Remember that Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Testimony begins in Anderson murder trial – Jan 5, 2012 – West Virginia – By Jeffrey Saulton; www.NewsAndSentinel.com - After a day of jury selection, testimony began Wednesday in Wood County Circuit Court in the murder trial of John Eugene Anderson.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/555892/Testimony-begins-in-Anderson-murder-trial.html?nav=5061

 

 

Bikies loaded for Surfers Paradise war – Jan 5, 2012 – Australia – By Robyn Wuth; www.GoldCoast.com.au - Police are braced for an outbreak of violence on the Glitter Strip as Bandidos outlaw motorcycle club members vow revenge on the Rebels MC.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/01/05/379241_crime-and-court-news.html

 

 

Pagan’s Informants Still Singing – Jan 6, 2012 – USA – By The Aging Rebel; www.AgingRebel.com - The foul stink of the Pagans racketeering case, US v. Barbeito et al., lingers in West Virginia.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.agingrebel.com/4807

 

 

Hells Angel member sentenced to prison in motorcycle theft – Jan 9, 2012 - California - By Raul Hernandez; www.VCStar.com - A judge today sentenced a member of the Hells Angels MC to 10 years in prison for stealing the motorcycle of a former club member.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jan/09/hells-angel-member-sentenced-to-prison-in-theft/

 

 

The Tattoo Godfather – Jan 9, 2012 – California – By The Aging Rebel; www.AgingRebel.com - The Gov’t wants to portray George Christie as the godfather of tattoos when the trial of the retired President of the Ventura charter of the Hells Angels MC gets underway Jan 31.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.agingrebel.com/4817

 

 

More Ventura Angels Woe – Jan 9, 2012 – California – By The Aging Rebel; www.AgingRebel.com - Ventura County Superior Court Judge Charles Campbell sentenced Hells Angel Aaron McIntosh to 120 months in prison today for stealing a motorcycle belonging to former Hells Angel James David Ivans, Jr. McIntosh had also convicted of “committing a criminal felony while participating in a criminal street gang.” He had faced a possible sentence of 164 months.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.agingrebel.com/4826

 

 

Outlaw bikies set to migrate north with crackdown on Gold Coast – Jan 9, 2012 – Australia - ByTownsville Bulletin; www.HeralsSun.com.au - Outlaw motorcycle gangs are said to be looking north for new turf following a crackdown on gangs in south-east Queensland.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/outlaw-bikies-set-to-migrate-north-with-crackdown-on-gold-coast/story-e6frf7jx-1226239581602

 

 

Charges dropped against Vagos Pres – Jan 10, 2012 – California - By Mike Cruz; www.RedlandsDailyFacts.com - County prosecutors have dismissed criminal charges against Pastor Palafox, the Internat’l Pres of the Vagos MC.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_19712523

 

 

Palafox Charges Dropped – Jan 10, 2012 – California – By The Aging Rebel; www.AgingRebel.com - The trumped-up charges against Vagos President Pastor Palafox have been dropped.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.agingrebel.com/4836

 

 

Hells Angels Photos & Self-Portraits by Hunter S. Thompson – Jan 10, 2012 – California – By Marina Galperina; http://FlavorWire.com - In 1965, the legendary Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson scored his first big break. As an assignment for The Nation, Hunter lived with the most notorious motorcycle gang in the United States. Random House published Hells Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in 1966. Hunter’s year with the club ended in a “stomping” — the Angels beat him up, allegedly when his editor wouldn’t share the profits from the story.

 

Full Article URL:   http://flavorwire.com/247993/hells-angels-photos-and-self-portraits-by-hunter-s-thompson

 

 

Teen Testifies She Was Given Meth, Alcohol Before Sexual Assaults – Jan 10, 2012 – Texas – By Rachel Cole; www.MSNBC.msn.com -  A member of the Bandidos biker gang appeared in court today to face charges of aggravated sexual assault of child dating back to last summer.  

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45948690/ns/local_news-corpus_christi_tx/t/teen-testifies-she-was-given-meth-alcohol-sexual-assaults/

 

 

Hells Angels member shot; police deny biker war – Jan 11, 2012 – Canada – By www.CP24.com -  London's police chief is downplaying fears that a dispute between two rival biker gangs has spilled onto the streets of the southern Ontario city.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120111/120111_london_shooting/20120111/?hub=CP24Home

 

 

Goodwin Sentenced to 25 Years for Child's Rape - Jan 12, 2012 - Corpus Christi, Texas - By Ben Lloyd; www.KRIStv.com - A member of the Bandidos biker gang is headed to prison for 25 years following his conviction on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.kristv.com/news/goodwin-sentenced-to-25-years-for-child-s-rape/

 

 

Gypsy Jokers in force for recruitment drive as police go mobile to track them – Jan 12, 2012 – Australia – By Alison Sandy; www.HeraldSun.com.au - Police have set up a mobile station and will shadow members of one of the nation's most violent bikie gangs as they gather in Queensland as part of a recruitment drive.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/gypsy-jokers-in-force-for-recruitment-drive-as-police-go-mobile-to-track-them/story-e6frf7jx-1226242277582

 

 

Bring back anti-gang laws – Rees – Jan 12, 2012 – Australia – By www.BigPondNews.com - The NSW opposition has called for the reintroduction of tough anti-bikie laws to combat Sydney's 'gang warfare' shootings.

 

Full Article URL:   http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National-Regional/2012/01/12/Bring_back_anti-gang_laws_-_Rees_706716.html

 

 

Motorcycle gang member to be sentenced in drug probe – Jan 13, 2012 – West Virginia – By www.Post-Gazette.com - A high-ranking member of the Pagan’s motorcycle gang from Ross at the center of a state grand jury probe of drug-dealing by the Washington County-based gang will be sentenced next month in federal court in West Virginia for distributing cocaine in that state.  

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12013/1203203-54.stm#ixzz1jL8EYhtb

 

 

Inmate Can't Sue for Prison for Injury – Jan 13, 2012 – USA - By Stephanie Rabiner; http://blogs.FindLaw.com - Did you know that there are more than 25,000 inmates housed in 13 private federal prisons?  Well, there are.  And those inmates can't sue private prison employees for violating the 8th Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

 

Full Article URL:   http://blogs.findlaw.com/injured/2012/01/inmate-cant-sue-for-prison-for-injury.html

 

 

Bikers & Bars Take on Police in Court – Jan 13, 2012 – Nevada - By Nick Divito; www.CourtHouseNews.com - Police illegally threaten to shut down bars that serve members of the Vagos biker club, a coalition of bikers and a nightclub claim in Clark County Court.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/13/43016.htm

 

 

Bikie arrest triggers stand-off – Jan 13, 2012 – Australia - By Sean Baumgart; www.BrisbaneTimes.com.au - The arrest of a man in Brisbane’s north has triggered a tense standoff between police and the Gypsy Jokers motorcycle gang this afternoon.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/bikie-arrest-triggers-standoff-20120113-1pz2f.html

 

 

Rohnert Park Man Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering – Jan 17, 2012 – California – By http://RohnertPark.Patch.com - U.S. atty Melinda Haag announced today that Raymond Foakes, 48, of Rohnert Park, has been sentenced serve nearly 6 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for his role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

 

Full Article URL:   http://rohnertpark.patch.com/articles/rohnert-park-man-charged-with-fraud-money-laundering

 

 

Is Homeland Security Watching You Online? – Jan 18, 2012 – USA – By Eric Sinrod; http://blogs.FindLaw.com - Are George Orwell's fears of a governmental "Big Brother" from his novel 1984 coming true now? Well, let's hope not, but read on.

 

Full Article URL:   http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/2012/01/is-homeland-security-watching-you-online.html?DCMP=NWL-cons_legalgrounds

 

 

The Mongols Racketeering Trial – Jan 18, 2012 – California – By The Aging Rebel; www.AgingRebel.com - After a delay of 25 months, the Mongols racketeering trial originally scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on Dec 16, 2008 will finally get under way. Many of the details have evolved.

 

Full Article URL:   http://www.agingrebel.com/4844