A provincial civil servant has been suspended after he was among 28 people — including three Ontario Hells Angels — who were charged last week in what police call a multi-million-dollar illegal offshore gambling enterprise. Pereira is a Ministry of Transportation employee and was the only civil servant charged. Police said the complex gambling network was controlled by Ontario Hells Angels bikers with ties to York Regional mobsters. The three full-patch Hells Angels who were charged by police are Robert Barletta, 49, a London, Ont. Police said the investigation was spurred by an escalation of violent crimes across Ontario, including attempted murders, arson, extortion and threats.

Source: thestar December 24, 2019 16:30 UTC