Twenty-Seven Motorcycle Gang Members Indicted

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RICHMOND, VA. – The US Attorney’s Office reports that the National President and 26 other members of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia.
 
The 12-count indictment charges that the men participated in a criminal enterprise encompassing a wide range of crimes, including attempted murder, kidnapping, assault, robbery, extortion, witness intimidation, narcotics distribution, illegal gambling, and weapons violations.
 
Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Rich Marianos, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division, made the announcement today after the indictment was unsealed and the defendants placed in custody.
 
“Today’s arrests of the national president and leadership of the American Outlaws Association mark another aggressive attempt by the Department of Justice to dismantle what the indictment alleges to be a gang whose entire environment revolves around violence,” said MacBride.
 
“This is another example of what ATF does best,” said Rich Marianos.
 
“Our agents work day in and day out with our law enforcement partners fighting violent crime so our citizens can feel safer in their communities and homes.”
 
The indictment alleges that the Outlaws motorcycle gang is a highly organized criminal enterprise with a defined, multi-level chain of command, which is overseen by Jack Rosga, a/k/a Milwaukee Jack, 53, Milwaukee, Wis., who served as the Outlaws National President.
 
Leaders and members in multiple states are charged in the indictment, including Wisconsin, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Virginia.
 
Under Rosga’s leadership, the enterprise is alleged to have engaged in violent racketeering activities with the intent to expand its influence and control various parts of the country against rival motorcycle gangs, particularly the Hell’s Angels.
 
According to the indictment, the Outlaws planned multiple acts of violence against rival motorcycle gangs.
 
The indictment alleges that in one show of force, members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club joined the Outlaws in the assault against rival gangs.
 
The indictment states that in October 2009, Rosga allegedly directed members of the Outlaws to retaliate against the Hell’s Angels for their attack on two Outlaws members, which resulted in the alleged attempted murder of a Hell’s Angels member in Canaan, Maine.
 
The victim was seriously injured from gunshot wounds. Following Outlaw tradition, the two Outlaw members who carried out the attack allegedly received new patches indicating they had performed a violent act on behalf of the Outlaws.
 
In November 2008, Outlaws members are charged in the indictment of assaulting a black male at the Hard Times Café in Fredericksburg, Va. for no other reason but his race.
 
They then intimidated witnesses and instructed fellow Outlaws members to lie to obstruct law enforcement’s investigation of the assault.
 
The indictment also includes allegations of regularly distribution and usage of narcotics, engaging in illegal gambling activities, and the regular use of firearms and other dangerous weapons.
 
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division is investigating the case.
 
They are joined by the FBI’s Washington Field Office; the Virginia State Police; the Chesterfield County Police Department; and numerous law enforcement partners throughout the country.
 
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Peter Duffey and Dennis Fitzpatrick and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Kaplan on behalf of the United States are handling the prosecution.
 
The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
 
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov.