RICO indictments filed against Mongols motorcycle club
By Melissa Pinion Whitt on October 21, 2008 8:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) |
Law enforcement served nearly 100 arrest warrants throughout California and Nevada this morning after receiving 100 RICO indictments on members of the Mongols motorcycle gang.
Called Operation Black Rain, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives operation included assistance by local police agencies who worked through the night in preparation for the arrests, said Pomona police Sgt. Mike Olivieri.
The Pomona Police Department, who provided its SWAT team and officers from other divisions, served search warrants in Alhambra, Ontario, Corona and Pomona.
Olivieri said all people arrested in California were brought to the Los Angeles County sheriff's Montebello station and then will be turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act that allows for tougher penalties against organized crime.
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