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Civil Litigation

May 20, 2019

Amid quarreling defense counsel, judge sentences Mongols to fine, probation

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter rejected a revised bid from the U.S. attorney’s office to seize the club’s trademarked logos

SANTA ANA -- After wading through a contentious quarrel between competing Mongols lawyers, a federal judge on Friday sentenced the motorcycle club to a $500,000 fine and five years probation for racketeering convictions in an unprecedented forfeiture case.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter rejected a revised bid from the U.S. attorney's office to seize the rights to...

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