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'''Francis Joseph Benditt | [[File:pabloescobar.jpg|thumb|275x275px|Unconfirmed mugshot.]] | ||
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'''Francis Joseph Benditt Junior''', (born 1949), aka '''Grandpa Chungus''' and '''CocaineChungus''', is a barely notable former real estate executive and cocaine enthusiast whose main claim to fame is getting indicted during the 1980s "yuppie cocaine ring" scandal and later getting stabbed by his own son. | |||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Benditt Jr. was born in 1949 to Francis Joseph Benditt Sr. and Jane Mary Corcoran, He attended college in the 1970s, graduating in pre-law, which clearly didn’t help with either following or evading the law. | Benditt Jr. was born in 1949 to '''[[Francis Joseph Benditt Sr]]'''. and '''Jane Mary Corcoran''', He attended college in the 1970s, graduating in pre-law, which clearly didn’t help with either following or evading the law. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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The operation funneled massive amounts of Colombian cocaine from Florida to the Northeast. Benditt allegedly helped flood State College, Pennsylvania with kilos of pure white powder—bringing nosebleeds, nervous breakdowns, and a new definition of "higher education" to Penn State students.<ref>https://www.psucollegian.com/archives/yuppie-cocaine-ring-broken/article_032a3c4e-325a-5169-b7fe-d4382f8bfefc.html</ref> | The operation funneled massive amounts of Colombian cocaine from Florida to the Northeast. Benditt allegedly helped flood State College, Pennsylvania with kilos of pure white powder—bringing nosebleeds, nervous breakdowns, and a new definition of "higher education" to Penn State students.<ref>https://www.psucollegian.com/archives/yuppie-cocaine-ring-broken/article_032a3c4e-325a-5169-b7fe-d4382f8bfefc.html</ref> | ||
By 2002, Frank was no longer snorting rails — instead, he was showing up in khaki shorts to clap for his step-daughter '''(Vanessa Leigh Vogl)''' disembarking the USS John C. Stennis<ref>https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/791614/emotional-homecoming-for-uss-john-c-stennis%3foutputType=amp</ref>. The ship, ironically, had more firepower than Frank’s entire cocaine ring. His step-daughter flew missions over Afghanistan; | By 2002, Frank was no longer snorting rails — instead, he was showing up in khaki shorts to clap for his step-daughter '''(Vanessa Leigh Vogl)''' disembarking the USS John C. Stennis<ref>https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/791614/emotional-homecoming-for-uss-john-c-stennis%3foutputType=amp</ref>. The ship, ironically, had more firepower than Frank’s entire cocaine ring. His step-daughter flew missions over Afghanistan; | ||
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While some co-defendants cooperated with authorities, Benditt reportedly did not get the “Snitches Get Reduced Sentences” memo in time. He awaited sentencing while others began serving prison terms, doing community service, or crying into their Miami Vice suits. | While some co-defendants cooperated with authorities, Benditt reportedly did not get the “Snitches Get Reduced Sentences” memo in time. He awaited sentencing while others began serving prison terms, doing community service, or crying into their Miami Vice suits. | ||
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== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
Benditt married Patricia Ann Morris, presumably in between DEA raids. They had at least one child, '''[[Francis Joseph Benditt III]]''', who would go on to add his own footnote to family history by stabbing his father. | Benditt married Patricia Ann Morris, presumably in between DEA raids. They had at least one child, '''[[Francis Joseph Benditt III]]''', who would go on to add his own footnote to family history by stabbing his father<ref>https://www.delcotimes.com/2021/08/19/ridley-man-pleads-no-contest-to-stabbing-parents-self/</ref>. | ||
The incident, though tragic, made for a thrilling dinner conversation and perhaps a fitting endnote to the multi-generational saga of hubris, powder, and generational disappointment | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Francis Joseph Benditt Sr]] | |||
* [[Francis Joseph Benditt III]] | |||
* [[Francis Joseph Benditt IV]] | |||
== references == | == references == | ||