DEVIL IN THE DETAILS

PRIVATE Hells Angels documents that give new insight into the
corporate structure of the local biker chapter -- including a job
application form, list of members and phone directory -- are now
available for public consumption.

A revealing 13-page exhibit was tendered as evidence Monday in the
sentencing hearing for biker associate Harold (Ballsy) Amos, who was
given a nine-year prison term for conspiracy to traffic cocaine.

Federal Crown attorney Chris Mainella told court many of the items
were found during a February 2006 raid at the Hells Angels clubhouse
on Scotia Street in north Winnipeg.

They include a unique "personal information sheet" for Amos that
reads like a job application and was found in a folder marked "Zig
Zag," a Hells Angels puppet club to which Amos belongs.

Amos, 34, was asked to provide some basic information, including
address, phone numbers, birth date and social insurance number,
before answering such questions as:

- -- Are you employed? NO -- Do you own a Harley Davidson? NO

- -- Do you have a reliable car or truck? YES, TRUCK.

- -- Are you willing to help out if needed at a party or run? YES

- -- How much notice do you need to travel out of town? ONE DAY

- -- Do you have a passport? NO

- -- Do you have a criminal record? YES

- -- If so, what are your recent charges? GANGSTERISM AND DRUGS

Amos was then required to sign and date his application (Jan. 31,
2005) and attach a current photo of himself, which he did. Mainella
said the document was kept on file, along with others not tendered in
court, as a means of keeping track of prospects in the system.

"The Hells Angels are like the NHL, and the prospects are in the
minor leagues trying to get called up to the big leagues," said Mainella.

Based on one of his answers, Amos would likely have had to make an
important purchase in order to advance to the Hells Angels, he said.

"They require that you own a Harley Davidson. It's very important,"
said Mainella.

The Crown also filed a company phone directory and list of members
that was seized in the clubhouse raid.

The list, dated Jan. 16, 2006, is titled H.A.M.C. Winnipeg and
includes a number for a "24/7 club pager that will be answered by a
member," along with a clubhouse phone number, fax number and e-mail address.

The gang also has a post office box listed as its mailing address.

Further down the list are either the first names or nicknames of all
14 full-patch "members," two "hangarounds" (considered first in line
for a promotion to full membership) and two "friends" (a notch below
hangarounds) in the Manitoba chapter. There are also pager, cell and
home phone numbers listed.

One of the "friends" is deemed to be off on "medical leave,"
according to the documents. The Crown also filed a series of
photographs at Monday's sentencing hearing that include T-shirts
seized at the Hells clubhouse and a close-up of the Hells tattoo on
someone's chest.

Several pictures of the Leila Avenue drug "lair" that Amos admitted
to operating were also submitted. They show a hydraulic press used to
turn powdered cocaine into bricks, drugs inside a fridge and several
guns and ammunition that were seized during the raid.

Amos admitted to being the mastermind behind the drug operation and
received a scathing lecture from Justice Alan MacInnes.

"Mr. Amos will serve this sentence and be back out on the streets
doing exactly what he's been doing. The only thing that's going to
stop that is when someone takes a dislike to him and kills him," said MacInnes.

"And the odds are reasonably good that'll happen. Until that happens
this will be a revolving door for him."

Three full-patch Hells members -- [Name redacted], [Name redacted]
and president [Name redacted] -- are currently in jail awaiting
trial for charges stemming from the February 2006 raid.

Police used a paid undercover informant to infiltrate the bikers and
conduct a series of drug deals caught on surveillance.

Several biker associates have already pleaded guilty and received prison terms.