Celebrating 50 years as biker boss, a police raid spoils party

Police raids in Australia targeting outlaw bikers this week revealed the unique place of the exiled “boss of bosses” — and a family biker dynasty that formed around a club; and a club that formed around a family. Let me tell you about it. CHECK OUT MY BONUS CONTENT AND PERKS ON PATREON: The Mob Reporter here with news of raids and arrests that came in the pre-dawn darkness of March 22, 2022, in and around Sydney, Australia aimed at senior figures in the Rebels Motorcycle Club, a homegrown Aussie club with an international reach. The club’s national president, Damien Vella, was arrested, along with his cousin, Alex Vella Jr., the namesake son of the former national president who is celebrating a remarkable milestone: 50 years as a Rebel. Alex Vella Sr. joined the club back in 1972, just three years after the club’s founding. Now that’s old-school. What’s more, he was president for most of that time. Alex Senior was born in Malta, one of 11 children, to a family that