Ghost Shadows
| Founded | Late 1960s |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1960s-1990s |
| Territory | New York City |
| Ethnicity | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, assault, burglary, theft and murder |
| Allies | On Leong Tong |
| Rivals | Flying Dragons |
The Ghost Shadows (traditional Chinese: 鬼影幫; simplified Chinese: 鬼影帮; pinyin: Guǐyǐngbāng; Jyutping: Gwai2jing2bong1) are a Chinese American gang that was prominent in New York City's Chinatown from the 1980s through the early 1990s. Formed in 1971 by immigrants from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia, the gang is believed to be under control of the On Leong Tong. The gang was often engaged in bloody turf wars with other Chinatown gangs such as the Flying Dragons, the Division Street Boys also known as the Tung On Association, and their activities included extortion, kidnapping, murder, racketeering, drug trafficking and illegal gambling. The Ghost Shadows' influence was widespread, having links to Boston, New Orleans, Houston and Chicago as well as links to Italian-American Mafia families.
The gang suffered some heavy blows in 1995. Boss Wing Yeung Chan was indicted on murder and racketeering charges and secretly began cooperating with the authorities.
Chan Wing Yeung or Wing Yeung Chan (born January 6, 1945) is a Chinese-American mobster affiliated with the On Leong Merchants Association and the Ghost Shadows of New York's Chinatown. His criminal record includes a conviction for possession of a gambling device and promoting gambling on December 16, 1985, and a conviction for promoting gambling on February 13, 1987. As of 2006, he is on the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Exclusion list with other mobsters such as Salvatore Gravano after officially listed on December 17, 1992.
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