Global InformationHells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents in the United States information
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is designated an outlaw motorcycle gang by the Department of Justice.[1] There are an estimated 92 Hells Angels chapters in 27 U.S. states, with a membership of over 800.[2] Due to the club's designation as a "known criminal organization" by the State Department and Department of Homeland Security, the United States has a federal policy prohibiting its foreign members from entering the country.[3] The Hells Angels partake in drug trafficking, gunrunning, extortion, money laundering, insurance fraud, kidnapping, robbery, theft, counterfeiting, contraband smuggling, loan sharking, prostitution, trafficking in stolen goods, motorcycle and motorcycle parts theft, assault, murder, bombings, arson, intimidation and contract killing.[4] The club's role in the narcotics trade involves the production, transportation and distribution of marijuana and methamphetamine, in addition to the transportation and distribution of cocaine, hashish, heroin, LSD, MDMA, PCP and diverted pharmaceuticals.[2] According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the HAMC may earn up to $1 billion in drug sales annually.[5]
The Hells Angels are allied with numerous smaller motorcycle gangs – such as the Devils Diciples,[6] the Diablos,[6] El Forastero,[6] the Galloping Goose,[7] the Hessians,[1] the Iron Horsemen,[8] the Red Devils,[9] the Sons of Silence,[1] and the Warlocks[10] – and have associated in criminal ventures with the Buffalo,[1] Cleveland,[1] Gambino,[1] Genovese,[1] Los Angeles,[11] Patriarca,[12] and San Jose[11] crime families, as well as the Aryan Brotherhood,[13] the Mexican Mafia,[14] and the Nazi Lowriders.[15] Rival motorcycle gangs include the Bandidos,[16] the Breed,[17] the Mongols,[18] the Outlaws,[4] the Pagans,[4] the Sons of Satan,[19] and the Vagos.[20]
- ^ a b c d e f g Outlaw motorcycle gangs – USA overview Archived 2022-01-23 at the Wayback Machine National Institute of Justice (1991)
- ^ a b U.S. Dept. of Justice, Motorcycle Gangs, archived from the original on 10 February 2010, retrieved 27 October 2009
- ^ Hells Angels sue U.S. over visas, criminal designation Archived 2022-09-15 at the Wayback Machine Bill Mears, CNN (August 20, 2012)
- ^ a b c 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment National Alliance of Gang Investigators Association (2005)
- ^ Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Deputy John Williams, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (2008) Archived November 28, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Organized Crime in America U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary (1983) Archived September 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Springfield police keep watch on biker turf war — Tension alleged between two local groups Jess Rollins, Springfield News-Leader (July 16, 2012) Archived February 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Angels in Disguise? Brendan McGarvey, My City Paper (August 7, 2003) Archived July 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A peek into the inner-workings of the Hells Angels Archived 2022-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Jason Old, WIS (June 7, 2012)
- ^ 3 Arrested in Md. in Probe of Biker Clubs Michael Amon, The Washington Post (July 25, 2003) Archived March 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Les Gangs de Motards Criminalisés: Une expansion internationale Xavier Raufer, Institut de Criminologie de Paris Archived December 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The State of the Mob Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine W. Zachary Malinowski, The Providence Journal (January 28, 2007)
- ^ Reputed Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member Convicted of Murders of Three Men in Massachusetts Archived January 4, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Bill Marlin, Southern Poverty Law Center (May 16, 2014)
- ^ Christie 2016, p. 130.
- ^ White Power Gangs: The NLR (Nazi Low Riders) Story Archived 2022-01-31 at the Wayback Machine B. Belt and G. Doyle, National Criminal Justice Reference Service (March 1998) "White Power Gangs: The NLR (Nazi Low Riders) Story | Office of Justice Programs". Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ How the Bandidos became one of the world's most feared biker gangs Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post (May 18, 2015) Archived April 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Five die in clash of cycle gangs The New York Times (March 8, 1971) Archived April 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biker in Mongols gang is arrested in fatal shooting of rival Hell Angels member Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times (June 23, 2017) Archived April 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lovelace, Brett (Dec 19, 2002). "Clubhouse bombing may be tied to gang war". Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Worst California biker feud in decade erupted at Starbucks Archived 2021-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Jason Kandel, Reuters (October 26, 2011)