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Team A Maria Segovia Alicia Serna Jose Elias Jorge Rivera

Team A Maria Segovia Alicia Serna Jose Elias Jorge Rivera. Introduction. O riginated from a motorcycle club in San Bernardino, California known as the Pissed of Bastards of Bloomington.

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Team A Maria Segovia Alicia Serna Jose Elias Jorge Rivera

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  1. Team AMaria SegoviaAlicia SernaJose EliasJorge Rivera

  2. Introduction • Originated from a motorcycle club in San Bernardino, California known as the Pissed of Bastards of Bloomington. • Transformed from a group of old veterans getting drunk and disturbing the peace to what is considered the first and one of the most dangerous motorcycle clubs in the country.

  3. Hell Angels MC Organizational Structure • There is a national president. • Chapters are grouped into regions and each region it is headed by executive group elected from members from that same region. • Each local chapter members must follow the chapter’s guidelines and know about the rights and responsibilities of the members.

  4. Hell Angels MC Organizational Structure cont. • Each chapter is structured with a president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, security officer, and road captain.

  5. Various Business Interests • The Hells Angels are not just bike riders; they are involved in criminal activity. • Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and firearms (ATF), the Angels are one of the largest organized criminal networks behind the Mafia and Asian gangs.

  6. Various Business Interests cont. • Involved in worldwide drug dealing, theft, prostitution, gunrunning, and murder earning millions of dollars a year. • The main drug the Hells Angels are moving is methamphetamine. • Hells Angels have also been charged and convicted for the trafficking of millions of dollars of cocaine.

  7. Various Business Interests cont. • Police officers have seized tons of weapons from this gang bikers such as silencers, handguns, shotguns, AK-47s, M-16, and explosives. • Even though they are involved in many of the illegal activities, they try to maintain a positive image by giving to organizations such as Toys for Tots.

  8. Ties with other criminal organizations • In New York, the Hells Angels have been linked to the Gambino family, along with other mafia type groups. • The group was also linked to the Sinaloa Cartel and the trafficking of Cocaine and Methamphetamine. • The are constantly hired as enforcers and killers by other criminal organizations.

  9. Analysis • There is little evidence to suggest that the Hells Angels are in the business of political corruption. • The use of violence is a more common tactic by the HA organization. • They are a registered business in the United States and unlike some may perceive some of its members are very well educated, some of their lawyers are full colored members.

  10. Conclusion The Hells Angels have demonstrated that organization is key for success weather is criminal or legitimate business. Although most of their operations involve criminal activities, from time to time just like major companies they get involved in community activities. This involvement may be legitimate or perhaps to persuade people in believing that they are not all criminals. History has shown that they are a violent group that gets what they want at whatever means necessary. Their reputation speaks for itself and that is why they are now and international criminal organization. Education, intelligence, and risks are part of both sides of the law and only perseverance and determination will determine who will end up successful.

  11. References • Amicis, A. D. (2009, August 14). Hell Angels Criminal Enterprise. Retrieved April 22, 2013, from NCJRS.com: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/228801.pdf • Lyman, M. D., & Potter, G. W. (2007). Organized Crime (4th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database. • National Drug Intelligence Center. (2002, October). Retrieved April 22, 2013, from Wikipedia.com: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Hells-USDOJ.pdf • Mallory, S. L. (2007). Understanding Organized Crime. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.

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