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In yet another blow to the Pagans Motorcycle Club, the group s national president pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a gun charge that could lock him in federal prison for up to a decade.
Keith Conan Richter, 62, of Bay Shore, New York, admitted by videoconference to a federal judge in Newark that authorities found his loaded 45-caliber Ruger pistol in a secret compartment during a February traffic stop in Mercer County, according to a statement from acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig.
As a convicted felon, Richter is prohibited from possessing firearms he previously served 16 years for conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated assault in aid of racketeering, Honig said.
The Pagans leader is behind bars in N.J. Now the notorious biker gang faces a crossroads.
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
Posted Mar 06, 2021
Pagans Motorcycle Club merchandise on display at a State Commission of Investigation public hearing on Oct. 23, 2019.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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1,000 Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members descended on a ritzy ballroom on Long Island in February 2002 for a convention. They mingled, perused motorcycle and tattoo exhibits and ogled a pornographic film star making a paid appearance.
Then the Pagans arrived.
The white-columned catering hall accustomed to hosting lavish weddings turned into a war zone as 10