Devils Diciples

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The Devils Diciples Motorcycle Club ( DDMC ) is an outlaw motorcycle club based in Fontana , California that was founded in 1967. The club is not recognized by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and is therefore counted among the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. This designation is not a rating of the club's crime rate.

history

Originally the club had twelve members, hence the name "Disciples" (Eng. "Disciples", cf. Apostle ). The incorrect spelling “Diciples” is intentional. The club logo consists of two crossed trident in front of a motorcycle. The numeric code is 44.

Today the club has chapters in Alabama , Arizona , California , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan, and Ohio . The club’s headquarters are in Clinton Charter Township , Michigan, Port Huron , Michigan, and Detroit . Their number is estimated at around 150 members. Well-known bounty hunter and television star Duane Chapman was a member of the club for a while.

There are three other chapters in England. The oldest was founded in Greater Manchester in 1969 . Another chapter followed in north Manchester and another in Cumbria . In 1979 a chapter was founded in Dublin , Ireland. These clubs each use a devil's head instead of the US patch. The English is red and white, the Irish green.

Controversy

The Hells Angels -member John R. Bartolomeo currently serving a 35-year sentence because he was a Devils Diciples member killed on June 29 1995th Phil Muollo, a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who was infiltrated into the Hells Angels , said Bartolomeo was a "prospect" of the Hells Angels and murdered a member of the rival gang To become a full member.

Since 1995, some members of the club have been suspected or charged with producing and distributing illegal substances. Most of them are methamphetamine , in Arizona they are considered cocaine dealers. In November 2006 the United States District Court in Detroit sentenced two members and five associate members. The seven people made methamphetamine together. It was the first major methamphetamine case in Detroit.

A large-scale investigation began in the club in 2002 and was closed in 2009. This involved allegations of drug smuggling and trafficking. On April 2, 2009, 18 members were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation , including the president of the club. A total of 42 firearms, 3,000 cartridges, three bulletproof vests, 12,000 US dollars, 15 slot machines, 1,000 Vicodin and OxyContin pills, 1½ pounds of methamphetamine and 55 pounds of marijuana were seized . There was no conviction in any case.

The New Baltimore , Michigan district court judge was charged in April 2009 of providing special treatment to the club. He was a childhood friend of President Jeff Garvin Smith. Cassidy resigned after his home and office were raided. In 2011, California State University professor of kinesiology , Stephen J. Kinzey, was charged with smuggling methamphetamine while a member of the gang.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ AJ Drew: The everything motorcycle book: the one book you must have to buy, ride, and maintain your motorcycle . Adams Media Corp, 2002, ISBN 1-58062-554-1 , 9781580625548, pp. 193-203, 277.
  2. ↑ a b Paul Egan: Devils Diciples motorcycle club members arrested in FBI sweep . In: The Detroit News , April 2, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009. 
  3. ^ David Thompson: Dog The Bounty Hunter. Honolulu Magazine, September 2004, accessed September 29, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Official website. (No longer available online.) Devils Diciples England, archived from the original on January 1, 2012 ; Retrieved December 30, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ddmc.org
  5. ↑ Club history. (No longer available online.) Devils Diciples Ireland, archived from the original on November 11, 2012 ; Retrieved December 30, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.devilsdisciplesmcirl.com
  6. ^ Ralph Ranalli: Hell's Angel gets 35 years for murder . In: Boston Herald . May 22, 2005, p. 12 .
  7. ↑ biker sentenced for slaying rival . In: Boston Globe . May 22, 2005, p. B6 .
  8. ^ Business and Legal Writers .: Hells Angel Member Receives 35 Year Prison Sentence for Killing Rival Motorcycle Gang Member and for Drug Trafficking . In: Business Wire . May 21, 1998. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sam Bagnall: Undercover with the Hells Angels . BBC , January 2, 2004.
  10. ^ National Drug Intelligence Center (Ed.): Arizona Drug Threat Assessment . December 2003 ( justice.gov ).
  11. ↑ Christy Arboscello: Meth makers get prison: Biker gang allies ran operations in Macomb, St. Clair. . In: Detroit Free Press , November 14, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2009. 
  12. ^ A b Paul Egan: Prosecutors seek to dismiss charge against motorcycle club president . In: The Detroit News , October 27, 2009. 
  13. ^ Lania Coleman: Bay City man among Devil's Diciples named in lawsuit . In: The Bay City Times , April 3, 2009. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 28, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mlive.com 
  14. ^ FBI arrests president, members of motorcycle club . In: Michigan News , April 1, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009. 
  15. ^ Charges dropped against motorcycle club members . In: Guardian , April 23, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009. 
  16. ↑ US Department of Justice: Motorcycle gang national president indicted . April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 8, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.atf.gov
  17. ^ Peter Hermann: Nicknames among gang members become more sinister. The Baltimore Sun , July 13, 2010, accessed December 29, 2011 .
  18. ↑ Michigan Judge Questioned in Motorcycle Gang Probe ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wxyz.com
  19. ↑ Phil Willon: A tale of two Stephen Kinzeys . In: Los Angeles Times , November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.