I deeply regret a father being separated from his family. Alleged Comancheros members accused of brazen Auckland attack keep names secret for now They have been jointly charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The defence has yet to have its arguments heard. We are making these materials available in an effort for news reporting or educational purposes. Former Comancheros President Mick Hawi was jailed manslaughter after he stabbed and bludgeoned rival Hells Angel bikie Anthony Zervas in the domestic departure hall of Sydney Airport in 2009.. At the sentencing on Friday, Crown prosecutor David Johnstone said the defence had tried to unreasonably minimise Naufahus culpability as the leader of the criminal group. Members made a splash in 2018 with social media posts of black and gold-clad members gathered around gold-plated motorcycles. Payments were also made by Hakaraia to Comanchero vice president Tyson Daniels to buy another new Range Rover. The Court of Appeal judges accepted Justice Langs 10 per cent discount for cultural factors was appropriate given Naufahu chose to take up the leading role in the Comancheros. We growing stronger and stronger.". Police bugged cellphones belonging to members and associates of the Comancheros gang, listening live to calls almost a year before raiding the bikies in a major bust. "I'm so honoured to be your son, you taught me how to be a man, you're a legend to this club. I've banked those cheques about a 100,000 in Kiwi's one. 'I got hooked then and there': Conservationist in her 80s documents rare sea lion species, Race and erasure: Why the world's other humanitarian crises don't see the same response as Ukraine. STUFF Intercepted communications between a man and an Australian hairdresser who allegedly orchestrated a $1 million drug deal of pseudoephedrine for the Comanchero MC president have been played in court. There was nearly 5kg of methamphetamine inside. Australian hairdresserHe Sha was jailed earlier this yearafter he admitted crossing the Tasman to sell pseudoephedrine. He is capable. In sentencing Daniels - who was wearing a Versace top in Comanchero colours of black and gold - to four years and eight months in prison, Justice Gerard van Bohemen said the senior gang member played a crucial role overseeing the gang's operations for significant personal gain. More than $4 million worth of assets were seized. Intercepted communications from September 20, 2018, from an audio device fitted in a vehicle were played to the jury on Thursday. Three days later, Rahman's son checked into the same hotel and was seen meeting with another man, a 19-year-old Mexican national, who also cannot be identified for legal reasons. There was nearly 5kg of methamphetamine inside. Your pseudo is worth nothing without their cash, the man says. If you are a copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of one or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the site by completing the DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent. "Ok, I delete," came the reply. Sha arrived in New Zealand from Sydney on September 15, 2018; three days later, the other associate arrived in the country. 1 Dec, 2021 01:00 AM . If you wish to use any copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain expressed permission from the copyright owner. In response, police launched Operation Nova, eventually terminated in April 2019 when most of the Comancheros' hierarchy were arrested and charged with money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. Three days later, Rahmans son checked into the same hotel and was seen meeting with another man, a 19-year-old Mexican national, who also cannot be identified for legal reasons. Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. "The idea of him as a supportive father and husband is completely inconsistent with his desire to continue on in the Comancheros gang and the prospect of further offending if released.". Hakaraia has denied participating in an organised criminal group; two charges of possession of class A drug for supply, namely cocaine and methamphetamine; and three charges of money laundering including $439,700 used towards two concrete pumps and $110,000 used towards purchasing a Range Rover. They dont want to arrive if the pseudo is not here, the man replies. Biker News does not belong to or support any Club. Of the dozens of intercepted calls using nicknames and codes played during the trial, none have involved the local Comancheros president until now. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The Comancheros gang boss has been denied parole for a second time in four months because he is still considered an excessive risk if released. Comancheros gang president Pasilika Naufahu jailed for 10 years Catrin Owen 10:42, Feb 19 2021 RICKY WILSON/STUFF Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced by Justice Graham Lang on Friday. Naufahu, who has a statutory release date of July 2028, would be seen again by the board before the end of December 2023. Justice Graham Lang sentenced him today in the High Court at Auckland. His lawyer, Marie Dyhrberg, QC, asked the Parole Board to consider "belief in redemption" as all the available evidence showed Daniels was a changed man. Naufahu has denied conspiring to import a class A drug, conspiring to supply class B drug pseudoephedrine and three charges of money laundering, namely using $212,796.96 towards purchasing a Bentley, Ford Ranger and a concrete pump. Justice van Bohemen said Simpson was the facilitator of the money-laundering scheme, who used his specialist skills and knowledge as a lawyer. Their shared trial had started with five defendants but that number dropped by two when several charges were withdrawn midway. The 501 scheme is the the character section of the Australian Migration Act which allows the cancellation of visas. Comancheros boss Pasilika Naufahu has been sentenced to ten years in prison after last year being found guilty of money laundering and conspiring to supply drugs. Ten days prior to that trial, Naufahu pleaded guilty to four charges of money laundering and one of participating in an organised crime group. Comancheros vice-president Tyson Daniels has already been sentenced to four years and eight months' imprisonment. We believe this corresponds with a fair use of any such copyrighted material (referenced and provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). "Dad I wrote this for you, with a heavy heart, holding your reading glasses, listening to roadhouse blues. He had a number of convictions in Australia, including for violence. He had difficulty obtaining a bank account, accommodation and employment, he said. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture.It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.. "We can see no reason why he cannot transfer prisons to undertake that programme and we hope that can happen as soon as reasonably possible," Young said. New Zealand 'A changed man': Comanchero vice-president Tyson Daniels released from prison after money laundering $2.6 million worth of luxury cars By Jared Savage 27 Aug, 2022 11:40 AM 4 mins. The Comanchero members and associates were arrested in April 2019 after a massive police search. After stopping at a cafe, the pair get back into the vehicle and the man can be heard telling Sha about how the area is one of the most policed areas in the country all gang squad. Naufahu whose brother Pasilika is the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Australian motorcycle club also pleaded guilty to possession of MDMA, or Ecstasy, which is a Class-B controlled drug. The trial is set down for four weeks in front of Justice Graham Lang and a jury. Naufahu - whose brother Pasilika is the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Australian motorcycle gang - also pleaded guilty to possession of MDMA, or Ecstasy, which is a Class-B controlled drug. Available from December 2. The pair parted ways before the man made various stops and took photos of his car before he was observed meeting up with Sha and the pair also made multiple stops around the city. Daniels, the vice-president, was later convicted along with president Pasilika Naufahu and his brother Vetekina, as well as the club's treasurer, Jarome Fonua. Intercepted communications between a man and an Australian hairdresser who allegedly orchestrated a $1 million drug deal of pseudoephedrine for the Comanchero MC president have been played in court. When brought in for questioning by police, Rahman claimed to be in New Zealand on holiday. He had admitted participating in an organised criminal group and nine money laundering charges which came from purchasing a swag of expensive vehicles. Photo: Supplied The offending was sophisticated, said Justice van Bohemen, with encrypted devices used to avoid detection by police. Search warrants were also executed at the home linked to Rahman in Suva where Fijian Police discovered 39kg of cocaine, presumably destined for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Tallat Rahman, from Suva, was arrested in February 2019 in the first phase of the inquiry, which discovered how parcels of methamphetamine weighing up to 5kg were hidden inside kitchen appliances shipped from the United States. Young said the board was convinced Naufahu remained an undue risk and could not be released. At the Court of Appeal, Ron Mansfield QC argued the statements made by a man who has name suppression, should have been ruled inadmissible because there was an absence of reasonable evidence that Naufahu was a member of the $1m conspiracy to supply pseudoephedrine. Pasilika Naufahu and fellow Comancheros, wives, partners and families commenced a lifestyle both living and working together and benefited from a series of offences, Johnstone said. As part of his release plan, Daniels will attend a rehabilitation programme and one-on-one private counselling with a psychologist. The trial against Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality who has name suppression, and a woman, also with name suppression, began on Monday at the High Court at Auckland. This didn't occur during his upbringing in Sydney, but in 2016 when he was deported to New Zealand under the 501 scheme, without any meaningful support or guidance. When brought in for questioning by police, Rahman claimed to be in New Zealand on holiday. File photo. He was also found guilty, alongside patched Comanchero Connor Clausen, of conspiring to supply the Class B drug pseudoephedrine in September 2018. The man goes on to tell Sha about the richest man in the country who has a billion dollars. I'll just have to wait for my time to come. 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Clausen also admitted being in possession of a pistol and ammunition and a pump-action shotgun and shells. We respect every Motorcycle Club that adheres to proper MC protocol. Comanchero Motorcycle Gang members have been arrested in Auckland. The Parole Board imposed special conditions on his release until his sentence officially ends in May 2024. Naufahu moved to Australia when he was 1 year old and was deported when he was 28, Mansfield said. The trial continues tomorrow. Later that afternoon, the man is heard telling Sha to tell the guy thats coming with the pseudo to drop it in the boot. "I know you're up there in the forever chapter, sinking them down at the bar, flying that flag with 13 stars. Photo: Jason Oxenham / NZH, This gold-plated motorcycle was among the assets seized in Operation Nova. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. The president of the NZ chapter of the Comancheros, Pasilika Naufahu, started his trial standing alongside fellow gang member Connor Clausen, accountant Wiwini Hakaraia, as well as a media personality and a woman - who both have name suppression. Money was deposited at banks in amounts less than $10,000, in a bid to avoid triggering the banks reporting threshold, then funnelled through trust and company accounts to disguise their criminal origins. The poaching is seen as a power move by Meehan, who only recently took over as President after former boss Mick Murray was arrested in April over a 2019 murder. Naufahus lawyer Ron Mansfield said his client is a good husband and father to four children, who tried to set up a life in New Zealand after being deported under the 501 scheme. Those guilty verdicts mean that since the Herald on Sunday revealed the infamous Instagram post announcing their arrival in 2018, five of the six founding members of the New Zealand Comancheros have been convicted of either serious drug or money laundering offences. You set up the trusts and lent respectability, as a lawyer, to a criminal organisation.. Photo: Supplied, Senior Comancheros Tyson Daniels, left, and Jarome Fonua have pleaded guilty to money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. The gang boss was also found guilty, along with Connor Clausen, of conspiring to supply pseudoephedrine. 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Pasilika Naufahu was jailed for his part in a drug and money laundering scheme. He said: Youre going to start off with a nice number with two zeroes. Vetekina Naufahu pleaded guilty to three charges at a High Court hearing this morning, held by audio-visual link because of the Covid-19 lockdown in Auckland. An annual lemonade stand that raises money for children battling cancer is coming to a local Hells Angels club this year. Naufahu was arrested following a series of raids across Auckland in April 2019, in which more than $3.7 million in assets was seized along with luxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggage and jewellery. Jesse Vella, nephew of former Rebels President Alex Vella and cousin of current President Damien Vella, touched upon the club in the poem he read at the service. A trial involving laundering and drug charges against Comanchero president Pasilika Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality who has name suppression, and a woman also with name suppression is in its third week at the High Court at Auckland. No more games there is more than a million dollars coming. However, the Court substituted the gang boss 10 year imprisonment to one of nine years. We are making these materials available in an effort for news reporting or educational purposes. For Vella, forever lasted until last week, when he posed in Comancheros colours with their new President Alex Meehan. Justice Lang accepted the offending was bought about to ensure his family did not suffer the same financial hardship he had growing up. "You clearly knew the money was derived from significant importation of drugs.". By Leighton Keith, Open Justice reporter of, Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. Comanchero gang leader Pasilika Naufahu has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Everything went quiet until Rahman flew into Auckland International Airport on December 18, 2018, and checked into a hotel on Queen St, the Four Points by Sheraton. Justice Sally Fitzgerald convicted Naufahu of the three offences and scheduled a sentencing date of October 23, 2020, alongside his fellow Comanchero Jarome Fonua. The deal never went ahead. However, they still ruled the end sentence imposed was excessive and substituted the 10 years to one of nine years imprisonment. The court heard Naufahu was a middle child of six children and the family had been under financial stress and hardship. The woman has also denied engaging in a money laundering transaction, namely depositing $292,496.40 cash into various bank accounts. Once in New Zealand, the police allege the drugs were distributed by frontmen for the Comanchero, whose hierarchy allegedly reaped the rewards of the illicit trade. Naufahu was arrested as a part of a covert police investigation called Operation Nova that targeted the Comanchero Motorcycle Club. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. Most updated Motorcycle community news from all the World, Motorcycle Clubs news, 1%er news. Naufahu, who lived. In the recording, the man can be heard getting frustrated with Sha talking about a deal that he can make nearly half a million dollars from. Naufahu was arrested following a series of raids across Auckland in April 2019 in which more than $3.7 million in assets was seized, along with luxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggage and jewellery. The president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club has been jailed after being found guilty of sophisticated money laundering and drugs charges. But the Court of Appeal has reduced that sentence to nine years. The gang boss was also found guilty, along with Connor Clausen, of conspiring to supply pseudoephedrine. A trial involving laundering and drug charges against Comanchero president Pasilika Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality who has name When detectives told him that an audio device had been covertly installed in his hotel room on Queen St, Rahman said: Oh shit. He had strong support from his wife and sister and had also completed Saili Matagi, a rehabilitation programme tailored for inmates of Pasifika heritage. He was called the Wire Guy because he laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in wire transfers overseas. 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The Comancheros are participants in the United Motorcycle Council of NSW, which convened a conference in 2009 to address legislation aimed against the "bikie" clubs, their poor public image in the wake of several violent clashes and ongoing biker wars, and defusing deadly feuds such as the Comancheros' battles with the Hells Angels. One of the Comanchero members pictured is Pasilika Naufahu, once a senior member of the gang in Sydney, who was deported two years ago, according to the New Zealand Herald. The 35-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison in February 2021 for participating in an organised criminal group, conspiring to deal in a Class B controlled drug, money laundering, unlawful possession of ammunition and assault. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook. Nearly $1.3 million in cash was deposited into the lawyer's trust account, which was then used to purchase expensive cars and property. Est. Photo: Supplied, Connor Clausen during the first day of the Operation Nova trial at the High Court in Auckland. When Jesse Vella stood to farewell his father, he must have appeared the picture of loyalty. Justice Sally Fitzgerald convicted Naufahu of the three offences and scheduled a sentencing date of October 23, 2020, alongside his fellow Comanchero Jarome Fonua. There is lack of support for those who are returned to New Zealand by Australia under these provisions.. Fonua, the gang's secretary was sentenced to four years and six months and drug runner Connor Clausen was jailed in December for three years and eight months. He was convicted of the murder of Hells Angels MC Anthony Zervas. In August,club treasurer Jarome FonuaandVetekinaadmitted their parts in the operation. The Crown said Naufahu told one person to download 'Signal', an encrypted messaging app, and discusses with his brother about getting their father to use it. Two days before Christmas, December 23, 2018, Rahman left New Zealand but not before receiving a backpack full of cash. His sentence was later reduced to nine years and three months by the Court of Appeal. Insane Throttle Support Club Become a member Now, Insane Throttle/Motorcycle Madhouse Radio YouTube and Audio Disclaimer, Meet the Insane Throttle Contributing Columnist James Hollywood Macecari, Motorcycle Clubs Riding Clubs and Associations Near Me Index & Listings, Our Policies here at Insane Throttle Publications. "We are satisfied he is at high risk of re-offending given his past, given his personality, and given his involvement in the Comancheros gang.". We believe this corresponds with a fair use of any such copyrighted material (referenced and provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). Go to the back of the car and put it in the boot, the man says. More than $1.2m in cash was deposited into Simpson's trust account at his law practice, which was also used to purchase some of the cars belonging to Daniels and allegedly others in the gang, as well as real estate such as a $1.3m home in Auckland. Later, another recording includes the Comancheros president talking to a bank operator over the phone to apply for a credit card. The 501, who was deported to New Zealand in 2016, was arrested after raids across Auckland in April 2019, resulting in more than $3.7 million in assets being seized including luxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggage and jewellery. Pasilika Naufahu is on trial for drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. "From the way that I talk from the way that I move. Senior Comancheros Tyson Daniels, left, and Jarome Fonua have pleaded guilty to money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. You set up the trusts and lent respectability, as a lawyer, to a criminal organisation.". Hawi's violent death revived memories of the 2009 bikie wars and the Sydney airport brawl. Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced by Justice Graham Lang on Friday. Naufahu previously admitted participating in an organised criminal group, unlawful possession of ammunition and four charges of money laundering, in relation to the purchase of his Bucklands Beach house. At trial, the Crowns case was that Naufahu arrived in New Zealand with zero dollars in his bank account. A psychologist considered a special treatment programme for violent offending would adequately meet Naufahu's rehabilitative needs. 'I got hooked then and there': Conservationist in her 80s documents rare sea lion species, Race and erasure: Why the world's other humanitarian crises don't see the same response as Ukraine. The cheap wholesale price of $120,000 per kilogram was agreed to by both parties, in a deal the police believed would weigh at least 100kg ("a nice number with two zeros"). "He did not think in any event that programme would be helpful for him because he did not consider he was a violent person and so that would be essentially a waste of time for him.". It had been a previously been a strained relationship, the court heard. More than $1.2m in cash was deposited into Simpsons trust account at his law practice, which was also used to purchase some of the cars belonging to Daniels and allegedly others in the club, as well as real estate such as a $1.3m home in Auckland. File photo. "All done and sworn in welcome aboard to my brothers in New Zealand," an Australian member of the Comancheros posted on Instagram. Pasilika Naufahu appeared before the Parole Board on 12 September, and was again refused early release after he first became eligible for parole on 11 May. The gang was joined by others whose skills and attributes helped the flow of financial rewards, the court heard. 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