Ex member now fears for his life after snitching to cops
RINGWOOD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA ( November 27, 2016) —A MAN who made the mistake of hanging out with a Motorcycle
Club has given a terrifying account into life inside the Finks MC clubhouse.
Builder Robert Bolsdon claims he got mixed up with the
Finks after he agreed to do some work for at a warehouse that just happened to
be the club’s Ringwood chapter headquarters.
He appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last
week via video link where four of his former buddies are accused of a
conspiracy to bash him, among other offences.
Mr Bolsdon claimed he built a nice stage, a bar and
installed a stripper pole but never got around to finishing the toilet and
shower.
Inside, club supporters would pay $100 a month for the
privilege of drinking with members — paying $5 a drink no matter what they
ordered.
The Finks Motorcycle Club was formed in 1969 in Adelaide, Australia
The “prospects” would run the bar, open the clubhouse
gates for fully patched members and generally behave as servants, Mr Bolsdon
said. It could take years before a prospect earned their full patch.
Full patched members would fork out $250 a month to wear
the patch, and fees were to be paid no matter what.
Mr Bolsdon said chapter president John Napolitano would
control the visitors “like a cult” and allegedly order club members to bash
members or prospects.
Violent outbursts and random beatings were common on
Friday nights, where up to 50 people would gather to get drunk, Mr Bolsdon
said.
The victims were usually blow-ins, who foolishly thought
it might be fun to drink with the Finks.
“They always waited until these people were drunk then
laid into them,” Mr Bolsdon said. “I don’t know why they did it.”
Former member Caleb Hardwick said one member would bash
people he simply did not like the look of. Friday was also the night where club
members would hold their “church” meetings.
Mr Hardwick alleged everything from member fees to
planning crimes would be discussed there. Like Mr Bolsdon, the Finks had plans
to bash him, too, after he quit the club without paying his $10,000 exit fee or
handing over his patch and motorcycle.
Mr Bolsdon, who went on club rides dressed as a fully
patched member, said things went bad for him after he made the mistake of
asking to be paid for the renovations he’d made to the clubhouse.
Police remove a Motorcycle from the Finks Clubhouse in Ringwood, Australia
He was assaulted and alleged members blew up his car.
Mr. Hardwick stopped attending church meetings. In
October last year, he said he wanted out, and then he left without paying.
Instead, he ratted on his former mates to police and now lives a life of fear.
Finks members will appear in court throughout next week
as a part of Victoria Police’s Operation Irrevocable.
SOURCE: Gold Coast Bulletin