There's a new twist in a federal case already marked by murder and mayhem. The Mongols Motorcycle Club was convicted in late 2018 of racketeering and conspiracy. Now the Mongols want a new trial and say their former president was a confidential informant for the ATF.
A guilty verdict in a federal racketeering case may lead to the Mongols motorcycle club in Orange County losing trademarks rights to its logo.
Eyewitness News asked Santillan what he meant in the video about ATF agent Ciccone"protecting him." Santillan says he and Ciccone had a"rapport" after 25 years of dealing with one another. Santillan says he ran into Ciccone when he went to pick up some Mongols property that had been released after the trial. Ciccone told him he was retiring.
In court Monday, prosecutors told Judge David O. Carter that retired ATF agent Ciccone will testify that Santillan was never an informant. "I was literally trying to destroy him," she answered, adding that she didn't understand what he was talking about in relation to Ciccone.