- Posted July 24, 2012
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Feds say they have help from biker gang members
DETROIT (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say they have a "staggering amount of evidence" to convict dozens of members of a Detroit-area motorcycle gang, who are accused of a violent criminal enterprise.
The government says more than dozen current or former members of the Devils Diciples are cooperating with the FBI and ready to testify at trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin made the disclosure this week in a court filing that seeks to keep the group's president in custody while awaiting trial.
Mohsin says Jeff "Fat Dog" Smith is responsible for an "interstate ... rampage of drugs, violence" and other crimes. He faces a detention hearing today in Detroit federal court. A message seeking comment was left for his attorney last Friday.
Forty-one members of the Devils Diciples or their associates are under indictment.
Published: Tue, Jul 24, 2012
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