Witnesses Testify at Trial of Hells Angel Charged with Grizzly Triple Murder

Adam Lee Hall (left), Caius Veiovis (middle) and David Chalue (right).

From MassLive.com: Two women close to Adam Lee Hall testified Friday that in the weeks right before a Berkshire County triple murder, Hall started spending lot of time with David Chalue and Caius Veiovis.

In August 2011, weeks before he was to testify against Hall, David Glasser and his roommate, Edward Frampton, and their friend Robert Chadwell, all of Pittsfield, disappeared.

Their dismembered bodies were found in Becket nearly two weeks later.

Hall was a ranking member of the local Hells Angels when prosecutors say he, Chalue, 46, of North Adams, and Veiovis, 32, of Pittsfield, kidnapped the three victims from Frampton’s Pittsfield home sometime in the early hours of Aug. 28, 2011, and fatally shot them.

Hall is being tried first.

Hell's Angels Take On New Boys In South Australia

South Australian Police say 10 Hells Angels armed with metal poles and chains confront members of the New Boys, according to a story on adelaidenow.com.

The Hells Angels left the scene in two cars - one of which was stopped by police but the other escaped.

Police are still searching for that car, a blue Ford sedan, the story said.

The three arrested Hell's Angels were all refused bail and were to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.

This melee comes only a few months following a bombing at Enfield in February in which a Hells Angels associate and another man died.Tensions have been running high between the gangs since about 2008 when rival members were allegedly involved in a shootout, the article said.

Police believed the men were killed as they attempted to deliver a homemade bomb to a New Boys member who lived nearby.

Hundreds of Hells Angels members from around the world have converged on Adelaide for today's funeral of former member George Petroploulos, who, 44, died of a heart attack  last month.

Hells Angels members gathered in Adelaide for funeral of former member George Petroploulos.

Financier Laundered Dirty Money For Bikers

WINNIPEG, Canada--Court documents made public yesterday allege that Nello Chiapetta, the former Eastwood Truck and Toy Centre finance manager, was also the main man for city bikers looking to launder their ill-gotten gains.

"Chiapetta, 39, was among more than two dozen people arrested in Project Divide, a December 2009 police sting targeting the Hells Angels 'puppet club' known as the Zig-Zag Crew," reported the WinnipegSun.com.

Chiapetta, who is not a member of either gang, has been charged with two counts of laundering the proceeds of crime and one count of conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime.

He remains innocent until proven guilty.

According to court documents, at least one city gangster, Hells Angels member Sean Wolfe, referred to Chiapetta as “the bank,” the article added.

Police say criminals involved in drug trafficking often use “nominees” to conceal ownership of property and hide assets.

Hundreds of pages of Project Divide documents have now been unsealed by the court. The documents reveal a wealth of insider revelations, including infighting among gangsters, the Zig-Zag Crew’s plans for expansion to B.C., and plots to intimidate trial witnesses.

Nine-Count Indictment Filed Against Four Bandidos Gang Members

GONZALES — An Ascension Parish grand jury issued a nine-count indictment against four members of the Bandidos motorcycle gang today for their role in the beating and shooting of a one-time gang member and another man at a Port Vincent bar in late February, prosecutors said today, according to 2theadvocate.com.

Mongol Pleads Not Guilty To Acts With Minor

A 56-year-old Hollister man and a known member of the Mongols motorcycle gang pleaded not guilty today to 16 felony counts in connection with allegations he continually raped and assaulted a minor over an eight-year span.

Bandidos Bring Street Justice To Denmark

DENMARK--Local neighbours reportedly asked bikers to intervene when details emerged of sexual abuse of minors, as reported here.

Two men, aged 18 and 69, are currently being held in jail while the public prosecutor weighs up the charges against them for sexually abusing six young children.

But reports are emerging of vigilantism, when locals called in a biker gang to take action where they felt that social services were stalling. [Does this mean they will get a lighter sentence, because they already caught some street justice?]

Police in the West Zealand town of Fårevejle changed and extended the charges against the grandfather and grandson suspects on Tuesday, saying what occurred at their home went above and beyond indecent exposure. Local sources spoke to BT newspaper on the condition of anonymity and said that 'people in the neighbourhood knew well that something was wrong'.

The source said locals felt that authorities were not taking action after suspicions had been reported and so local bikers were called in to help.
The unidentified bikers waited at the man's house one evening before dragging him inside to beat him up, before also smashing up his swimming pool. The man allegedly used his swimming pool to lure his six victims.
The area is a stronghold for the Bandidos biker gang.

The six victims are all under the age of 12 and all have been subject to a video deposition so they will not have to face the accused in court.

The men were originally charged last September.

Bikers Go On Easter Bunny Run

Bridlington, UK--Bikers continued their Easter egg run tradition in style this year as over 100 motorcyclists gathered for the annual event. Report here.

The annual rideout is now in its tenth year and sees the bikers travel to a different charity every Easter to drop off chocolate eggs and donations.

This year the rain held off and the weather played its part in attracting up to 120 motorcyclists from across Yorkshire to make the journey to the Snappy children's charity in York.

As well as dropping off dozens of eggs at Snappy's base on Lowther Street, the bikers have also raised over £3,000 for the charity so far, helped by a fundraising night at The Bay Horse, Kilham, on Easter Sunday night.