Was Maurice Boucher still a Hells Angel when he died?

Former Hells Angels boss, Maurice Boucher regarded as one of the most infamous criminals has died. He suffered from generalised throat cancer while serving a life sentence at the Sainte Anne des Plaines penitentiary north of Montreal.

Boucher led Montreal’s Hell Angels against the rival Rock Machine biker gang during the Quebec Biker war of 1994 through 2002 in Quebec, Canada.

On May 6, 2002, he was jailed for ordering the assassination of two Quebec prison guards in 1997, Pierre Rondeau and Diana Lavigne.

During his time in prison, he also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to kill rival underworld figure Raynald Desjardins, who himself was jailed after being sentenced for conspiracy in the slaying of Mob boss, Salvatore Montagna in 2011.

By the time of his death, he had been convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault with a weapon and carrying a weapon with a dangerous purpose.