Motorcycle Clubs are a Target for Federal Racketeering Charges
Motorcycle Club Racketeering Cases
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Motorcycle Club RICO
A favorite target of ambitious United States Attorneys are motorcycle clubs. Especially in Southeast Michigan, where we have seen and represented clients in cases with the Outlaws, Scorpions, Highwaymen, and Devil’s Disciples, a RICO charge can come at any moment.
Motorcycle Clubs are Easy Targets for Federal RICO Investigations
What makes motorcycle clubs such an easy target is that most clubs have formal membership a clear organizational hierarchy, and written bylaws. Looking at the elements of racketeering, it is not difficult for the Government to allege an enterprise. What the feds will then do is try and take the actions of each member of the club and rope them together and imply they had some sort of connection to the club.
Motorcycle Club RICO Cases are Extremely Complex
Motorcycle club racketeering cases are extremely complex and generally will have hundreds of thousands of pages of discovery. In Devil’s Disciples for example, there was so much discovery that a special discovery coordinator from Washington DC had to be brought in to handle the case. Being able to analyze this discovery, turn it into effective motions, and further our investigations is pivotal to a successful case. And that is exactly what we did in Devil’s Disciples, where Jim’s client went from a life offense to a four year plea, all because Jim’s investigation turned up damning evidence that the cooperators were lying. If you are in a motorcycle club and you want to talk to a lawyer who actually knows how to win a motorcycle club case, give us a call today.