More Hell's Angels Arrests
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By CBC News
RCMP say seven more people have been arrested in Project Divide, a
probe into the allegedly illegal activities of the Manitoba Hells
Angels and their street-enforcement puppet club, the Zig Zag Crew.
Arrests continued Thursday in what Manitoba police are calling the
largest organized crime crackdown in the province's history, and CBC
News has obtained court documents outlining the investigation ? which
included the use of a paid informant.
RCMP said seven more people have been arrested in Project Divide, a
probe into the allegedly illegal activities of the Manitoba Hells
Angels and their street-enforcement puppet club, the Zig Zag Crew.
The investigation started in the fall of 2008.
The latest arrests bring the total number to 33 since raids began in
Manitoba and B.C. at about 6 a.m. CT Wednesday. RCMP and Winnipeg
police are still searching for five suspects.
Charges ranging from drug and weapons trafficking and conspiracy, to
those relating to participating in a criminal organization, have been
laid, police said.
A handful of 24 suspects detained Wednesday have made an initial
appearance in court, but none have yet applied for bail.
Straight to trial
Due to the covert and high-risk nature of the investigation, the Crown
has elected to directly indict each suspect, meaning they will proceed
directly to trial without evidence against them being previewed and
tested at a preliminary hearing.
CBC News has learned that the backbone of Project Divide is evidence
gathered by a paid informant ? a Zig Zag Crew member who is now in
witness protection.
It's believed the informant was paid as much as $500,000 to infiltrate
the gang, record their activities and report back to police
investigators about them. Police also used wiretaps and other
surveillance methods, court documents said.
The identity of the informant remains a closely guarded secret and in
documents the RCMP refer to him only as "the Agent."`
Winnipeg lawyer Jay Prober is representing two Project Divide
suspects. He first learned of the informant's existence Thursday
morning and criticized the use of the tactic by police.
"I ? find it distasteful because you're paying an individual hundreds
of thousands of dollars to go out and have people commit criminal
offences which they might not have otherwise," Prober said. "This is
an agent who's being paid to trap these individuals."
Prober said video and audio evidence aren't easy to refute in court.
"It makes it tougher to defend, there's no doubt about that. Not
impossible, but tougher," he said.
RCMP said after all arrests have been made, the entire Zig Zag Crew
will be off the streets. Police said they believe it will make a huge
dent in Winnipeg's drug trade.
High-ranking Hells Angel arrested
Court documents reveal that a prime target of the investigation was a
33-year-old man who police allege is a full-patch member of the Hells
Angels who has a volatile personality.
In an affidavit filed three days before Wednesday's arrest of Sean
Sebastian Wolfe, Cpl. Jonathan Morriseau asked for what was described
as a "no-knock" warrant to enter and search his apartment in the
Tuxedo neighbourhood of Winnipeg.
Morriseau said the use of surprise and "overwhelming force" by heavily
armed officers was necessary to give Wolfe less time to react.
"Sean Wolfe has the reputation within the Zig Zag Crew and Hells
Angels as a person one should not cross," Morriseau said. "He is not
only highly respected, but feared by numerous individuals and has the
propensity to resort to violence," he said.
Morriseau also writes of an incident recorded by police during the
investigation, where a Zig Zag member pleads for the informant to
repay a debt to Wolfe, "otherwise Wolfe was going to 'lose it,'"
Morriseau said.
It's not the first time Wolfe has been involved in a case where a paid
informant was used. In February 2003, he was charged in a similar
clandestine police investigation but was set free after the informant
used in the case backed out.
The RCMP released photographs of four of five suspects still sought.
Bruce Brown, 43, Gerald Frommelt, 25, Lloyd Jansen, 38, and Blair
Alford, 55, are each facing cocaine-trafficking and other charges,
Sgt. Line Karpish said. The fifth was not identified by police.
Karpish said they are not to be approached if spotted. Anyone who sees
them is asked to call the police.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/12/03/man-divide-continues-day-two-wolfe.html
'Agent 22' was divided man
Hells Angels associate collected key info for cops before big sting
By: Mike McIntyre
He was a trusted associate of the Hells Angels, tasked with overseeing
their puppet club's substantial profits.
But the lure of even greener pastures was enough to convince Zig Zag
gang member Michael Satsatin to turn his back on the gang and accept a
dangerous job as a secret police snitch.
Court documents obtained by the Free Press on Friday reveal Satsatin
as the mysterious "Agent 22" -- the key figure in a 13-month
undercover sting operation that resulted in 34 arrests this week.
Satsatin, 34, was paid $450,000 plus expenses for his work in Project
DIVIDE, which police say was one of the biggest of its kind in
Manitoba history.
"The agent was a full-patch member of the Zig Zag Crew, who purchased
controlled substances and firearms from the targets of Project DIVIDE
and was suited with a recording device during regular Zig Zag Crew
meetings, using his position inside that organized crime group to
facilitate the investigation," police wrote in an affidavit filed in
court.
Satsatin's involvement in the case is now known by all the accused and
his name is on the public record and not protected by any court
orders. He is now in witness protection and has been relocated under a
new identity. The Free Press is not publishing any photos of Satsatin.
Police don't disclose exactly how they secured Satsatin's services for
Project DIVIDE, but say he went through an "appraisal" process before
being accepted. Satsatin was given a "cover story" that included him
pretending to sell drugs to students at the University of Manitoba and
University of Winnipeg.
Satsatin has been an associate of the Zig Zag Crew since 2000,
according to the court documents. The Zig Zag serve as a "farm team"
to the Hells Angels, supplying them with future prospects and doing a
lot of their dirty work. Police say every Zig Zag member is required
to pay $1,000 each month to the Hells Angels, plus an additional $150
a month towards their monthly debt to the gang.
Satsatin became a full-patch Zig Zag Crew member in February 2007
after being "sanctioned" by Hells Angels member Sean Wolfe, who ended
up being one of the prime targets of the police sting operation.
Satsatin served as secretary-treasurer of the Zig Zag Crew throughout
the investigation and allowed police incredible access to the inner
workings of the gang.
He wore a wiretap during 37 official gang meetings in which various
topics were discussed, including ongoing feuds with the Manitoba
Warriors street gang, possible expansion of the Zig Zag Crew to
British Columbia and even speculation on which members could be
working as police informants.
Police also had a technical front-row seat as membership dues were
collected, debts were paid and drug and weapons deals were arranged
and later captured on audio and video surveillance devices. Satsatin
was involved in about 36 monitored transactions during the operation
for drugs including cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamine,
oxycodone and marijuana, according to court documents.
Police also learned of a new Hells Angels policy, implemented in late
2008, to try beefing up their depleted ranks. Two prior sting
operations in 2006 and 2007 had left the Manitoba Hells Angels
dangerously close to the minimum six members required to maintain
chapter status.
"As a result of them wanting individuals to successfully work their
way to full membership, the Manitoba Hells Angels have changed the
responsibilities of their prospects," police wrote in their affidavit.
"The current prospects are now living a cleaner lifestyle to avoid
prosecution. They now are only responsible for 'bitch work' such as
mowing the grass at the clubhouse or carrying groceries. Prospect
members are not being called upon for committing 'dirty' criminal
activities, as this is what the Zig Zag Crew is for."
Police also learned about the paranoia that runs rampant within the
Hells Angels and Zig Zag Crew and requires them to always have members
stationed outside of meetings on the lookout for police. Police also
videotaped members and associates using various hand signals to
communicate words like gun, cocaine and ecstasy.
Satsatin had no previous criminal record at the time he began working
for the police operation in November 2008, according to court
documents. However, he openly admitted to police he regularly sold
drugs as part of his gang involvement.
Insights into gang gained in probe
THE 13-month sting gave police more insight into the outlaw gang
operations.
They learned of a new Hells Angels policy, implemented in late 2008,
to try beefing up their depleted ranks. Two prior sting operations in
2006 and 2007 had left the Manitoba Hells Angels dangerously close to
the minimum six members required to maintain chapter status.
"The current prospects are now living a cleaner lifestyle to avoid
prosecution...," police wrote in their affidavit. "Prospect members
are not being called upon for committing 'dirty' criminal activities,
as this is what the Zig Zag Crew is for."
Find this article at:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/hells-angels-associate-collected-key-info-for-cops-before-big-sting-78587392.html
This is more good news in the continuing battle against the crime
scourge known as the Hell's Angels. The Commons Justice Committee is
working on banning HAMC. Let your MP know that you support this.
Michael Yardley
illness. This dud is a 40’s nutter who is best ignored.
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> This is more good news in the continuing battle against the crime
> scourge known as the Hell's Angels. The Commons
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You would get a more sympathetic audience if you did not cross-post.
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> HA’s are all part of troll Mr. Usenet’s AKA Greg Carr’s mental
> illness. This dud is a 40’s nutter who is best ignored.
http://groups.google.ca/group/michael-yardley-should-be-deported/browse_thread/thread/b9c8784ec0c7245d?hl=en
for more info on Michael Yardley.
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can,politics because it mentions the Commons Justice commitee,
wpg.general because it takes place in Wpg, van.general because it
mentions BC and Vancouver has two Hell's Angels chapters and
bc.general because it mentions BC.
M
> On Dec 7, 12:26 pm, Michael Yardley <middleto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > HA’s are all part of troll Mr. Usenet’s AKA Greg Carr’s mental
> > illness. This dud is a 40’s nutter who is best ignored.
>
> for more info on Michael Yardley.
So now you are quoting your own stuff? And STILL cross-posting?
WTF
from IP69.67.167.205 at Training Innovations Inc. 600-4180 Lougheed HWY
Burnaby BC whined:
-->HA�s are all part of troll Mr. Usenet�s AKA Greg Carr�s mental
-->illness. This dud is a 40�s nutter who is best ignored.
Asswipe
M
I suspect he doesn't wipe at all.
The vaguely troll-like aroma of cross-posted fecal matter pervades his
writing.
Chom Noamsky
> can,politics because it mentions the Commons Justice commitee,
> wpg.general because it takes place in Wpg, van.general because it
> mentions BC and Vancouver has two Hell's Angels chapters and
> bc.general because it mentions BC.
Bet Greg Carr has Harley treadmarks running down his back.....
David Johnston
The belief that the Hells Angels are involved in organized crime is
not particularly rare or indicative of mental illness.
M
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:26:05 -0800 (PST), Michael Yardley
>
> >HA’s are all part of troll Mr. Usenet’s AKA Greg Carr’s mental
> >illness. This dud is a 40’s nutter who is best ignored.
>
> The belief that the Hells Angels are involved in organized crime is
> not particularly rare or indicative of mental illness.
Of course it isn't.
Repeated, senseless crossposting of extensive and meaningless detail
of all the Hell's Angel's cases, on the other hand, stongly indicative
of some mental problem.