Hells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents

Hells Angels MC

Hells Angels colors
Founded	March 17, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-03-17)[1]
Founder	Otto Friedli[1]
Founding location	Fontana, California, United States[2]
Years active	1948–present
Territory	470 chapters in 56 countries[3]
Ethnicity	See Hells Angels racial policies
Membership (est.)	3,000–3,600[4]
Activities	Racketeering, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, assault, murder, extortion, money laundering, bombings, arson, intimidation, insurance fraud, kidnapping, robbery, theft, counterfeiting, smuggling, loan sharking, prostitution, contract killing, trafficking in stolen goods, and auto theft[5]
Allies	Aryan Brotherhood[6] AK81[7] Bacchus MC[8] Buffalo crime family[9] Cali Cartel[10] Cotroni crime family[11] Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan[11] Cleveland crime family[9] Coffin Cheaters MC[12] Devils Diciples MC[13] Diablos MC[13] El Forastero MC[13] Galloping Goose MC[14] Gambino crime family[9] Gate Keepers MC[15] Genovese crime family[9] Head Hunters MC[16] Hessians MC[9] Independent Soldiers[17] Iron Horsemen MC[18] Los Angeles crime family[11] Medellín Cartel[9] Mexican Mafia[19] Nazi Lowriders[20] Patriarca crime family[21] Penose[22] Red Devils MC[23] Red Scorpions[17] Rizzuto crime family[24] Road Knights MC[25] Rockers MC[26] San Jose crime family[11] Sinaloa Cartel[27] Sons of Silence MC[9] United Nations[28] Warlocks MC[29] West End Gang[30] White Boy Posse[31]
Rivals	856 gang[32] Bandidos MC[33] Black Pistons MC[34] Breed MC[35] Chicanos MC[36] Comanchero MC[37] Diablos MC[37] Finks MC[37] Gremium MC[38] Indian Posse[39] Miri-Clan[40] Mongols MC[41] No Surrender MC[42] Nomads MC[43] Notorious MC[44] Outlaws MC[5] Pagans MC[5] Philadelphia crime family[45] Rock Machine MC[46] Satudarah MC[47] Sons of Satan MC[48] Vagos MC[49]
Notable members	Larry Amero David Atwell Necati Arabaci Sonny Barger Maurice Boucher Phillip Boudreault Yves Buteau Lorne Campbell David Carroll Salvatore Cazzetta Patrick Champoux George Christie Steven Gault Mark Guardado Normand Hamel Frank Hanebuth Jan Krogh Jensen Michel Langlois Réjean Lessard Steven Lindsay Gilles Mathieu Thomas Möller Jørn Nielsen Michael O'Farrell Donny Petersen Louis Roy Walter Stadnick Scott Steinert Yves Trudeau Richard Vallée Gerald Ward Chuck Zito

Numerous police and international intelligence agencies classify the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) as a motorcycle gang and contend that members carry out widespread violent crimes, including drug dealing, trafficking in stolen goods, gunrunning, extortion, and prostitution operations.^[50][51] Members of the organization have continuously asserted that they are only a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have joined to ride motorcycles together, to organize social events such as group road trips, fundraisers, parties, and motorcycle rallies, and that any crimes are the responsibility of the individuals who carried them out and not the club as a whole.^[52][53] Members of the club have been accused of crimes and/or convicted in many host nations.