I have been one of the higher ups for the Shadow Cartel for sometime now. It has been one hell of a ride and it's only just beginning...
From my early days joining chairmen I have known that a group is built up by its members and this is the most important part of any gang. I was new to the city and someone got into the driver seat of my car and I didn't have a weapon to stop them. I owe this guy a massive thank you because he introduced me to some people who are now my close friends. He drove down the pier trying to throw my car into the water drowning both of us.
Unfortunately for him he crashed straight into a blue bench at the end of the pier and tried to attack me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw men in grey jackets pop up from the fishing area and tell the man to drop his weapon without knowing me. He ran off into the distance and I never saw him again, but this was how I was brought into the chairmen. Simply because of a group of kind hearted people my gang life began. I still own the Rhapsody that was involved in the incident to this day and it sits in our house's garden as a symbol of our group's mentality.
After the unfortunate incident where Steve Anderson ran off from the Chairmen with all the treasury funding and effectively liquidated the group, I knew it was important to reform the members who I knew were so close even in my short time with them. This is where the Shadow Cartel started to form. Over the next few days I was clasping at straws trying to band something together when I managed to get in contact with Tommy Vangore, and he agreed that something needed to be done.
Over the next few weeks the Shadow Cartel had its first meetings bringing in old members of the Chairmen at first and sorting out dress code, car colours and the 'pillars of our society'. We began making a face for ourselves in the city and our democratic system of voting in higher members was put to the test. I was voted in as a higher up despite only being in the city no more than 3 weeks and I felt overwhelmed at first. Luckily for me, I had the support of the members behind me and we made good relations with many groups, some of which aren't with us anymore. Cest la vie.
Since then we have grown substantially and made a good group of organised members, sticking together to complete: drug farming, gun running, security, chopshopping. We maintain a good diplomatic relationship with local businesses and medics but less so with the police...our role changes overtime but the core of our group stays the same. Respect. Respect for yourself, for the others around you and most importantly respect for the cartel. Respect rules this city and we don't demand it, we earn it.
Board of Director - Dale Manning
