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It paid off when she began her career last fall as a child psychologist for the Virginia Department of Health in Norfolk, Va. Borrowers often use their outdated identity card to borrow money, with the intent to not pay what they owe. Deepak Joshi helped me a lot in getting the procedure done at lighting fast speed. The loan fund for these operations came from the proceeds of the numbers racket and was distributed by the top bosses to the lower echelon loan sharks at the rate of 1% or 2% a week.

Organized crime has never had a monopoly on black market lending. Although the reform law was intended to starve the loan sharks into extinction, this species of predatory lender thrived and evolved. Whether out of gullibility or a desire to protect his reputation, the borrower usually succumbed and paid up.

The waterfront in Brooklyn was another site of extensive underworld payday advance operations around mid-century. These smaller, non-standard lenders often operate in cash, whereas mainstream lenders increasingly operate only electronically and will not serve borrowers who do not have bank accounts.

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