A close friend of the Hells Angels was at the head of the Wôlinak casino

Tommy Lefebvre, a man linked to the Hells Angels criminal group, was president and sole director of the company that manages the Wôlinak casino, we learned Investigation.

The Sûreté du Québec identified him as a member in good standing of Satan’s Crew.

Satan’s Crew is a criminal organization and a school club of the Hells Angels which has around a dozen members, present in Centre-du-Québec, Mauricie and elsewhere in the province.

Last month, investigators specializing in the fight against organized crime carried out searches at the hideout of this motorcycle club, in Bécancour, near Wôlinak, where the casino is located.

Some 80 police officers took part in the operation as part of an investigation into drug trafficking. Firearms, a bulletproof vest and items bearing Satan’s Crew colors were seized. A member of the organization was charged with illegal possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun. He pleaded guilty.

Several members of the Hells were present during the inaugural party of the Bécancour club on May 10. This was revealed by a Sûreté du Québec investigator during a recent legal proceeding in which the name of Tommy Lefebvre emerged.

Tommy Lefebvre was, at least until last May, a director of Tribal Gaming. This company is made up of a nebula of unknown investors who have full powers at the Wôlinak casino, revealed Investigation.

The investor representative is Josh Baazov, a Montreal businessman convicted of fraud and drug trafficking in the past. He is currently being prosecuted in Israel for his alleged involvement in phone hacking and a campaign of threats against former business partners.

Although the Abenakis of Wôlinak are the owners of the casino on paper, they have no power in the management of the establishment. The casino is also operating without any government permit.

Tommy Lefebvre was also a advise from the general director of the establishment, Carl Doyon. It was a link between the casino, the Abenaki council and Tribal Gaming. […] He was an advisor regarding the image that the casino could haveMr. Doyon explained in an interview.

Organized crime has no place in the casinohowever affirmed the general director in a letter sent to Investigation in October. Regarding outlaw motorcycle gangs, we do not tolerate their members displaying themselves publicly at the casino.

Tommy Lefebvre assumed the role of president, treasurer and secretary of Tribal Gaming in 2022, replacing the mysterious Russian administrator Mariia Barinova whomInvestigation found in the suburbs of Moscow.

In business with the deputy general manager of the casino

Tommy Lefebvre has other professional occupations. He is a business partner of the casino’s assistant general manager, Dave Bernard.

Together they own a slot machine rental business, VLT Tribal, which held purchase options on casino machines, revealed Investigation.

The two men are also shareholders in online money lending companies.

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Until May 2023, Dave Bernard was general manager of Wôlinak. With the help of the First Nation chief, he authorized Tribal Gaming to open a casino. However, this authorization was given without consulting the population or the elected officials of the band council.

Tommy Lefebvre is also the land director of the Abenaki council of Wôlinak. In this capacity, he participated in the establishment of the casino.

Three other employees of the band council – Christian jr Bédard, Martin Veillette and Nelson Lefebvre – are members of Satan’s Crew, according to the testimony of the Sûreté du Québec investigator.

Neither Tommy Lefebvre, Dave Bernard, nor Tribal Gaming responded to requests for comment for this report.