The federal government’s investigation into the activities of the Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club yielded new indictments Thursday in Fresno.
Chapter vice president Michael Shafer, 31, of Modesto, was charged with conspiring to distribute marijuana, conspiring to distribute heroin, distribution of marijuana, and two counts of use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense.
Chapter secretary Patrick Gonzales, 31, of Modesto, was charged with being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition.
Hells Angels member Ricky Blackwell was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm after suffering a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction.
U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced the indictments in a news release.
Officers Searched Hells Angels Residences
Law enforcement officers executed search warrants at the residences of Shafer and Gonzales, along with other locations.
According to court documents, at Gonzales’s residence officers found the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club World Rules and the rulebook that governs all Hells Angels Motorcycle Clubs. Officers also found the rules for the Modesto Charter of the Hells Angels, minutes of club meetings, membership information, and membership agreements.
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Earlier this year, Modesto Hells Angels President Randy Picchi was charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine for leading a drug conspiracy that involved his wife, Tina Picchi, Michael Mize, and Hells Angels member Michael Pack.
This latest case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Internal Revenue Service, Modesto Police Department, Turlock Police Department, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the California Highway Patrol.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ross Pearson and Laurel Montoya are the prosecutors.
Potential Sentences for Those Charged Thursday
If convicted, Shafer faces a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison, a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison, and a $5,000,000 fine.
Gonzales faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Blackwell faces a maximum penalty of life in prison, a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
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13 responses to “The federal government’s investigation into the activities of the Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club yielded new indictments in Fresno.”
I am glad I backed out of the hang around period with 22,dont get it TWISTED PEOPLE, These clubs are organized and the pigs will come down like so,I spent 9 years in CDC (SS) THE POLITICS ARE SAME
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All older members need to get these youngsters in line they are drawing too much heat on the club not all 1% er’s are criminals,if you are gonna criminalize be more careful your patch is a target.
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With regards to “one-percenters” Refer http://www.rob-files.com
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Google “The BPM’s Jeff Morris Official Video.” It’s a great biker song. Give it a try.J
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Leave them alone..they need peace..tell the kids at christmas when they dont get new bikes from hells angels..im a biker and need others too try and understand we arent bad just live a different life then most
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Three people don’t make it a big bust…like these pigs are trying to make it sound like……..
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McGregor Scott is the prosecutor’s name. Gee, think he’s led a privileged life? He’s a little pissant of a man going after real men. NO ONE should be doing time for drugs unless they are selling to children. Free country my ass…
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Seems to me they used a whole lot of govern mbv ent resources just to indict three people? Seems more like a case of government harassment….suprise suprise…..
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$5,000,000 fine! I think You have too many zeros in your article in regards to Shafer’s possible sentence on a conviction. Additionally, as written it relates to a minimum sentence.
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Nobody got murdered, yet you can murder someone in California and get out of prison in 7 to 9 years with “good time.”
Does this seem more than a little fucked up?
HAFFA.
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They don’t want violence yet they’re playing games like this? Fuck your drug wars. You really want to take it back? Where do I send my support check?
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fuck the hell’s angels!!!
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