Richard E. Riedman, a former member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in stealing over 17 gross tons of high-grade scrap steel from a railcar at a CSXT rail yard in Batavia, N.Y.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Riedman, along with co-conspirators Christopher Monfort, Anthony Toscano, Anthony Russell, and Timothy Stone, stole the scrap steel in the early morning hours of June 30, 2009. The defendants used a logging truck to remove the scrap steel from the railcar and wore dark clothing and used lookouts to avoid detection by law enforcement authorities and pedestrians.
Riedman and his co-conspirators were caught by members of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office in the logging truck and a pick-up truck as they left the scene of the theft. The bales were in the process of being shipped to a steel mill in Pennsylvania when they were stolen. Riedman, Toscano, Russell, and Stone were convicted after a two-week jury trial in September 2012.
U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa sentenced Riedman to 37 months in prison and ordered him to pay $4,669.26 in restitution. The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.
The high-grade scrap steel that was stolen had a value of over $500,000. Riedman and his co-conspirators used two-way radios to communicate with each other during the theft.
The case is an example of the ongoing efforts by law enforcement to combat organized crime in New York. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has been involved in various criminal activities over the years, including theft, extortion, and violence.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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