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Gregory Woolley (February 26, 1972 – November 17, 2023) was a Haitian-born Canadian mobster associated with the Hells Angels motorcycle club. [1] [2] [3] Woolley was the protégé and bodyguard of Maurice Boucher, a controversial senior Hells Angels leader who led his chapter in a long and extremely violent gang war against the Rock Machine, in Quebec, from 1994 to 2002. [4]
Gregory Woolley, 36; was arrested in Kingston Prison. [8] He was in the process of serving a 4.5 years sentence for illegal events he perpetrated during the Quebec Biker war. [9] During the raid he was charged and arrested for receiving money for the royalties of selling drugs from his gang. First ever Canadian charged with Gangsterism twice. [4]
Amidst growing membership and increasingly sophisticated criminal activity, federal law enforcement agencies within the United States Department of Justice began classifying outlaw motorcycle gangs as "non-traditional organized crime" beginning in 1981, identifying four of the gangs—the Hells Angels, the Outlaws, the Pagan's and the Bandidos—as the largest and most powerful.
Maurice Boucher (21 June 1953 – 10 July 2022) was a Canadian gangster, convicted murderer, reputed drug trafficker, and outlaw biker.He was once president of the Quebec Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. [2]
The Lennoxville Massacre divided rival outlaw motorcycle gangs in Quebec, leading to the formation of the Rock Machine club in 1986, a rival to the Angels in the 1990s. [1] The name "Lennoxville massacre" is a misnomer since the killings took place in Sherbrooke.
A small, but notable, American outlaw motorcycle gang which maintains at least 5 chapters across the nation. [77] Highway 61 MC: 1968 Auckland, New Zealand: One of the largest gangs in New Zealand, and for a time, the nation's largest outlaw motorcycle club. Also operates in the Commonwealth of Australia. [78] Highwaymen: 1954 Detroit, US
Aimé Simard (1968 – 18 July 2003) was a Canadian outlaw biker and hitman. He was a member of the Montreal-based Rockers Motor Club, a support club for the Hells Angels.He operated on the side as a contract killer, working for the Hells Angels and other organized crime groups in Canada.
The "Young Turks" were closely allied with the Syndicate, a Haitian-Canadian street gang led by Gregory Woolley who also served as the president of the Rockers Motorcycle Club, which in turn was a puppet gang of the Hells Angels. [1] Alongside Lorenzo Giordano, Del Balso worked for Francesco Arcadi. [1]