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Hell's Angels

Best Article Crime

How I Accidentally Wound Up Running an Outlaw Biker Gang in Ohio

An undercover federal agent behind a massive sting operation that took down dozens of gun-runners and drug-dealers tells all.

Mike Kessler, Frank Dalesio Medium Oct 2018 25min Permalink

Crime

"I Wouldn’t Mind If He Was Executed"

The transcript of chats between Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht and a man he believes to be a Hell’s Angel who agrees to supply “hitters” to carry out 5 assassinations.

Andy Greenberg Wired Feb 2015 25min Permalink

Crime

The Rise and Fall of the Biggest Pot Dealer in New York City History

How a Canadian used a Mohawk reservation’s lakes to smuggle tons of marijuana to stash houses in Brooklyn and Staten Island, resulting in nearly a billion in profits, which he laundered through the Sinaloa Cartel.

Alan Feuer New York Times Sep 2014 10min Permalink

Business

The Hells Angels' Devilish Business

How the biker gang makes money.

Andy Serwer Fortune Nov 1992 15min Permalink

The Motorcycle Gangs

A profile of the Hell’s Angels following “front-page reports of a heinous gang rape in the moonlit sand dunes near the town of Seaside on the Monterey Peninsula.”

Hunter S. Thompson The Nation May 1965 15min Permalink