Hells Angel Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

A member of the Hells Angels who was arrested last year along with 20 other members and associates of the gang pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Daniel Eugene Bifield, also known as Diamond Dan, faces up to 20 years in prison, U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said. U.S. District Court Judge Cameron McGowan Currie will sentence him in March.

Prosecutors say Bifield, who is from Batesburg-Leesville, engaged in racketeering across the state from Rock Hill to Lexington, including trafficking narcotics and laundering money. He received kickbacks in return for illegal activity conducted by other members of the group, prosecutors say.

Other members and associates of the gang were indicted on charges of narcotics trafficking, money laundering, robbery, arson and firearms trafficking. The indictment resulted from a two-year interagency investigation by the South Carolina Hells Angels Task Force (SCHATF), which includes agents and officers from the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Lexington Police Department, Rock Hill Police Department, York County Sheriff’s Office, and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jay N. Richardson and James H. May.