Outlaws Motorcycle Club president, 2 others charged with possessing guns
Mike McAndrew and
Patrick Lakamp
News Staff Reporters
Updated
Former dancers at Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club in Cheektowaga, seen in 2019 during a police raid, have testified in federal court in the retrial of former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni.
The international president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and two other motorcycle club members were arrested Thursday by federal agents, and their arrests have implications for the upcoming trial of a Cheektowaga strip club owner.
Federal agents seized 16 guns and 1,844 rounds of the ammunition during a Dec. 7 raid at the Lancaster home of John T. “Tommy O” Ermin. The guns are shotguns and long rifles – all used for hunting, George Muscato, defense attorney for Ermin, told a judge during a December 2023 court proceeding.
Former dancers at Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club in Cheektowaga, seen in 2019 during a police raid, have testified in federal court in the retrial of former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni.
Federal agents seized 16 guns and 1,844 rounds of the ammunition during a Dec. 7 raid at the Lancaster home of John T. “Tommy O” Ermin. The guns are shotguns and long rifles – all used for hunting, George Muscato, defense attorney for Ermin, told a judge during a December 2023 court proceeding.