The Mongols are relying on an explosive video shared by Mr. Santillans wife, Annie Santillan, who, during a stretch when she was angry with her husband over his infidelity, had her daughter record a conversation in which he appeared to refer to protection he had received from the A.T.F. ", LA County sheriff's recruits graduate months after Whittier crash, Highways into the San Bernardino Mountains are closed to drivers, LA County passes motion requiring retrofit of some buildings by 2033. agent on the case, John Ciccone, sharing inside information about the club in exchange for lighter penalties for various offenses. ", "So, he gave me a heads up and that was it. The current national leaders of the Mongols said they were convinced that the clubs former president, who controlled the Mongols defense team, had acted improperly. Mongols Motorcycle Club Says Its Leader LIL DAVE Was an Informant For more than two decades, federal law enforcement authorities pursued the Mongols, a notorious motorcycle club whose members had a long history of murder, assault, drug dealing and robbery. "I think they got David in compromising situations," Yanny tells Eyewitness News. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. You can now listen to full episodes of the podcast right from the app. "He goes, I know you've been doing a bang-up job at the club, can't protect you from this point forward," Santillan recounted of their conversation. He said they discussed matters such as public safety when the Mongols or other clubs were planning parties or motorcycle rallies to ensure that members stayed in line and that rival groups kept their distance. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. (Photo by The Associated Press). The unusual legal imbroglio provides a rare glimpse into the hidden and volatile politics of the outlaw motorcycle club and the degree to which law enforcement and its targets may engage in limited cooperation when it is seen as mutually beneficial. In 2018, the government scored a victory of sorts. Everyone has their opinion of went down and how everything was covered. That quest to seize the Mongols patch was part of a criminal case brought by the U.S. Attorneys Office in 2013 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Mongols MC is a one percenter motorcycle club founded in Montebello, California on December 5, 1969. Mongols MC President Lil Dave THE REAL AMERICAN CHOLO. So, she sent the recording along with a text message to two other members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. The Mongols Motorcycle Club was convicted in late 2018 of racketeering and conspiracy. After Judge Carters ruling, he declared vindication in what he said was a contrived internal political witch hunt to smear my name and to get me dethroned.. Lil Dave, the president of the Mongols motorcycle club, was caught cheating on his wife so she decided to revenge his ass by putting this video on Youtube which shows him supposedly. All rights reserved. ", RELATED: Mongols Motorcycle Club vows to fight trademark loss. Now the Mongols want a new trial and say their former president, David Santillan, was a confidential informant for the ATF. In 2018, the government scored a victory of sorts. if we Americanize the cartels that would make YouTube more entertaining, hurt Gore websites and save hundreds of thousands of lives. The indictment did not target any individuals but alleged that the club itself had engaged in an organized conspiracy of crimes such as murder, attempted murder and drug dealing. The present nationwide leaders of the Mongols stated they have been satisfied that the membership's former president, who managed the Mongols' protection workforce, had acted improperly. Then the conversation, which she was. Now its at a point where guns, instead of fist are used to settle things. Marshal that Mr. Santillan and Mr. Ciccone had been seen chatting at a Starbucks near the courthouse. Insane Throttle Support Club Become a memberNow, Insane Throttle/Motorcycle Madhouse Radio YouTube and AudioDisclaimer, Meet the Insane Throttle Contributing Columnist James Hollywood Macecari, Motorcycle Clubs Riding Clubs and Associations Near Me Index &Listings, Our Policies here at Insane Throttle Publications. If MCs want to be seen as a club then stop all the violence, the general public can see through all the BS, as can those who are a part of this scene and want nothing to do with clubs. Mr. Santillan said it was ridiculous to think that Mr. Ciccone smoothed things over for him. In 2018, the government scored a victory of sorts. The president of the notorious Mongols motorcycle club promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober and be a better father to their children. The U.S. Attorney's office asked him whether he is - or ever was - any sort of informant for the ATF or for any state or federal agency. After one year he's done and he can't protect me, so we have to have an exit strategy.". Never in my life have I ever implicated anybody in the club for some kind of nefarious activity. On Thursday, after hearing testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, including from Mr. Santillan himself, over the past several months, Judge David O. Carter of the Federal District Court in Santa Ana, Calif., found that there was no convincing evidence of such a claim and refused to set aside racketeering and conspiracy convictions as well as a penalty of $500,000. She later recanted the assertion. Mongols Motorcycle Club Says Its Leader LIL DAVE Was an Informant (VIDEO) June 6, 2022 Biker News & Biker Lifestyle National Geographic Outlaw Bikers With Mariana Van Zeller/Hack Job December 6, 2021 mongols motorcycle club Interview with Former International President LIL Dave from the Mongols MC November 11, 2021 Biker News & Biker Lifestyle It became clear that Dave had betrayed the club, his oath and everything we hold sacred, the club said in a statement. Michael Tyrone Delaney for The New York Times. David Santillan, the president of the Mongols, was ousted by the group after a video surfaced that implied he was being protected by a federal agent. In the case that led to the racketeering conviction against the Mongols, Mr. Ciccone had acted as the case agent. It became clear that Dave had betrayed the club, his oath and everything we hold sacred, the club said in a statement. In 2018, the government scored a victory of sorts. "You're my everything, you're my ride or die, you're my everything. The Mongols are now claiming that throughout their attempt to defend the club in the long-running criminal case, their own leader was secretly talking to the government. The U.S. Attorneys Office has failed to force the Mongols to forfeit their trademarked logo. But then he began to talk about now-retired ATF agent John Ciccone, the lead agent on the racketeering case. U.S. News Mongols Motorcycle Club Says Its Leader Was an Informant Evelyn Blackwell June 5, 2022 7 minutes read For more than two decades, federal law enforcement authorities pursued the Mongols, a notorious motorcycle club whose members had a long history of murder, assault, drug dealing and robbery. Mr. Santillan said it was ridiculous to think that Mr. Ciccone smoothed things over for him. Anyone can read what you share. Federal prosecutors have been focusing on the Mongols logo since 2008. However, Annie testified this week, saying she only did it to get back at her husband for cheating. The group has about 1,200 members in the United States, most of them Hispanic, and numerous chapters around the world. The Mongols have been fixtures on the biker scene since 1969, when the club was founded in Montebello, Calif. In their petition, the Mongols argue that Mr. Santillan could have been pressured to leak strategy and other information to the government as a result of lenient treatment the defense claimed he received during his brushes with the law. He said they discussed matters such as public safety when the Mongols or other clubs were planning parties or motorcycle rallies to ensure that members stayed in line and that rival groups kept their distance. Marshal that Mr. Santillan and Mr. Ciccone had been seen chatting at a Starbucks near the courthouse. But the group that was once the most powerful biker organization in the West other than its archrivals, the Hells Angels, is returning to court next week, hoping to set aside the racketeering and conspiracy convictions based on what it says is new evidence about its previous leader, David Santillan. Jesse gave other Mongols more of the same. "He's retiring, he's retiring. The A.T.F. David Santillan, the president of the Mongols, was ousted by the group after a video surfaced that implied he was being protected by a federal agent.CreditMichael Tyrone Delaney for The New York Times. The California motorcycle group had claimed that its former president, David Santillan, was a government informant. The ultimate implications for society are paramount here, he said. She also said in a text message to other Mongols, now filed with the court, that her husband had acted for a time as a confidential government informant. A jury sided with the prosecution in 2019 and ordered the group to give up the emblem, but Judge David O. Carter rejected the verdict as an infringement on the clubs constitutional rights. The U.S. Attorneys Office had earlier tried and failed to force the Mongols to forfeit their rights to the clubs trademarked logo, a drawing of a brawny Genghis Khan-like figure riding a chopper while brandishing a sword, a landmark case that prosecutors felt would help weaken the club by undermining its visual identity. The unusual legal imbroglio provides a rare glimpse into the hidden and volatile politics of the outlaw motorcycle club and the degree to which law enforcement and its targets may engage in limited cooperation when it is seen as mutually beneficial. For more than two decades, federal law enforcement authorities pursued the Mongols, a notorious motorcycle club whose members had a long history of murder, assault, drug dealing and robbery. John looked out not just for me but the club, Mr. Santillan said. The current president of the Mongols Motorcycle Club is David Santillan, a man who claims that the organization has changed its code of conduct to exclude drug abusers and criminals. "It was an improper line of communication, particularly for a law enforcement personnel trying to convict an entity of being a criminal organization," Yanny said. Discussion in 'Mayberry Lounge' started by Pliny Pete, Jul 18, 2021. Ethan Tate, Meghann M. Cuniff and Lauren Herstik contributed reporting. In one of them, according to their court papers, Mr. Santillan crashed his Mercedes in 2017 while driving impaired, damaging numerous cars parked on the street. Now it's at a point where guns, instead of fist are used to settle things. agent. and other law enforcement agencies have long gone after biker organizations by co-opting members as informants and infiltrating the groups with their own undercover agents. David Santillan says he was thrown out of the Mongols after a "closed door" meeting where he did not get a chance to refute the allegations against him. Mongols biker club is denied new racketeering trial after claims its leader was informant Mongols members walk over the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles. That was all it was about. David Santillan tells Eyewitness News that he was in a "really bad place" when the video was recorded and that he's never been disloyal to the Mongols. Ms. Santillan said that she now felt horrible about disclosing the communications and that her husband was not, in fact, an informant. The lawyer in charge of the retrial motion, Joseph A. Yanny, said the Mongols hoped to prove that an improper relationship between Mr. Santillan and Mr. Ciccone during the 2018 trial allowed the government to hear things it should not have about the Mongols defense strategy and even adversely influenced the Mongols presentation of their case. 02:34 LIL Dave is all over the main stream, 04:10 Why did lil dave not want ciccone on the stand, 06:45 Our invitation for Ciccone to come on the show, 15:14 Mongol Lawyer thinks LIL DAVE WAS COMPROMISED AFRAID AND TURNED ON HIS CLUB. Ciccone told him he was retiring. If youre a rat, youre the scum of the earth, he said in an interview. Topics Selection,Research, Editing, Correction Policy and Ethics, on LIL DAVE WAS COMPROMISED AFRAID AND TURNED ON HIS CLUB, Two Solano County members of the Hell Angels Motorcycle Club have been arraigned in a federal courtroom in Sacramento, The Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally that has drawn tens of thousands of attendees in years past gets underway, HERE'S THE TRUTH ABOUT UNCLE SHAGGY & THE INVADERS MC, THE PAGANS MC MADE THEM LOOK FOOLISH **FULL AUDIO EPISODE**, THE PAGANS MC MADE THEM LOOK FOOLISH **VIDEO**, Ep 937 HERES THE TRUTH UNCLE SHAGGY & THE INVADERS MC **FULL AUDIO**, HARLEY DAVIDSONS FROM 90s ARE BETTER THAN MODERN HARLEYS, HERES THE TRUTH ABOUT UNCLE SHAGGY & THE INVADERS MC, https://insanethrottleinternational.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/discord-commercial-harley.mp3, https://insanethrottleinternational.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/motorcyclemadhousemayhempromo.mp3. agent, but they failed to persuade a judge to grant a new trial on the racketeering and conspiracy convictions against the club. Annie Santillan says she surreptitiously recorded the call because David's mistress had been harassing her. Lil Dave is the former International President of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. agent who infiltrated three biker clubs. The saying 99% and 1% is very true at this moment in time- Most bikers who are the 99% and majority can care less about motorcycle clubs anymore- Its fading and fading fast. The A.T.F. So lets talk about my response on this whole business and put it to rest The Mongols MC as a whole is an old club full of traditions and will get past this. Such an order would allow anyone to use the image. In other words, Ms. Santillan wrote in the text, he is a rat. In the video, played several times during the hearings, Ms. Santillan is talking to her husband on speakerphone when he informs her that Mr. Ciccone will be retiring. The Mongols have been fixtures on the biker scene since 1969, when the club was founded in Montebello, Calif. "I know we've had a rapport and I always looked out for you and you were always respectful. He's accused of being a confidential informant and working with the government during the Mongols' trial after his wife,. Michael Tyrone Delaney for The New York. Get your Signed Copy of Brotherhood & Betrayal( shipping is included to the Lower 48 States only)- Shipping to Canada, Australia and Overseas please contact Chinadoll annredden2003@gmail.com Order Yours Now~! In another instance, in 2014, Mr. Santillan and his wife got into a brawl with other people at a racetrack, the Mongols filing says. In exchange, the club said in its motion, the agent appears to have spared Mr. Santillan from serious legal consequences for several offenses since 2011. On one occasion during the trial, Judge Carter expressed his displeasure to lawyers for both sides after being told by a U.S. That quest to seize the Mongols patch was part of a criminal case brought by the U.S. Attorneys Office in 2013 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The government, in its own appeal, is making another run at the Mongols logo, renewing an earlier request for a narrower forfeiture order that would take away the clubs right to trademark exclusivity over the emblem. Prosecutors convinced a jury in California that these crimes were not just the result of individual bikers behaving badly, but the work of an organized criminal enterprise that had participated in a campaign of mayhem. I take the hit on this one because I shouldve waited for his side- But I always take a the word of a club member and this time it was a mistake. Ms. Santillan said that she now felt horrible about disclosing the communications and that her husband was not, in fact, an informant. Mr. Ciccone, who retired last year, testified that Mr. Santillan never served as an informant for the agency, nor did he pass on any defense information during the trial. "All I wanted to do was to tarnish his image," says Annie Santillan. The Mongols are relying on an explosive video shared by Mr. Santillans wife, Annie Santillan, who, during a stretch when she was angry with her husband over his infidelity, had her daughter record a conversation in which he appeared to refer to protection he had received from the A.T.F. He also denied that he ever helped Mr. Santillan win lenient treatment in his brushes with the law, which included a crash in his Mercedes five years ago while driving impaired. He was the guy outside all the time providing cover support in case something went wrong with the undercovers.. On Wednesday, defense attorney Joe Yanny and Santillan went back and forth over Santillan's relationship with retired Montebello police officer Christopher Cervantes and Ciccone. In their petition, the Mongols argue that Mr. Santillan could have been pressured to leak strategy and other information to the government as a result of lenient treatment the defense claimed he received during his brushes with the law. 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The Mongols Motorcycle Club was convicted in late 2018 of racketeering and conspiracy. The lawyer in charge of the retrial motion, Joseph A. Yanny, said the Mongols hoped to prove that an improper relationship between Mr. Santillan and Mr. Ciccone during the 2018 trial allowed the government to hear things it should not have about the Mongols defense strategy and even adversely influenced the Mongols presentation of their case. The government has filed a separate appeal on that issue, seeking a narrower forfeiture order that would take away the clubs right to trademark exclusivity over the logo. That is the conviction and fine the Mongols are now trying to have set aside. Annie tells Eyewitness News that her husband was "spinning out of control" and continued to cheat on her after the phone call. Mongols Motorcycle Club Says Its Leader Was an Informant, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/us/mongols-new-trial.html. Representatives from several local law enforcement departments also said they had no such records. Never in my life have I ever implicated anybody in the club for some kind of nefarious activity. John looked out not just for me but the club, Mr. Santillan said. Former National Vice President of the T H U G Riders MC MOE CAPO MORALES. Mongols attorney Joe Yanny says his clients want their 2018 racketeering conviction thrown out or at the very least a new trial. Testimony will reconvene on Friday, July 22, at 7:30 a.m. LA County sheriff's recruits graduate months after Whittier crash, Highways into the San Bernardino Mountains are closed to drivers, LA County passes motion requiring retrofit of some buildings by 2033. Mr. Santillan provided records from the cases to show he had been convicted of offenses including driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and disturbing the peace, and that he had been arrested, fined and put on probation. Now the Mongols want a new trial and say their former president, David Santillan, was a confidential informant for the ATF. The explosive allegations come after a secretly recorded video. The birth of modern-day Mongols came in 1969 in Montebello and the club's website pulls no punches about its beginnings as well as its vision. A jury ordered the forfeiture, but Judge Carter reversed the order, concluding that it infringed on the groups constitutional rights. "Absolutely not, unequivocally no," says David Santillan. Hes apart of a club that started with Cops and COS. and other law enforcement agencies have long gone after biker organizations by co-opting members as informants and infiltrating the groups with their own undercover agents. "He was afraid, and I think he turned on his loyalty to the club to protect himself. Thats what I meant by protect in the video.. He tells his side of the story in the ongoing drama to clear his name. "This was a lifestyle, a culture, and a way of life. On one occasion during the trial, Judge Carter expressed his displeasure to lawyers for both sides after being told by a U.S.
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