HAMC And The Public Knew About Police Raid 11 Days In Advance From WWW
Greg Carr
TheStar.com - News - Blogger leaked order to raid Hells Angels
April 07, 2007
Peter Edwards
STAFF REPORTER
An Internet blogger leaked a confidential court document on a massive
police bust of the Hells Angels biker gang clubhouses 11 days before
tactical officers launched their dawn raids this week, the Star has
learned.
Leaked on the Internet was a judge's order allowing federal
authorities to seize the Hells Angels' fortified clubhouse on Eastern
Ave. in Toronto, which was home to the largest Hells Angels chapter in
Canada.
"It's very shocking," said Toronto-area organized crime expert Antonio
Nicaso, who has lectured police around the world. "That could have
jeopardized the whole operation. It can be dangerous for the informer.
It can be dangerous for everyone."
Despite police comments that they needed extreme secrecy to protect
officers, hints of the upcoming raids and a digital file of a court
order allowing authorities to secretly seize the Eastern Ave.
clubhouse were posted on at least five Internet sites, including one
for true crime aficionados, on March 25. The Web postings were still
available yesterday. "It could be a mistake or it could be something
that was done with malice,'' said Nicaso, adding it would be unfair to
conclude the bikers have a mole in policing or the courts. "I think
they have to investigate because things like that are not normal. I
think it deserves a full investigation."
Steve Skurka, a Toronto lawyer who defended two Woodbridge Hells
Angels in a previous trial, said he's never heard of anything like
this. "Certainly it's unprecedented. ... Search warrants are supposed
to be conducted by surprise."
Skurka said he expects the leak to be "highly significant" for both
the defence and the police.
Asked how the defence might view the leak, he said "it raises
questions about the order."
For a full day after the raids began at 6 a.m. Thursday across
southern Ontario, New Brunswick and Vancouver, police said they
couldn't release much information because they wanted to ensure
officers' safety.
The 18-month operation, called Project Develop, involved some 400
officers and relied on information from a Hells Angels' member who had
become a police agent. His identity has not been released and he's now
under police protection.
Secrecy is essential in organized crime investigations to protect
officers and informers, Nicaso said.
"That's bizarre," Nicaso said of the Internet leak. "The whole
operation depends on secrecy."
The Internet postings included a PDF file (a digital copy) of the
judge's secret order, which transferred control of the Eastern Ave.
clubhouse and a house in east Toronto and another in Barrie from the
Hells Angels to the federal government. The Eastern Ave. clubhouse was
home to the downtown Toronto chapter, which has three dozen full
members.
The ruling stated the bikers would learn they'd lost their properties
only when served with search warrants. "A copy of this order shall be
served on the following parties but shall only be served upon the
execution of search warrants at the properties whenever that may be."
Det. Insp. Daniel Redmond, head of the Ontario Provincial Police Biker
Enforcement Unit, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Police insisted on Thursday the Hells Angels didn't know they had lost
control of their property until the early-morning raids, when police
used a battering ram to punch a hole in the clubhouse's front wall.
The blogger who posted the judge's confidential order on March 25
identified himself only as "drmm", "drmmfamm" and "a researcher from
Toronto, Canada." The order was issued on March 14 in London, Ont.
The Superior Court judge ruled the properties were proceeds of crime
under new anti-racketeering legislation, after studying affidavits of
two police officers, "Being satisfied that there are reasonable
grounds to believe that all the properties listed in ... are
properties in respect of which a forfeiture order may be made under s.
16 (1) or 17 (2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act."
The Eastern Ave. property was the property of Old Navy Property
Corporation, whose officers were listed as James Butler of Main St.,
John McMahon of Briarbluff Ave., and John Neal of 498 Eastern Ave.,
the club's address.
Neil, 57, was charged with committing an offence in association with a
criminal organization, committing an offence for a criminal
organization, and conspiracy to traffic in the date rape drug GHB.
The seized house at 103 Berard Court in Barrie is listed as the
property of Ian Watson and Valerie Fisher, charged with two counts of
conspiracy to traffic in hashish, trafficking cocaine, two counts of
possession of hashish for the purpose of trafficking, possession of
cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and three counts of possession
of property obtained by crime. Watson was also charged with committing
an offence in association with a criminal organization.
The seized house at 43 Sherwood Ave. in east Toronto is listed to
Mehrdad Bahman and Charlotte Bahman.
The clubhouse was transferred to Old Navy Property Corporation in
April 2006 from Ontario Corporation 2005631, also known as Red & White
Company Ltd. Red and white are the Hells Angels colours.
Pooler, 56, was charged in Project Develop with committing an offence
in association with a criminal organization, trafficking the pain
killer OxyContin and four counts of possession of property obtained by
crime.
With files from Toronto Star library staff
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/200536
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Niagara officer charged in biker leaks case
TheStar.com - News - Niagara officer charged in biker leaks case
Constable ordered to stay away from Hells Angels, not possess weapons
April 07, 2007
Hamilton Spectator
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – A Niagara police officer has been ordered to
stay away from the Hells Angels and anybody associated with organized
crime while he awaits trial on allegations he leaked secret documents
to unauthorized parties.
Const. Frank Rudge, 43, must also surrender all his police gear,
including his service pistol, to Niagara regional police pending the
outcome of the case.
He was released from custody Thursday on a $30,000 surety after
appearing for a bail hearing in St. Catharines.
Rudge had spent the night in jail after being arrested at the Port
Colborne police station when he reported for work Wednesday morning.
He was charged with breach of trust by a public official, an
indictable offence under the Criminal Code that carries a maximum
penalty of five years in jail.
Niagara police spokeswoman Wendy Southall said she couldn't disclose
any details about the allegations against Rudge, such as the type of
information he allegedly leaked or to whom.
Asked whether the allegations involved the Hells Angels, she replied:
"It is not related directly to this project," referring to the massive
provincewide sweep against the biker gang Wednesday.
Rudge must report to the Welland police station once a week and may
not possess any firearms, explosives or ammunition.
He has been suspended from duty with pay pending the outcome of the
case.
He will also face internal disciplinary charges under the Ontario
Police Services Act.
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/200607
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http://www.torontofokus.com/order/orderocr.pdf has the actual court
order.
Are three of the USENET posts where this individual posted his website
which contained the secret court order. He has complained about the
hell's Angels being allowed to park illegally in front of their
clubhouse in Toronto just like they used to do in NYC before Mayor
Rudy Guiliani cracked down on them. The HAMC are well known for
bribing law enforcement and threatening them in order to get them to
back off or do their bidding. This has been well documented in
Oakland, Winnepeg and now an officer in Ontario is facing charges
relating to helping HAMC.
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Wild Rose Conservative MP Myron Thompson who sits on the Commons
Justice Committee is calling for the Hell's Angels
to be classified a terrorist organization. HA is involved with
extortion, homicide, kidnapping, prostitution, meth and cocaine
dealing, rape, armed robbery and motorcycle theft and child
pornography
as well as phony 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. If you
support Thompson let him know.
Hill Office
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6 (No postage required.)
Telephone: (613) 996-5152
Fax: (613) 947-4601
EMail: Thomp...@parl.gc.ca
Web Site:* www.myronthompson.com/
Constituency Offices
213 Main Street, Bay 3
Airdrie, Alberta
T4B 2B9
Telephone: (403) 948-5103
Fax: (403) 948-0879
Also 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
Some Guy
Blogger leaked order to raid Hells Angels
TheStar.com - News - Blogger leaked order to raid Hells Angels
April 07, 2007
Peter Edwards
STAFF REPORTER
An Internet blogger leaked a confidential court document on a massive
police bust of the Hells Angels biker gang clubhouses 11 days before
tactical officers launched their dawn raids this week, the Star has
learned.
Leaked on the Internet was a judge's order allowing federal
authorities to seize the Hells Angels' fortified clubhouse on Eastern
Ave. in Toronto, which was home to the largest Hells Angels chapter in
Canada.
> http://www.torontofokus.com/order/orderocr.pdf has the actual
> court order.
> Are three of the USENET posts where this individual posted his
> website which contained the secret court order. He has complained
> about the hell's Angels being allowed to park illegally in front
> of their clubhouse in Toronto just like they used to do in NYC
> before Mayor Rudy Guiliani cracked down on them.
From: drmm...@gmail.com
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Canadians Now Paying to Manage Hells Angels clubhouse
Date: 25 Mar 2007 16:14:32 -0700
Organization: http://groups.google.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.53.93.254
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:14:33 +0000 (UTC)
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nslookup 70.53.93.254
bas20-toronto12-1177902590.dsl.bell.ca
Domain name: TORONTOFOKUS.COM
Administrative Contact:
http://www.lunarpages.com
Free Domain for Life!!!!
100 E. La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631
Can't seem to find a whois lookup on lunarpages.
The bonehead should not have used google groups to post that shit.
The fact that nobody caught that post for 2 weeks shows how irrelavent
that usenet is with regard to the popular press and media.