From Genius to Gangster, the True Story of Paul Le Roux

Dive into the jaw-dropping story of Paul Le Roux, a brilliant programmer turned global crime boss. From building encryption software to running a dark empire of drugs, weapons, and contract killings, Le Roux didn’t just break the rules, he rewrote them. Operating from behind a computer screen, he built a criminal network that spanned continents, leaving a trail of chaos and mystery. This isn’t fiction; it’s real, and it’s more twisted than anything Hollywood could imagine. Uncover how a tech-savvy coder became one of the most dangerous men on the planet, and how the DEA finally brought him down.

Paul Le Roux is a cryptography expert, and developed E4M (Encryption for the Masses), one of the first free, open-source disk encryption programs, which was released in 1998.

Years later, as a crime boss, he orchestrated complex operations, and created sophisticated networks for his illicit enterprises.

He was arrested in 2012, and sentenced in 2020. Le Roux is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence.