16 Outlaws MC Members Indicted In Detroit
Greg Carr
Crime, Drug And Gun Charges
(WebWire) 8/17/2007 10:39:22 AM
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WASHINGTON - Sixteen members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club were
indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges including
violent crime in aid of racketeering, illegal drug distribution and gun
violations, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment, which
was unsealed today, is part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement
initiative targeting the violent gang, which included the arrest of 15
Outlaws members in Boston last month on drug and firearms charges.
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced the indictment of the
16 charged defendants today at a news conference in Detroit with U.S.
Attorney Stephen J. Murphy of the Eastern District of Michigan, Deputy
Director Ronnie Carter of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), Deputy Assistant Director Daniel Roberts of the FBI's
Criminal Investigative Division, and Gang Squad Chief Kevin Carwile of the
Justice Department's Criminal Division.
Law enforcement authorities also initiated searches today in
connection with the ongoing nationwide investigation of the Outlaws. Agents
from the Detroit offices of the ATF, assisted by state and local law
enforcement partners, executed a search warrant at the Outlaws Detroit
Westside clubhouse. Searches were also conducted at several Outlaws
locations in the state of Florida.
The Outlaws Motorcycle Club has been identified as an international
criminal organization whose members and associates engage in acts of
violence including murder, attempted murder, assault, narcotics
distribution, and firearms and gambling offenses. The Outlaws are a
structured and hierarchical gang, divided into multiple regions in the
United States. The Outlaws also have members worldwide, including Europe,
Asia and Canada. The Outlaws have a long-standing violent history with the
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, including assaults/batteries, shootings and
fatalities.
"One of our top priorities at the Department of Justice is easing the
grip of fear that gang violence brings to some communities," said Attorney
General Alberto R. Gonzales. "We have worked to achieve that through a
partnership with state and local authorities that targets violent gangs,
including the Outlaws, city by city, neighborhood by neighborhood, until the
threat of gang-related violence is reduced. Detroit is already seeing the
results of these partnerships and our efforts against violent criminals, and
this important initiative will carry on to other communities as well."
The Detroit indictment was the result of "Operation Broken Spoke,"
"Operation Detroit Mugger," and "Operation End Game," a five-year
investigation by the ATF, the FBI, the National Drug Intelligence Center
(NDIC), Michigan State Police, the Detroit Police Department, the South Bend
(Ind.) Police Department, and the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Police Department.
The 16 indicted leaders, members and gang associates of the Fort
Wayne, Indianapolis, Detroit Eastside, Detroit Westside, Downriver and Bay
City Outlaws' chapters were charged with various crimes, including: violent
crimes in aid of racketeering; conspiracy to commit violent crimes in aid of
racketeering; distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine,
methamphetamine, marijuana, and hashish; being a felon in possession of a
firearm; and sale of a firearm to a known felon. The Outlaws "Black Region"
president, Leroy Frasier, who oversees the Michigan and Indiana Outlaws, was
also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The former
Detroit Westside Chapter Sergeant of Arms/Enforcer, Edward Gallagher, was
charged with selling a firearm to a known felon. Additionally, former Outlaw
Westside Vice President William Merfert was charged as being in possession
of a firearm following three prior felony convictions, a charge that carries
a 15-year minimum mandatory term of imprisonment upon conviction.
In addition, the following Michigan and Indiana Outlaws leaders,
members and gang associates were indicted:
Norman Box Jr., aka "Stormin' Norman"
David Dorris, aka "Hoggs"
Danny Neance, aka "Milky"
Ramon Rios
Bruce Wendel, aka "Big Bruce"
William Elston, aka "Jason"
Robert Castillo, aka "Big Rob" and "Mexican Rob"
Michael Radke
William Guinn, aka "Slick"
Mark Guerra, aka "Skid Mark"
Kenneth Creslaw, aka "KC"
William Thomas McCowan, aka "Tom the Bomb"; and
Kim Galaviz, aka "Moe"
The 18-count indictment alleges that the Outlaws Motorcycle Club is an
enterprise whose members allegedly committed, attempted, and threatened to
commit acts of violence to protect and expand the gang's criminal
operations. Several of the defendants were charged with allegedly assaulting
various members of the rival Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, in some cases
with dangerous weapons including a cane, a hammer, and motorcycle parts.
Several defendants allegedly trafficked in the sale of drugs, including
methamphetamine, marijuana, hashish and cocaine, while others were charged
with various firearms offenses for either being a felon in possession of a
handgun, or selling a firearm to a prohibited person.
The indictment contains a criminal forfeiture allegation, which sets
forth property, vehicles, motorcycles, weapons and currency that was either
used to conduct or facilitate illegal activities, or which were proceeds
from the Outlaws' criminal activities.
"Today's indictment represents a significant step in the federal
effort to dismantle the organized criminal enterprise allegedly operated by
the Outlaws Motorcycle Club," said U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy of the
Eastern District of Michigan. "Any acts of violence and drug trafficking
that are part of an organized criminal enterprise present a greater danger
to society and must be addressed by the full weight of the federal
government. I commend the excellent cooperation and hard work of the
federal, state and local law enforcement agencies who conducted a careful
and detailed investigation that led to the charges today."
"ATF is pleased to announce that its investigation of the Outlaws
Motorcycle Club has removed firearms, including fully automatic machine
guns, silencers, and illegal drugs from the streets of Detroit," said Ronnie
Carter, ATF Deputy Director. "ATF stands with you as you seek to serve and
protect your communities. Today we are reinforcing the message that we will
not tolerate armed gang violence and the drug trade that fuels it. We are
warning gang members that ATF and our federal, state and local law
enforcement partners will pursue them and bring them to justice as we make
our communities safer."
"Dismantling violent gangs is one of the FBI's top priorities. This
indictment is the direct result of joint efforts with our federal, state and
local law enforcement partners, and we will continue to work diligently with
our colleagues to investigate and eradicate America's street gangs and the
violence they perpetrate," said Deputy Assistant Director Daniel D. Roberts,
FBI Criminal Investigative Division. "Together we are committed to restoring
safety and security to our nation's neighborhoods."
The charges of violent crime in aid of racketeering carry maximum
statutory sentences of up to 20 years in prison. The separate drug counts in
the indictment carry various maximum statutory sentences, including up to 40
years in prison for distribution of cocaine and up to life in prison for the
distribution of methamphetamine. Defendants also face various maximum
sentences on the gun charges, such as a mandatory minimum of 15 years in
prison for possession of a firearm following three prior felony convictions.
The Detroit case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Diane
Marion and Julie Beck of the Eastern District of Michigan, and Trial
Attorney Amy Sirignano and Bryan Reeves of the Criminal Division's Gang
Squad in Washington, D.C.
The Detroit case follows the arrest of 15 Outlaws members in Taunton,
Mass. Thirteen individuals were charged by an indictment returned by a
federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts, while two were arrested
on charges in a criminal complaint. "Operation Roadkill," announced by the
U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston on July 31, 2007, was a two-year
investigation by the FBI, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Brockton
Police Department that resulted in federal charges including conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. The indictment also
charged the former president of the Taunton Outlaws with possessing a
firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The indictment alleges
that Outlaws in Massachusetts engaged in violent criminal activities,
including an ongoing war with the Hells Angels that resulted in a number of
shootings and fatalities.
Eighteen firearms were recovered during the execution of arrest
warrants in connection with the Massachusetts indictment, including an AR-15
assault weapon and high-capacity rounds of ammunition. Agents recovered
approximately $100,000 in connection with the investigation and also seized
numerous vehicles. The FBI executed a search warrant at the Outlaws
clubhouse in Taunton and recovered numerous weapons including machetes and
knives, along with Outlaws paraphernalia and a large Nazi flag.
In February 2006, Attorney General Gonzales unveiled an initiative to
combat gang violence across the United States. The anti-gang strategy is
designed to prioritize prevention programs to provide America's youth and
offenders returning to the community with opportunities that help them
resist gang involvement. The initiative also calls for robust enforcement
policies when gang-related violence occurs, and expands the successful
Project Safe Neighborhoods program to include new and enhanced anti-gang
efforts. The law enforcement actions in Detroit, Massachusetts and Florida
are the result of the Attorney General's anti-gang initiative and the joint
strategic and priority targeting of violent street gangs by the ATF, the
FBI, the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement and Coordination Center
(GangTECC) and the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and state and
local law enforcement. The Criminal Division's Gang Squad, a specialized
group of federal prosecutors charged with attacking the most significant
regional, national and international gangs in the United States, assisted in
this case and in the implementation of the Justice Department's initiatives
to combat gang violence across the country.
The public is reminded that the details contained within the
indictment are simply allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent
unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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has been alleged in the past that the war between the HAMC and the Outlaws
MC is over but this seems to imply it is still ongoing. Several Outlaws were
wounded allegedly by two Hell's Angels at Sturgis a while back and face
various charges. Someone wearing a Hell's Angel support t-shirt was killed
on the east coast recently allegedly by someone with ties to motorcycle
clubs. Even though BC is considered to be Hell's Angels territory there are
supporters of the Outlaws MC known to be here and they sometimes show their
support in public. Best of luck in any war you have ongoing with the Hell's
Angels.
Today heading south on 152nd St in Surrey I saw 4 bikers wearing
Jokers patches with the word Jokers on top of the head of the famous clown
from Batman comics. No bottom rocker which is traditional with motorcycle
clubs. The Jokers are usu. listed as a puppet club of the Hell's Angels. The
fifth rider of the group had no patch on.
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HA
is involved with
extortion, homicide, kidnapping, prostitution, meth and cocaine
dealing, rape, armed robbery and motorcycle theft and child
pornography
as well as phoney currency and witness intimidation and obstruction of
justice. They have been known to bribe and scare law enforcement
officers and judges into doing their bidding. These ppl must be
rooted
out of the Cdn justice system. Two judges have actually done their
job
and declared HAMC a criminal org and the Victoria Times-Colonist is
calling for it to be banned as a terrorist org.
The White Rock chapter Sgt.Of Arms, Villy Roy Lynnerup, recently was
arrested for trying to board an airplane at YVR
with a loaded firearm. Was probably going to crash the plane into the
Downtown courthouse or hold the passengers hostage in exchange for
the
release of Moms Boucher and all imprisoned full patch members. All
the
Hell's Angels, their supporters, associates etc. should be imprisoned
for twenty years
their children put in foster care and their assets seized.
Ppl are trying to get HAMC listed as a terrorist org. If you support
this
then write letters to editors of local newspapers and your local MP.
As well John Les the solicitor-general of BC has advocated banning
the wearing of gang colours such as biker patches in bars. Since HA
is
known to frequent the College Place and the Cecil and has links to
various bars in BC that would be an improvement. The gang has a
history of intimidating
bartenders, infiltrating unions involved in the bar industry, beating
and killing strippers and beating customers to death at random for no
reason. Contact your MLA as well as the local media and tell them you
want this implemented sooner rather than later.
VPD is appealing again for info about the homicide of Maria Yvette
Monzon who was shot dead on the westside of Vancouver. She was killed
by HA but the police have never stated that. There is a reward.
Art Hanger the chair of the Justice Committee can be contacted at:
Hill Office
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6 (No postage required.)
Telephone: (613) 947-4487
Fax: (613) 947-4490
EMail: Hang...@parl.gc.ca
Web Site:* www.arthangermp.com/
Preferred Language: English Constituency Offices
2635 - 37th Avenue NE, Suite 140
Calgary, Alberta
T1Y 5Z6
Telephone: (403) 291-0018
Fax: (403) 291-9516
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> In addition, the following Michigan and Indiana Outlaws leaders,
> members and gang associates were indicted:
>
> Norman Box Jr., aka "Stormin' Norman"
>
> David Dorris, aka "Hoggs"
>
> Danny Neance, aka "Milky"
>
> Ramon Rios
>
> Bruce Wendel, aka "Big Bruce"
>
> William Elston, aka "Jason"
>
> Robert Castillo, aka "Big Rob" and "Mexican Rob"
>
> Michael Radke
>
> William Guinn, aka "Slick"
>
> Mark Guerra, aka "Skid Mark"
>
> Kenneth Creslaw, aka "KC"
>
> William Thomas McCowan, aka "Tom the Bomb"; and
>
> Kim Galaviz, aka "Moe"
>
How come we don't hear complaints from NDP folks about this
organization keeping women out of leadership positions?
Greg Carr
The NDP connections to the HAMC in BC are well known. Simma Holt did an
excellent expose though in her book, The Devil's Butler which documented
rape by the Satan's Choice MC which later became the Hell's Angels in
Vancouver. Bizarrely it is reported on a regular basis that women in the UK
fly Hell's Angels patches. The English Hell's Angels are considered a joke
by the US Hell's Angels but for some reason this behaviour is tolerated.
Whoever heard of a 1% motorcycle club allowing women to wear a patch?
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> Nothing to do with van.general, can.politics, or bc.general.
lol... what goes around, comes around ;-)