From National Champion to the Cartel | Owen Hanson | The Joint Venture Show #6

Owen Hanson won two national championships at USC. Then he became a bookmaker, moved cocaine internationally, lost $3.2 million of a cartel's money, and served nine years in federal prison. He tells Lil Wayne and Craig Carton the whole story on The Joint Venture Show: how a walk-on became one of the most connected men in illegal sports betting, the client whose losses pulled him into trafficking, the shipping method nobody suspected, the meeting in Tijuana he was certain he wouldn't survive, and the business he built from inside a prison cell. CHAPTERS: 00:00 "3.2 million" — the moment it all changed 00:26 How Lil Wayne and Craig found each other 02:08 Lil Wayne on the rats at Rikers 03:08 Owen Hanson joins the show 03:24 Walk-on to two national championships at USC 07:35 How he became a bookmaker 08:04 The client who couldn't stop losing 10:45 Taking over the operation 13:24 "I've got a ton of cocaine over there" 15:59 "I'm an action junkie" 20:15 The shipping method nobody suspected 20:39 Living like a ghost 26:31 When it all fell apart 28:16 Losing $3.2 million of cartel money 31:07 Going to work for the cartel 32:28 The wine shipment scheme 37:01 Nine years in federal prison 37:23 Building a business behind bars 39:33 The protein company today The Joint Venture Show is the weekly sports, music, and entertainment podcast hosted by Lil Wayne and Craig Carton. New episodes every Wednesday. 🔔 Subscribe:    / @thejointventureshow   👇 Watch, listen, and follow below Follow us everywhere: 📸 Instagram: /   / jointventureshow   📱 TikTok: /   / jointventureshow   Facebook -   / thejointventureshow    🔗 Connect with us: For all business inquiries, partnerships, and sponsorships, please contact: theshowjointventure@gmail.com 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Wednesday! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Tq7M... APPLE PODCAST https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... AMAZON MUSIC https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/206... _________________ © TheJointVentureShow 2026 #TrueCrime #OwenHanson #USC #Cartel #LilWayne #TheJointVentureShow