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GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE ARE CRIMINALIZING MOTORCYCLE RIDERS AND DENYING THEM THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS!
In My Opinion December 2010 By Outlaw Roadblock 1%er
Every American is entitled to a fair trial, not some concocted Kangaroo Court trial like this one. When federal agents targeted Outlaws MC leader Jack Rosga, they intended to get
a conviction any way they could, legal or not. "US Roars over the Takedown of Outlaws Leader Jack Rosga" Full Article URL: The above self-congratulatory headline neatly draws attention away from the criminal conduct of the prosecutor and undercover agents in this case!
One of the most important things prosecutors deliberately played down is the fact that Jack Rosga is a well-respected 53-year-old businessman with no prior criminal record. The so-called evidence against Jack is the questionable testimony from federal agents who spent years, along with millions
of taxpayer's dollars, infiltrating the Outlaws, building a half-ass case based
on hearsay. Jack was further let down by several disloyal club members who made sweetheart plea deals to plead guilty to lesser charges and agreed to cooperate with the government. By testifying against their former brothers, these gutless punks hoped to get a break at sentencing if their court performances
resulted
in a conviction for Jack. This was the second trial for Jack Rosga. At the first trial, a majority of the jurors recognized the witness testimony for what it was: the agents were trying to justify the extreme expenses and their actions, and former Outlaws wanted to save their own asses. That trial ended in a hung jury, not a guilty verdict. The court ordered a new trial, giving the prosecutor yet another chance to convince a jury to accept
the tainted testimony. I personally know how Jack felt watching as club-members-turned-government-witness testified against him in his case. Almost three decades ago, I sat at a table in a courtroom while club members who rode with me, were welcome in my home, and shared our brotherhood, turned into punks and lied on the stand. I also watched the prosecutor knowingly lead witness after witness to give false testimony about my own involvement. Every U.S. attorney and law enforcement agency employee is required to take an oath to uphold the laws of the United States. However, Constitutional Law, rules of conduct, and oath of office mean nothing to the prosecutors or undercover agents infiltrating motorcycle clubs. A Supreme Court decision in " Olmstead v United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928)" prophetically warned us: "If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law; it invites everyman to
become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." This case makes it clear that the protections set out in the U. S. Constitution don't apply if you are a member of a motorcycle club (unless you belong to some kind of law enforcement club). These protections are routinely discarded in an attempt to justify the millions spent in these publicity-seeking
undercover motorcycle club investigations. These Agents will do whatever is necessary to make a case against a targeted motorcycle club. Along with their paid informants (mostly convicted felons or criminals seeking immunity from prosecution), they organize a group to join the targeted motorcycle club as a chapter. Yet they repeatedly testify to the Grand Jury, and at trial, that new members are required to commit crimes to be accepted as members. What crimes did they commit to be accepted? Once their new chapter is formed, they become active dues-paying members of what they call a "Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, and a Vicious Criminal Organization." What they have actually done is use their own new chapter as a base of operations and form a Racketeering enterprise
themselves. But, wait, their Racketeering enterprise is different, because they are bankrolled and protected by the U.S. Department of Justice. These new members are all getting paid by the federal government to commit criminal acts. Further, as in Jack Rosga's case, the judges refuse to allow questions raised by the Defense about the agents’ illegal actions, or testimony about the millions spent, to be heard by the juries. Let's look at some of the facts in these cases. These undercover agents, working with their paid informants, go far beyond legal means to insure convictions. By their own admission, they conspire to incite violence and other criminal acts while committing crimes themselves. In Rosga's case, during a court hearing the prosecutor gleefully laid out the facts in Outlaws Regional President Mark Lester's recent sweetheart plea agreement deal. Lester's agreement stated it was necessary to commit at least two RICO predicate acts in order to become an Outlaws Motorcycle club member. The prosecutor put that language in the agreement he wanted signed, and it is now a matter of Fact in the record. Which two RICO predicates did these federal agents and their paid informants commit to be accepted? On the stand, they swore that they committed no criminal acts. When it came to doing drugs, they insisted they just stood in the middle of 8 or 10 Outlaws and blew it off the mirror every time. When it came to their marijuana use, they relied on President Clinton's defense, "But I did not inhale." Perjury is yet another crime these
agents routinely commit in Court, and if proven is sufficient to overturn the
conviction. Evidence confirms federal agents also conspire between themselves and their paid informants to encourage and perpetuate murder, acts of violence, and other criminal conduct to strengthen cases. The U.S. Supreme Court has defined “inciting criminal conduct” as a crime, but agents apparently don’t care. If a years-long investigation fails to produce results, an agent’s career depends on justifying his expense account by whatever means necessary. If lives are lost, oh well, after all, the victims are just expendable motorcycle club members. A documented example is the much-publicized 2006 incident in Sturgis in which five Outlaws members and associates were attacked by Hells Angels members. The attack was directly instigated by Federal agents who told the Hells Angels that the Outlaws were specifically attending the motorcycle rally with intent to kill HA members. In Court, Defense successfully argued that the incident was a direct result of the Federal Agents' instigation. A jury found the two men not guilty of attempted murder in the shooting. In
other trials, juries have also seen through the smoke screens that protect
scrutiny of these government agents' unlawful conduct. In the 1995 trial of 13 Outlaws in Tampa, Florida, juror Patrick McNeil stated: “If I would have been given the right to not only judge the facts in this case, but also the law and actions taken by the government, the prosecutor, local and federal law enforcement officers connected in this case would be
jailed
and not the defendants.” (Tampa Tribune, August 31, 1995) It is time for all club members to stand up in court to challenge and expose the unethical actions of overzealous prosecutors and corrupt law enforcement agents. Every American citizen has a right to seek redress in the courts. If we don't force these "Rogue Law Enforcement
Agents" to follow
the law, no one else will. Article
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