Former biker brought from prison to testify at Hells Angels case

A founding member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels suggested Friday that he had been unfairly convicted in an extortion case because of his membership in the notorious biker club.
Robert “Fred” Widdifield was brought from prison as a witness in the civil trial to determine if three Hells Angels clubhouses in east Vancouver, Nanaimo and Kelowna should be forfeited to the B.C. government.
When asked by government lawyer Brent Olthuis if he had a criminal record, Widdifield said: “I wa