Jay Dobyns is a retired ATF agent who went undercover with the Hells Angels from 2001 to 2003 as part of Operation Black Biscuit. He speaks with Insider about his experience with the outlaw motorcycle gang and its inner workings.
Dobyns joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in 1987 and conducted over 500 undercover operations during his time there, from weapons and narcotics trafficking to home-invasion burglary. He served as an instructor at the agency’s National Academy. He is also the recipient of the United States attorney general’s Medal of Valor, 12 ATF special-act awards, and the National Association of Police Organizations’ top-cops award.
He is the author of “No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels.”
Find out more: https://www.jaydobyns.com/
Chapter 1: Entering the Clubhouse – 00:29
Chapter 2: The Hierarchy – 02:43
Chapter 3: The Rivalries – 05:30
Chapter 4: Gaining Trust – 09:08
Chapter 5: The Rules – 10:40
Chapter 6: The Money – 12:24
Chapter 7: The Parties – 13:44
Chapter 8: The Mongols Incident – 15:05
Chapter 9: The Fallout – 17:20
Chapter 10: The Aftermath – 19:46
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23 comments
I wonder if he knows Ralph Buss?
ATF is a biggest gang of them all.
Narc loser
My pops was a VP of a (non Angels) chapter back in the day, and I remember him wanting me to prospect for them. I never did, I never affiliated with anything, but I still did my share of nickel and dime bullshit, selling drugs and hopping in windows and 'security' jobs. The weird thing is I remember those times with like, nostalgic 'the good old days' brain, but being real, it was scary sometimes, and boring most of the time. I'm glad I'm out, I'm glad I'm clean.I love bikes, I love riding, that's never going away but I'm glad I'm not an idiot kid anymore.
I seen just a few weeks ago here in tucson…
This guy left out one key detail about Laughlin . That whole thing was a joint task force entrapment. The most prolific criminal gangsters that I have ever personally witnessed, had badges and most of those badges were gold. And I am speaking about from the top of them, all the way down to the: " my Uncle is a cop and he's not a criminal ". I'll ask all you cucks that disagree with me one question about your special Uncle, Dad, friend, Aunt or who the fk ever that is " one of the good ones ": Do you think that they know any LEO that has participated in ANY form of illegal activity? That actually makes them a co-conspirator and a participating criminal gangster. Face reality, not the given perception of it. Your Moral Compass is not the same as theirs and nearly every single one of them have Sociopathic Tendencies. Now most of you as you have read this, have gone into cognitive dissonance and will never wake from your slumber but there's that 30-35+% that are nodding and hopefully there's a couple that just woke up.
Jay D…please see me…
So how is it they are not all in prison.
How much did this chap and his mates cost the american taxpayer.
What is this government protection.
Who are these people trying to impress. Definately not normal motorcyclists. Sad people all of them.
His story reminds me of the movie "Beyond the Law" (from the early 90s), or it could have been from the 80s? I saw it back in the early 90s lol idr when it actually came out… But Charlie Sheen was pretty damn young there, so it's been a while. Good movie too.
Every time I see this thumbnail, I keep thinking that's Mike Ehrmantraut.
He doesn't mention signing your bike over the HA corp. or blacking out your HA tatt even when your out good.
So basically the Hell's Angels are heroes relative to the real Criminal Enterprise: the 4th Reich of Antarctica
If this was sons of anarchy bro would be dead 😂
We know the hells angel's is a criminal organization. The fact that we don't imprison everyone of those members means they have infiltrated out government.
The ATF is a really shitty employer.
To me the hells angels are also to be blame….they let this guy (undercover agent) in their midst without even checking his background, they look stupid in the eyes of other gang members and the leaders of the Hells Angels. This guy was doing his job, he had no personal enmity towards the Hells Angels. He did what he loved and told or asked to do. Now the Hells Angels are putting a price on him because of their own fault !!!??. The Hells Angels must too have put their spies in other gangs too, there is no difference in that. They just want to take out this guy is because he made them all look stupid. Like I said, they should have checked him out least when he came to their club and was hanging around them before they even knew him. Just because of publishing his the book and following the ATF instructions how to defend himself, they sued him !!!?? What kind of payback is that by his own department, who puts his life in danger and his family life being destroyed for the love of his country and putting men responsible for many crimes like selling drugs, guns and even murder. Who would want to go undercover after watching this video, if your own department sues you after your operation and writing about your experience about how the undercover have change you and your family life and the impact it has on you as an undercover agent.
How is he still above ground?
Unrelated: has anyone seen ads for the "Last War survival game" it looks like a bullshit ad game but damn it looks fun.
I thought he was John Malkovich at first.
Like Donnie Brasco😂
hells angels in my neighbourhood, they are scared to death everytime they see me. I can smell their fear.
This dude sounds angry
Anyone who betrays his friends has nothing to be proud of, even if it is in the name of justice, the law ,whatever…He is a LIAR and a RAT, there is no other way to describe someone like this.