Tuesday, May 15, 2012

….And Now For Something Completely Different: Company, Allegedly Used Hells Angels To Collect Debts





The multi-million dollar packaging and recycling company Visy Industries, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, has allegedly contracted members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club to collect debts, according to an investigation conducted by the Herald Sun.

Sources within police departments reportedly told the paper that they have "recorded links" between Visy and the biker gang, and packaging industry insiders claimed that other biker gangs and criminal rings have been offering debt collection and "problem solving" services since the Victorian government scrapped a policy last year requiring all debt collectors to be licensed.

According to the paper's sources, the packaging company pays the biker gang a retainer to have gang members on call for debt-collection runs. A relationship between the two groups allegedly started several years ago after Visy sold a large number of boxes to criminals connected with the fruit and vegetable industry who subsequently refused to pay for them.


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