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Hells Angels

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Hells Angels

20/02/2022 14:57:28

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", "HAMC", and "81". With a membership of between 3,000 and 3,600 and 467 chapters located in 59 countries, the HAMC is the largest motorcycle club in the world.

Numerous police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice and Europol, consider the club to be an organized crime syndicate.

Hells Angels

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Hells Angels

14/02/2022 16:54:22

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", "HAMC", and "81". With a membership of between 3,000 and 3,600 and 467 chapters located in 59 countries, the HAMC is the largest motorcycle club in the world.

Numerous police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice and Europol, consider the club to be an organized crime syndicate.

Hells Angels

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Hells Angels

14/02/2022 16:52:37

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", "HAMC", and "81". With a membership of between 3,000 and 3,600 and 467 chapters located in 59 countries, the HAMC is the largest motorcycle club in the world.

Numerous police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice and Europol, consider the club to be an organized crime syndicate.

Highway 61 Motorcycle Club

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Highway 61 Motorcycle Club

20/02/2022 14:57:30

The Highway 61 Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club based in New Zealand and also operating in Australia. The Committee on Gangs report of 1981 (known as the Comber Report) said they were one of the two largest of the 20 outlaw motorcycle gangs in New Zealand. In the 1990s they were the largest in the country. They were still the largest in 2010, even though their membership numbers had declined. As of 2019 they were considered one of the ten main gangs (including motorcycle gangs and ethnically based gangs) in the country. Their membership is largely people of Māori and Pacific Island ethnicities. Their colours are black and gold.

Highway 61 members in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2007
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Highway 61 Motorcycle Club

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Highway 61 Motorcycle Club

14/02/2022 16:54:24

The Highway 61 Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club based in New Zealand and also operating in Australia. The Committee on Gangs report of 1981 (known as the Comber Report) said they were one of the two largest of the 20 outlaw motorcycle gangs in New Zealand. In the 1990s they were the largest in the country. They were still the largest in 2010, even though their membership numbers had declined. As of 2019 they were considered one of the ten main gangs (including motorcycle gangs and ethnically based gangs) in the country. Their membership is largely people of Māori and Pacific Island ethnicities. Their colours are black and gold.

Highway 61 members in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2007
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Highwaymen Motorcycle Club

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Highwaymen Motorcycle Club

20/02/2022 14:57:31

The Highwaymen Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club. The club was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1954. The club has undergone a number of large-scale police and FBI investigations, most notably in 1973, 1987 and 2007. In the early 1970s several members were convicted of bombings and raids of the homes and the clubhouses of rival motorcycle clubs.

The club is the largest in the Detroit area, with over three hundred members, and chapters in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. Their insignia is a winged skeleton wearing a motorcycle cap and leather jacket, and their colors are black and silver. Their motto is, "Yeah, though we ride the highways in the shadow of death, we fear no evil, as we are the evilest 'mother fuckers' on the Highway." ("H.F.F.H.").[citation needed] James Blake Miller, the "Marlboro Marine", is a member of the Kentucky Highwaymen, many of whom, like Miller, are veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. The Highwaymen are banned from the Detroit Federation of Motorcycle Clubs, which was created in the 1970s to resolve motorcycle gang turf wars.

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Honoured Society (Australia)

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Honoured Society (Australia)

14/02/2022 16:53:59

The Honoured Society (Italian: Onorata Società) is a Calabrian 'Ndrangheta criminal confederation, started in Melbourne and currently active in all of Australia. In 1963, it was reportedly involved in the Victoria Market Murders. It was led by gangster Frank Benvenuto until his slaying in 2000. Tony Romeo, another high-ranking member, was shot in 2002.

Irish Mob

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Irish Mob

14/02/2022 16:54:00

The Irish Mob (also known as the Irish mafia or Irish organized crime) is an organized crime syndicate based in the United States, Canada, and Ireland, which has been in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish-American street gangs – famously first depicted in Herbert Asbury's 1927 book, The Gangs of New York – the Irish Mob has appeared in most major U.S. cities, especially in the Northeast and the urban industrial Midwest, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago.

The Irish Mob also has a strong presence in Ireland; however, unlike in the United States, the group has only been present in Ireland since the 1960s. Predominantly active in Dublin and Limerick, the group most often works under crime families focusing on the drug trade.

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Iron Horsemen

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Iron Horsemen

20/02/2022 14:57:32

The Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club is an American outlaw motorcycle club that was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in the mid-1960s. The club now also has chapters in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, California, Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington and New York. The club is also active in Louisville, Mississippi, where associates threatened a local super market employee. Their insignia is a winged, metallic horse's head and their motto is "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it weren’t for the Iron Horsemen , the highways would rust".[1][2].

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Iron Order Motorcycle Club

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Iron Order Motorcycle Club

20/02/2022 14:57:33

Iron Order Motorcycle Club (IOMC) is a International outlaw motorcycle club formed on July 4, 2004 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It is one of the largest motorcycle clubs in the world, and although it is not a Law Enforcement Club, it incorporates members of law enforcement, veterans, and active military members. It has chapters all over the continental United States and in 11 other countries across the globe.

The Iron Order states that their goal is to be like the motorcycle clubs of the 1950s and 1960s, who were "non-conformists", but not in any way a criminal organization.

Jackson Street Boys

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Jackson Street Boys

14/02/2022 16:53:19

The Jackson Boyz, JBZ or Jackson Street Boys, JSB are or were a San Francisco, California based Asian American street gang and criminal organization The gang, composed of Cantonese and Vietnamese members, has been centered in San Francisco's Chinatown, and was named for Jackson Street. The Jackson Street Boys also have a presence in other U.S. cities.[citation needed][when?]

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Kings Crew Motorcycle Club

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Kings Crew Motorcycle Club

20/02/2022 14:57:36

The Kings Crew Motorcycle Club was an outlaw motorcycle club based in Western Canada and was founded in Calgary, Alberta in 1977. Where it would become one of the provinces most dominant clubs, participating in the Alberta Biker Conflict, until eventually joining the Hell's Angels in the late 1990s.

Latin Kings (gang)

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Latin Kings (gang)

14/02/2022 16:52:38

The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN, ALKN, or LKN) is one of the largest Hispanic and Latino street and prison gangs worldwide. The gang was founded by Puerto Ricans in Chicago, Illinois in 1954.

Lebanese mafia

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Lebanese mafia

14/02/2022 16:54:12

Lebanese mafia is a colloquial term for organized crime groups which origin from Lebanon and Levant. Lebanese organized crime is active in the country of Lebanon itself, as well as in countries and areas with a large Arab community, most notably United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and in the Triple Frontier in South America. Lebanese organized crime syndicates generally are active globally, largely due to the mass Arab population. For the past decades the Arab crime families had controlled 78% of Germany's underworld activities.

Logan Heights Gang

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Logan Heights Gang

14/02/2022 16:52:58

The Logan Heights Gang, also known as Varrio Logan Heights or LH, is a Sureño street gang based in Southeast San Diego.

Lone Legion Brotherhood

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Lone Legion Brotherhood

20/02/2022 14:57:39

The Lone Legion Motorcycle Association is an outlaw motorcycle club located in New Zealand.

According to media and Police the club is a member of the "A-Team", an alliance between several NZ biker groups including the Outcasts MC, the Epitaph Riders MC, the Forty-Fives MC, the Southern Vikings MC, Satan's Slaves MC, Sinn Fein MC and the Lost Breed MC.

Loners Motorcycle Club

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Loners Motorcycle Club

14/02/2022 16:54:25

The Loners Motorcycle Club is an international outlaw motorcycle club formed in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada in 1979. It has fifteen chapters in Canada, four chapters in Italy, eleven in the United States and ten chapters in several other countries.

The Loners Motorcycle Club is a group of motorcycle enthusiasts that are not involved in organized crime, any members that choose to commit these acts do so without the permission of the club.

Los Angeles crime family

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Los Angeles crime family

14/02/2022 16:52:39

The Los Angeles crime family, also known as the L.A. Mafia or the Southern California crime family, is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate based in California as part of the larger Italian-American Mafia. Since its inception in the early 20th century, it has spread throughout Southern California. Like most Mafia families in the United States, the L.A. crime family gained power bootlegging alcohol during the Prohibition Era. The L.A. family reached its peak strength in the 1940s and early 1950s under Jack Dragna, although the L.A. family was never larger than the New York or Chicago families. The Los Angeles crime family itself has been on a gradual decline, with the Chicago Outfit representing them on The Commission since the death of Boss Jack Dragna in 1956.

The sources for much of the current information on the history of the Los Angeles Cosa Nostra family is the courtroom testimony and the published biographies of Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno, who in the late 1970s became the second member - and the first acting boss - in American Mafia history to testify against Mafia members, and The Last Mafioso (1981), a biography of Fratianno by Ovid Demaris. Since the 1980s, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO Act) has been effective in convicting mobsters and shrinking the American Mafia; like all families in the United States, the L.A. Mafia now only holds a fraction of its former power. Not having a strong concentration of Italian-Americans in the region leaves the family to contend with the many street gangs of other ethnicities in the city. The Los Angeles crime family is the last Mafia family left in the state of California.

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Lost Breed

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Lost Breed

20/02/2022 14:57:41

The Lost Breed Motorcycle Club were a motorcycle club in Nelson, New Zealand, formed in 1976. Since then they have been primarily the only gang in the town and have repelled attempts by other gangs (including the Highway 61 MC and the Fourth Reich an extremely violent Neo-nazi gang) to set up. The club has recently announced that they are strongly opposed to the drug P and domestic violence although police consider these claims to be dubious "wonder if they are also against the use of cannabis and the unrestricted sale of alcohol."

At the end of 2015, they were shut down by the Hells Angels.

Menace of Destruction

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Menace of Destruction

14/02/2022 16:52:40

Menace of Destruction (MOD), formerly known as Masters of Destruction, is a Hmong street gang created in 1988. Today, it is active in California, MidWestern United States, and many places with large Hmong communities. It is known for murders, fights, shootings, and weapon and drug trafficking (mostly marijuana and methamphetamine).

MOD is the oldest active Asian street gang in Northern California and the largest Hmong gang in America. MOD is known as one of the most violent and notorious Asian gangs, it is the only Hmong gang that is officially recognized by the United States Government. MOD has its largest presence in California with members residing in the cities, Sacramento, Merced, Stockton, and Fresno.

Mexican Mafia

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Mexican Mafia

14/02/2022 16:52:12

The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a highly organized Mexican American criminal organization in the United States. Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia did not originate in Mexico, and is entirely a U.S. criminal prison organization. Law enforcement officials report that the Mexican Mafia is the deadliest and most powerful gang within the California prison system and possibly all of the West Coast. Government officials state that there are currently 400–500 official members of the Mexican Mafia with around 1,000 associates who also carry out its illegal activities in the hopes of becoming full members.

Mobshitters

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Mobshitters

20/02/2022 14:58:01

The Mobshitters Motorcycle Club, is a "one-percenter" outlaw motorcycle club in Australia with around four chapters.

Mongols Motorcycle Club

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Mongols Motorcycle Club

20/02/2022 14:58:02

The Mongols Motorcycle Club, sometimes called the Mongols Nation or Mongol Brotherhood, is a "one-percenter" outlaw motorcycle club. The club is headquartered in Southern California and was originally formed in Montebello, California, in 1969. Law enforcement officials estimate approximately 2,000 full-patched members are in the club. The Mongols' main presence lies in Southern California, but they also have chapters nationwide in 14 states and internationally in 11 countries.

Mongols Motorcycle Club

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Mongols Motorcycle Club

14/02/2022 16:52:41

The Mongols Motorcycle Club, sometimes called the Mongols Nation or Mongol Brotherhood, is a "one-percenter" outlaw motorcycle club. The club is headquartered in Southern California and was originally formed in Montebello, California, in 1969. Law enforcement officials estimate approximately 2,000 full-patched members are in the club. The Mongols' main presence lies in Southern California, but they also have chapters nationwide in 14 states and internationally in 11 countries.

Mongrel Mob

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Mongrel Mob

14/02/2022 16:54:27

The Mongrel Mob (sometimes self-labelled as the Mighty Mongrel Mob or colloquially known as the Mob) is an organised street gang based in New Zealand. With a network of more than thirty chapters throughout the country and additional operations in Australia and Canada, the Mob is considered to be one of the most powerful criminal gangs in the Western world. They are especially active in the King Country, Ōpōtiki, Waikato and Hastings. The Mongrel Mob's main rival is the Black Power gang; there have been several very public and violent clashes between the two gangs over the years.

Moonshiners Motorcycle Club

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Moonshiners Motorcycle Club

14/02/2022 16:53:01

The Moonshiners Motorcycle Club, also referred to as the Compton Moonshiners Motorcycle Club, was started in Compton California in 1934. The Moonshiners Motorcycle Club is a motorcycle club, which in 1947 along with other California motorcycle clubs like the Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington MC, Boozefighters MC, Market Street Commandos MC, 13 Rebels MC, Sharks MC, Top Hatters MC, Salinas Ramblers MC, Yellow Jackets MC and the Galloping Goose MC participated in the highly publicized "Hollister Riot" later immortalized on the film as The Wild One.

Moran family

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Moran family

14/02/2022 16:54:01

Members of the Moran family include:

Lewis Moran

Lewis Moran was the patriarch and father of Jason Moran. On 31 March 2004 he was shot dead in a club on Sydney Road, Brunswick. At the time of his death he was on bail facing drug trafficking charges. Police had unsuccessfully attempted to keep Lewis Moran imprisoned due to concerns for his safety.

Judy Moran

Judy Moran
Born
Judith Maryanne Brooks

(1944-12-18) 18 December 1944 (age 77)
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Spouse(s)Leslie John "Johnny" Cole (1963-1982)
Lewis Moran (1966-1995)
ChildrenMark Moran (son)
Jason Moran (son)
Criminal chargeMurder
Penalty26 years jail
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MS-13

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MS-13

14/02/2022 16:52:43

Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1970s and 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the Los Angeles area. Over time, the gang grew into a more traditional criminal organization. MS-13 is defined by its cruelty, and its rivalry with the 18th Street gang.

Many MS-13 members were deported to El Salvador after the close of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1992, or upon being arrested, facilitating the spread of the gang to Central America. The gang is currently active in many parts of the continental United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Most members are Central American, Salvadorans in particular.

As an international gang, its history is closely tied to United States–El Salvador relations. In 2018, the gang's US membership of up to 10,000 accounted for less than 1% of the 1.4 million gang members in the United States, and a similar share of gang murders. The gang is often referenced by the United States' Republican Party to advocate for stricter immigration policies.

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Nazi Lowriders

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Nazi Lowriders

14/02/2022 16:52:46

The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to other states, having small rural and suburban factions. They are allies of the larger and more notorious gangs, the Aryan Brotherhood and the Mexican Mafia and fellow peckerwood gang Public Enemy No. 1. Their main rivals are the Bloods, the Crips, the Black Guerrilla Family, MS-13, Norteños, and Nuestra Familia.[citation needed] The Nazi Low Riders operate in and outside of prison. Methamphetamine abuse is common among members of the group. NLR violence has struck the general public, including police officers.

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No Surrender Motorcycle Club

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No Surrender Motorcycle Club

20/02/2022 14:58:05

No Surrender Motorcycle Club is an international outlaw motorcycle club established in the Netherlands. No Surrender was founded in 2013 by Klaas Otto. By 2014, the club claimed over 600 members, and membership exceeded 900 in 2018.[citation needed] The leaders are mainly Dutch trailer residents or of Turkish origin.

On 16 February 2016, Otto announced he had left the club.

In 2014, three members of the group were reported to have traveled to Iraq to fight alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Iraq and Syria, an act which is not in itself a crime, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

In June 2015, it was announced that one of the volunteers, Nomad Ron, had died in a traffic accident.

On January 13, 2017, the clubhouse in Emmen was raided by police. According to the authorities, the clubhouse was trading in hard and soft drugs.

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