Category Archives: Organised Crime Groups

Stepping Back: The Brummagem Boys

Posted on January 18, 2012 by crimimark

If we sometimes think of organised crime as a feature of the modern day underworld, occasionally it’s worth remembering that it has in fact been with us for longer than most of us realise.  In this series of posts we’ll … Continue reading →

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Camorra – Part Three

Posted on January 4, 2012 by crimimark

The Camorra Outside Italy In this last article on the Italian Camorra, we’ll have a look at the efforts this organisation has made to expand into other countries.  It’s worth mentioning from the start that if the Camorra achieved anything … Continue reading →

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Camorra – Part Two

Posted on December 7, 2011 by crimimark

In Part One we concluded by describing the organisational structure of the Italian Camorra and followed their progress up to the middle of the 20th century. In the 1970s Raffaele Cutolo was the first senior Camorra figure to attempt to … Continue reading →

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The Mongols Motorcycle Club

Posted on November 9, 2011 by crimimark

Elsewhere on this site you can read about the Hells Angels, the Pagans, the Bandidos and the Outlaws and these four are generally regarded as the biggest of the motorcycle gangs with the Pagans just squeaking in there despite being confined to … Continue reading →

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Pagan Motorcycle Club

Posted on October 24, 2011 by crimimark

One Percenters As we’ve discussed in other articles, many of the motorcycle gangs suspected of illegal activity in the United States and abroad are known as one-percenters.  One percenters take the name from a term applied to them  by the American Motorcyclist … Continue reading →

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Bandidos Motorcycle Club

Posted on October 18, 2011 by crimimark

Along with the Outlaws and Hells Angels, the Bandidos are another of the motorcycle clubs which fall under the definition of the one percenters – referring to the one percent of motorcyclists the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is supposed to … Continue reading →

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The Outlaws Motorcycle Club – Part Two

Posted on October 12, 2011 by crimimark

In Part One of our article we looked at the origins of the Outlaws from their humble Chicago beginnings pre-Second World War to their mid-1960s expansion around the United States, followed by moves overseas.  There are now chapters in such … Continue reading →

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The Outlaws Motorcycle Club

Posted on October 5, 2011 by crimimark

The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, despite being older than the Hells Angels, still continues to lack what some might call the ‘romance’ of the rival motorcycle gang.  It is very rare to hear stories regarding the Outlaws which don’t refer to … Continue reading →

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Hells Angels – Part Four

Posted on September 29, 2011 by crimimark

Welcome back to the concluding article on the Hells Angels.  In the previous article we discussed membership requirements; but once you’re a member what can you expect to be doing?  The Hells Angels motto is: ““When we do right, nobody … Continue reading →

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Hells Angels – Part Three

Posted on September 26, 2011 by crimimark

We concluded Part Two with an explanation of how the Hells Angels had expanded to their current membership numbers during the last fifty years.  There are estimated to be between two  and two and half thousand full members worldwide, which … Continue reading →

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