By Bradford Betz
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted three members of the Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club on multiple drug distribution and trafficking charges, delivering yet another blow to the club after an investigation led to the club’s president being arrested earlier this year.
The announcement was made in a Friday afternoon news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.
Michael Shafer, the club’s 31-year-old vice president, Patrick Gonzales, the club’s 31-year-old secretary, and Hells Angels member Ricky Blackwell were charged in four separate indictments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Shafer was accused of conspiring to distribute marijuana and heroin and using a communication facility to facilitate drug trafficking. He would face up to 40 years in federal prison and a $5 million fine if convicted.
Gonzales was accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He would face up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted
Blackwell, meanwhile, was accused of cocaine possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm while trafficking drugs, and possession of a firearm after a domestic violence conviction. He would face five years to life in federal prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
Officers executed search warrants at multiple locations including the homes of Shafer and Gonzalez, prosecutors said. Investigators reportedly found a rulebook governing all Hells Angeles Motorcycle Clubs and rules dictating meeting times, membership information and membership agreements.
A police raid on a Bandidos clubhouse uncovered leftover cupcakes embellished with the club’s logo.
Law enforcement agencies including the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives carried out the investigation, according to prosecutors.
Earlier this year, Modesto Hells Angels President Randy Picchi, his wife and two other people were busted on charges related to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
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10 responses to “A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted three members of the Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club delivering yet another blow to the club”
Not one mention of anything crossing state lines, which would make it a federal case. WTF.
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Free Randy Picchi
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Why you folks fucking with people for drugs? Prohibition never worked. Why would drug prohibition work. Government trying to make bank. Bust them, then charge them money.
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Let’s hope the scum go down for life & the rest of the girl group follow along
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Bikers gotta smarten up & develop some form of military intelligence to remain active, snitches wind up in ditches…
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THEY NEED TO LEAVE BIKER ALONE !!! ITS THE ONLY HOPE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME ! THEY NEED TO CRANK DOWN ON THE STREET GANGS THAT KILL KIDS !!! BIKERS DON’T THEY HELP KIDS & THE HOMELESS & TRY TO KEEP AMERICANS GET AHEAD !!! AND IAM NOT A BIKER !!! JUST A GUY TRYING TO MAKE IT HERE !!!
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Thank you for the excellent video; I had given some thought of joining an MC comprised of former military several years back but decided I valued my independence more than Brotherhood. (“Trust No One” has always been my creed.)
My question is that you refer to Motorcycle Clubs (not ‘gangs’) but then you referred to “O.M.G.’s”.
I tend to think it does NOT mean Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, but am not sure what it does mean.
Thanks again for this informative video.
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Fuck all these 1%s bust them all how do u think the street gangs get the drugs and guns that kill people in the streets and not to mention the plenty of good women who they manipulate at first and then use them and abuse them once they have ruined their lives making them feel worthless I hope they all get locked up or die but that won’t happen anytime soon like another person said fuck em they all act like they are good citizens and go to work blah blah blah they know they are part of a criminal orginization when they sign up so they know they take the risk of goin to jail
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Its just another example why riding my bike people look at me like im a gang affiliate scumbag but i worked my ass off to afford a bike just to have the fun sucked out of it because of assumption
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ACAB
SUPPORT YOUR
LOCAL 1%ers
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