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To: House Atreides

The history of Bandidos’ leadership is undeniably littered with criminal convictions. Founder Don Chambers went to prison in 1972 for a narcotics-related double murder in El Paso. His successor, South Dakotan Ronnie Hodge, was sentenced to prison in 1988 for bombing the home of a member of a rival gang. The club’s current president, George Wegers, was recently indicted on a host of federal racketeering charges – including drug dealing, trafficking in stolen cars, and witness tampering. Lesser Bandido lights have also been implicated in a variety of higher-profile crimes – including the 2004 murder in San Antonio of former junior bantamweight prize-fighter Robert Quiroga, who was murdered by former Bandido Richard “Scarface” Merla.

Yet club members dismiss the police characterization of the clubs as mere criminal rackets.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2006-05-19/366344/


59 posted on 06/24/2015 8:51:54 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

Hey Troll, you only have 24 of the 60 comments posted in THIS thread...you’re weakening. And despite that volume of posts I think you’ve convince no one of your views.


61 posted on 06/24/2015 9:29:22 AM PDT by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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