conference in San Francisco. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, sentenced the San Francisco Chinatown gang leader known as "Shrimp Boy" to two life sentences, one for killing a rival, in a wide-ranging organized crime investigation that also brought down a state senator. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - In this April 10, 2014 file photo, Tony Serra, right, former attorney for Raymond Chow, known as "Shrimp Boy," pictured at left, listens to speakers at a news conference in San Francisco. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, sentenced the San Francisco Chinatown gang leader known as "Shrimp Boy" to two life sentences, one for killing a rival, in a wide-ranging organized crime investigation that also brought down a state senator. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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San Francisco gangster "Shrimp Boy" Chow was convicted of murder and racketeering charges as part of a major federal organized crime investigation.

San Francisco-based gangster Raymond Chow, also known as "Shrimp Boy" was convicted of murder and racketeering charges as part of a major federal organized crime investigation.

Chow was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. 

For more, Take Two spoke to San Francisco Chronicle reporter Bob Egelko, who has been covering the trial since it started. 

Press the blue play button above to hear the interview.