Hells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents
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. 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. Members of the club have been accused of crimes and/or convicted in many host nations.
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| Founded | March 17, 1948 |
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| Founder | Otto Friedli |
| Founding location | Fontana, California, United States |
| Years active | 1948–present |
| Territory | 470 chapters in 56 countries |
| Ethnicity | See Hells Angels racial policies |
| Membership (est.) | 3,000–3,600 |
| 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 |
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