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title: "The Five Hundred Million Dollar Inspector: History’s Most Corrupt Police Officer"
description: "The incredible true story of Lui Lok, the Hong Kong police detective who amassed half a billion dollars through corruption, controlled the city's entire underworld, and got away completely scot-free."
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datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The incredible true story of Lui Lok, the Hong Kong police detective who amassed half a billion dollars through corruption, controlled the city's entire underworld, and got away completely scot-free.
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