SAN FRANCISCO — Two well-known members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club were convicted of racketeering and other federal offenses Wednesday, while a third member has been acquitted of witness intimidation, authorities said.
Raymond “Ray Ray” Foakes, the former president of the Hells Angels’ Sonoma chapter, was convicted of a racketeering conspiracy, assault with a deadly weapon, and witness intimidation, while Christopher “Rain Man” Ranieri was convicted of involvement in a murder conspiracy and racketeering. Brian Burke was found not guilty of intimidating a woman who alleged that Foakes had sexually assaulted her.
Jurors reached the verdicts after two full days of deliberation that started on Monday. Prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their final pitches to the jury last Friday.
The convictions mark the next major step in an ongoing prosecution of a dozen members and associations of the Sonoma Hells Angels, and the second trial to result in guilty verdicts. Both Ranieri and Foakes face decades in prison, but a sentencing date has not yet been set, according to court records.
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