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    Could a notorious biker club's survival hinge on a trademark? The feds are betting on it

    by Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times Dec 11, 2018 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - When federal prosecutors finally managed to put mobster Al Capone behind bars, it wasn't for murder or bootlegging, but tax evasion.

    Fast forward several decades and government lawyers in Southern California say a similarly novel tactic could be the key to taking down the Mongols, a notorious motorcycle club that has long been targeted by authorities for killings and drug trafficking.

    Instead of tax returns, the court battle this time will be won or lost in the decidedly unexciting trenches of trademark and forfeiture law.

    If the government prevails in a racketeering case in Orange County against the group's leadership, prosecutors plan to seek a court order to

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