Good times, bad times
Reporter Amanda Baumfeld wrote an extensive story detailing the history of the Mongols Motorcycle gang in Montebello and beyond. Here's an excerpt: The Mongols Motorcycle Club began in the 1970s as a group of men ... when they arrested suspected Mongols members and their associates in a sweep targeting the outlaw motorcycle gang [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 19:55:06
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Riders that create their own storm
kw: book reviews, nonfiction, subcultures, motorcycle clubsThe book's appendix consists of a couple of poems of tribute and a list of " ... of the club's International President, an explanation to the world of what being a member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club is really about. He makes no bones that they are an outlaw club. But that term means [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 15:00:00
Mongol’s Travel Oregon Legal System
Welcome to Oregon — from the rugged seacoast, to the high mountain passes of the Cascades and everything in between including the Judicial Branch ... of the outlaw Mongols Motorcycle Club opened in Oregon, the Eugene police arrested three members of the club on felony charges, accusing them of trying to run a pair of investigators off the road during [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 00:41:35
Beaten to death with a pool cue by Mongols *
The single homicide alleged in the federal indictment against members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club occurred on Valentine's Day last year ... Valley War on Gangs and Crime. Meanwhile, members of the outlaw motorcycle gang are expected to appear ... as a local transient, was playing pool at Young's Bar and Grill when two men came in, walked straight [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 16:59:57
Kenya next week + updates
Posting more infrequently these days as I'm trying to finish this dissertation thing by December ... time.Some updates: Thanks to Ben for the heads up on this one... The Feds are going after the Mongols Motorcycle Club - who purportedly have a role in the recent violent episodes with Hell's Angels [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 15:39:13
Your Two-Wheeled Addiction
The Mongols are in the news this week, although I’m certain they would prefer not to be. ... we say more? So what I’m wondering is why “motorcycle clubs,” which is less of a pejorative term ... , or stock investing clubs, or RV clubs getting into this. Why biker, excuse me, motorcycle clubs [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 23:55:16
Man, Genghis Is Gonna Be Pissed
Glendale, CA A motorcyclist was shot to death on the 2 / 210 connector this morning. One important clue: the word MONGOLS tattooed on his back. Some think it might be all that bad blood between the Hells Angels and the Mongols motorcycle club. Me, I'm thinking it's retaliation for the sack of Kiev in 1240. Those Ukrainians [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 16:43:00
Covering a Hells Angels funeral
Story and photos by Jeremy Spitz It was a hazy morning in Daly City, but the thunder did not come from the sky ... Ablett, 37, of Modesto, a member of the rival Mongols Motorcycle Club, the chief suspect ... of patches reading, “Hells Angels Brotherhood, Filthy Few, and Frisco Forever.” Speeches from friends [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 20:47:33
Outlaw motorcycle gangs not ruled out in shooting death
This is the latest in the strange and terrible saga of Manuel Martin's' death at the intersection of the 2 and the 210 freeways was the result of an ongoing feud between the Hell's Angels and Mongols motorcycle clubs. Here's Nathan McIntire's ... Department of Coroner spokesman Craig Harvey. Police confirmed Thursday that another motorcyclist riding [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 00:02:38
Nevada sting nets 23 suspects, 75 weapons in Washoe County
From the Reno Gazette-Journal: Federal officials said a 15-month undercover operation investigating the sale of illegal firearms and drug dealing ... agents inside a notorious motorcycle gang and led to arrests in six states. Six suspects, most affiliated with the Mongols Motorcycle Club, were arrested early Tuesday in Reno and 14 other people [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 15:35:09
Federal hordes pillage Mongol property
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/federal-hordes-pillage-mongol-propertyQuotes of the Day: "If the court grants our request .. ... of the Mongol Nation Motorcycle club for racketeering on October 21. The indictment included federal seizure ... . then if any law enforcement officer sees a Mongol wearing his patch, he will be authorized [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 15:16:00
Asset forfeiture brought to a new level
http://www.downsizedc.org/… “If the court grants our request … then if any law enforcement officer sees a Mongol wearing his patch, ... Motorcycle club for racketeering on October 21. The indictment included federal seizure of the “Mongols” [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 17:58:15
Federal hordes pillage Mongol property
Quotes of the Day: "If the court grants our request .. ... of the Mongol Nation Motorcycle club for racketeering on October 21. The indictment included federal seizure ... . then if any law enforcement officer sees a Mongol wearing his patch, he will be authorized [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 14:55:00
Federal Hordes Pillage Mongol Private Property
D o w n s i z e r - D i s p a t c h Quotes of the Day: ... Department indicted 79 members of the Mongol Nation Motorcycle club for racketeering on October 21 ... his patch, he will be authorized to stop that gang member and literally take the jacket right off [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 16:04:24
Mongols motorcycle gang leader will fight 'no association' plan
The leader of Oregon's Mongols Motorcycle Club intends to fight a prosecutor's plan to stop him from associating with his own members. A Lane County jury on Thursday found Justin "Mooch" DeLoretto [more...]
Date: 2008-06-21 03:25:12
Federal hordes pillage Mongol property
“If the court grants our request … then if any law enforcement officer sees a Mongol wearing his patch, ... indicted 79 members of the Mongol Nation Motorcycle club for racketeering on October 21 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 16:29:06
Hells Angels Speak on Loss of SF Leader
Originally From New America Media, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Commentary Thursday, October 30, 2008 : ... motorcycle club the Mongols - a member of which is now awaiting trial for Guardado's murder - is facing mass [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 14:52:43
Norberto Jose Montes, who goes by the nickname "Villain," and Klint Austin Melcer, who goes by "Danger." alleged killers
"Everybody deserves a second chance," he said. "My son lost his ... of Leon Huddleston, 26, because they fear retribution by the Mongol Motorcycle Club, whose members are suspected in the slaying. "Any time you have gangs involved, whether it's motorcycle gangs or rival [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 10:06:00
Feds to Seize Mongols Patch
This article from the LA Times paints a rather disturbing picture of what lengths the feds will go towards eliminating gang violence... http://www ... no different than a rival motorcycle gang. It's not uncommon for a motorcycle club to collect the patches ... that requires every club to register their name and patch with the feds. I won't defend [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 21:45:00
Wrapping Up Work
1) One of my crew has been in jail for the last 6 weeks ... up in the ATF raids on the Mongols motorcycle club. This guy didn't talk about it much but he's a high ranking [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 12:04:00
Mongols motorcycle club
Daly City police Sgt. David Mackriss said about 1,000 members and associates of the Hells Angels club turned out at Duggan’s Serra Mortuary for the 10 a.m. funeral of Mark Guardado. A similar number [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 15:06:09
Mongols biker leader, sentenced to year in jail, sprung after day
One day after a Lane County judge sentenced him to a year in jail, the leader of Oregon's Mongols Motorcycle Club was cut loose to make room for more serious criminals. Justin "Mooch" DeLoretto, 27, walked out of jail today... [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 01:53:37
Gangland -- Mongols Motorcycle Club from the History Channel
This comes from the History Channel's Gangland series. West Covina resident Ruben "Doc" Cavazos is interviewed about the gang. Cavazos was one of several dozens arrested in a federal sweep of Mongols members. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 18:29:22
Mass arrests could break up Mongol biker gang
Federal and state law enforcement officials in six states say that they have arrested dozens of members of he notorious Mongol motorcycle gang ... to infiltrate the gang that professed to be a social club, but which police say was really a criminal gang ... . "It puts a stake in the heart of the Mongols." -- Lance Murray [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 12:12:04
Sons of Anarchy - a review
Watched the Sons of Anarchy pilot re-run last night. This is sort of a pop culture outlaw biker version of The Sopranos. Your basic gangster soap opera with west coast motorcycle clubs gangs instead of east coast ... (in Oakland, Ca.), seems to be based on the Mongols, and they're having a war over the black market [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 10:41:00
SoCal Biker Gang Kicks Ass For Christ
According to the mission statement at SetFreeSoldiers.com: “We are a group of men who Love Jesus and Love to RIde Hard. We are not your normal motorcycle club. Some say we are too Good for the Bad guys, and too Bad ... , who has been faithfully ministering to both Hells Angels and Mongols alike through Set Free Soldiers [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 22:59:46
Cool Polygraph Tricks for Liars
By now, most have heard about the government's War on the Mongols, ... how the feds managed to nail 79 members of the motorcycle club? Infiltration. Apparently, four ATF [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 07:08:15
Questions about Doc
This comes from Aging Rebel: Maybe the Feds have the Mongols by the huevos. Maybe after, numerous attempts over the last 30 years, the Department of Justice is finally, actually going to deconstruct a major outlaw motorcycle club. Maybe not. But, don't dismiss [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 17:08:20
Music And Angels Mix
One of the cool things about the internet is discovering a taste of world knowledge while sitting on the peripheral edge ... which allows them to confiscate ‘motorcycle club’ assets, including the club brand (”patches” ... of my post-election withdrawal therapy has been background research on the only Hell’s Angels Motorcycle [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 18:34:35
Outlaws in Oregon
Link: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Flying Colors in Oregon On my way to Seattle last week, I drove past several motorcyclists on the freeway ... . Then I noticed their colors; they were Gypsy Jokers. I haven’t seen many motorcycle “outlaws” here in Oregon ... me to the article linked above. Outlaws in Oregon? Turf war? Probably not. But it would be awesome. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 07:27:16
November 4 roundup
Thanks to guestbloggers Victoria Pynchon (of Negotiation Law Blog) and Jason Barney for lending a hand last week; Will the U.S. government need to sponsor its own motorcycle gang in order to hold on to trademark confiscated ... , strippers and exotic dancers, trademark, Victoria Pynchon Related posts September 2000 archives, part [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 14:43:01
Good morning -- here's what's happening 10.22.08
Big winds mean a big fire in Fontana in San Bernardino County, where more than 100 acres have burned so far ... federal agents arrested 61 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang and charged them with federal ... -- one for and one against the ballot measure -- had lopsided attendance in South Central. Midnight Clu [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 15:48:15
Mongols Motorcycle Club Members & Ruben Cavazos Arrested!
Mongol motorcycle gang members were arrested Tuesday by federal agents in six states following a three-year investigation in which undercover agents had infiltrated the motorcycle gang. Sharpshooters stood guard on rooftops as motorcycles were lined up and confiscated during some arrests. The Mongol’s motorcycle gang’s national [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 01:47:31
More On The Mongols
Hey, The raid on the Mongols motorcycle club is continuing.63 members have now been arrested and jailed.There are 15 more warrants to be executed ... as a technician dor a day job and did his thing with the Mongols. A number of members including a past president said that the Mongols turned really bad after Cavanos took over the club. He said [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 18:28:47
Court Orders Mongols To Give Up Clothing Bearing Government Seized Trademark
The trademark story du-jour was the decision by a California district court judge to issue an broad injunction order which essentially prevents members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club ("Mongols") from wearing any clothing bearing the Mongols’ ... the U.S. government indicted 79 members of the Latino motorcycle gang for racketeering. The government’ [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 21:47:00
Feds arrest dozens of Mongols motorcycle gang members
LOS ANGELES – Dozens of burly, tattoo-covered members of the Mongol motorcycle gang were arrested Tuesday by federal agents in six states following a three-year investigation in which undercover agents infiltrated the group. More than 60 members of the Southern California-based Mongol Motorcycle Club were arrested under a federal racketeering [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 02:28:27
News: Gerard Domiano, Deep Throat & Colombo Crime Family; The Mafia in the Balkans; & ATF Undercover Agents & the Mongols Motorycle Gang
*** Gerard Damiano, director of the Colombo crime family's 1972 porn classic Deep Throat starring an unwilling Linda Lovelace, ... what would become a three-year probe into the Mongols Motorcycle Club — not to mention the agents ... between politicians and the mafia. *** After last week's round up of alleged members of the Mongols [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 15:02:18
Biggest Motorcycle Gang Bust Ever
Biggest Motorcycle Gang Bust Ever When it comes to branding, the Mongols have the Hells Angels beat ... indictment against the motorcycle club. My designer personae loves the Mongols’ style. Check ... . The Mongols’ name evokes images of the mounted marauders of Genghis Khan sweeping down [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 15:30:59
Feds Bust Mongols ~ Montebello
Founded in Montebello in 1970s, the Mongols MC is an outlaw Motorcycle club that is now the target of the FBI ... arrested more than 60 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang on Tuesday in a sweep that also targeted ... . They want to not only bust what they call the Mongols’ illegal activities, but also take away [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 16:01:03
Mongol Ruben Cavazos Busted
Mongol Ruben Cavazos Busted 21 October 2008 Ruben Cavazos of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang (also called Mongols Motorcycle Club, Group etc.) has been arrested in a Federal agents led bust. The bust of members of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang comes after a three-year investigation known as Operation Black Rain. Officials say with the raid [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 23:03:37
Mongols in the spotlight in Tuesday's Column
About the time Ruben "Doc" Cavazos published his autobiography, "Honor Few, Fear None," his life as an outlaw motorcycle gang member began to come apart. The book, published in June ... , on the day the book was published by HarperCollins, Cavazos awarded patches to two members accused [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 17:04:36
Now Queensland is at it.
Article from the Courier Mail November 01, 2008 11: ... Mongol members remove their club patch or “colours”, which bear the gang insignia – the most prized ... to strip them of their prized club colours and insignias. The Government is looking at a bold move [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 04:24:20
Curious headline of the week
Mongols motorcycle gang arrested in federal sweep More than 60 members of the Southern California-based Mongol Motorcycle Club were arrested under ... it to be the highest number of arrests of a motorcycle gang in the nation’s history. Federal and local agents [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 20:11:20
Mongols motorcycle gang arrested in federal sweep
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hrHOy4sPvBKCo0W7ItrIx-pmaE4gD93V5G3G0Mongols motorcycle gang arrested in federal sweepBy THOMAS WATKINS10-21-8LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of burly, tattoo-covered members of the Mongol motorcycle gang were arrested ... agents infiltrated the group.More than 60 members of the Southern California-based Mongol Motorcycle [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 14:42:00
ATF raid nabs 61 suspects - Glendale News-Press
ATF raid nabs 61 suspects - Glendale News-Press Posted by: in attorney-search NORTHWEST GLENDALE — An alleged Mongols Motorcycle Club member ... investigation into the club’s reported involvement in criminal activity. Vicente … Original Post By Google News [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 19:09:00
The 1st Banning of a Motorcycle Clubs Colors in America
The 1st Banning of a Motorcycle Clubs Colors in America By LJ James | November 12, ... more? Are there Criminals in Motorcycle Clubs? We hear about Drug dealers, Rapists, Murderers in the National Football ... 2008 by LJ James If you are a Member of a Motorcycle Club as I am, I’m sure you have heard [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 01:02:48
Mark Guardado - Hells Angels Leader Shot Dead
Mark Guardado, the president of Hells Angels of San Francisco, ... and the gunman struggled before the shooting and the suspect fled on a motorcycle. The murder is under investigation and suspicion has already been cast on rival motorcycle club, the Mongols [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 17:54:06
The 1st Banning of a Motorcycle Clubs Colors in America
by LJ James If you are a Member of a Motorcycle Club as I am, I’m sure you have heard about how a Judge has banned the Colors of the the Mongols Motorcycle Club ... demand. I can not expect those who are not in a Motorcycle Club to understand what this really means [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 14:14:57
The 1st Banning of a Motorcycle Clubs Colors in America
by LJ James If you are a Member of a Motorcycle Club as I am, I’m sure you have heard about how a Judge has banned the Colors of the the Mongols Motorcycle Club ... demand. I can not expect those who are not in a Motorcycle Club to understand what this really means [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 15:58:37
The 1st Banning of a Motorcycle Clubs Colors in America
by LJ James If you are a Member of a Motorcycle Club as I am, I’m sure you have heard about how a Judge has banned the Colors of the the Mongols Motorcycle Club ... demand. I can not expect many who are not in a Motorcycle Club to understand what this really means [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 15:49:29
