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Sin City Deciples is a one-percenter Black Outlaw Motorcycle Club that started in Gary, Indiana in 1966. Though Sin City Deciples are a predominately black motorcycle club, they are open to all men, regardless of race or color. Sin City Deciples motorcycle club ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles only. With charters from coast to coast in the United States and Europe, they are one of the oldest and largest Black Outlaw Clubs in existence.

Criminal activities
In 2011, a federal grand jury indicted four members of the Sin City Deciples motorcycle club on charges they used counterfeit cashier's checks to buy $175,000 worth of motorcycles, cars, trucks, and stereo equipment. The suspects targeted private sellers found on the internet -- primarily Craigslist -- then used fake identities and phony, computer-generated bank checks to buy the vehicles, according to the indictment. The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office became involved because the scheme stretched from Ohio into Michigan. The suspects are accused of illegally buying 25 vehicles and two stereo systems, which they either resold whole or disassembled and sold for parts, the indictment said. Several of the vehicles were recovered at the gang's former clubhouse.

In June of 2011, the FBI put out a SITUATIONAL INFORMATION REPORT to Law Enforcement in the Pittsburgh area stating: "According to witnesses, an African American male exited the building, closed the security gate, and threw several rocks at the windows of the building. After breaking the glass, the individual ignited an object (NFI) and threw it into the building. The unidentified male then rode off on a newer model Harley Davidson motorcycle, possibly a Road King, described as red in color, saddle bags on the rear, very clean in appearance, and a large amount of chrome"

In 2012, six members of the Sin City Deciples and Sin City Titans were arrested on charges from first degree murder to suspicion of accessory to first-degree murder. On March 3, Virgil Means went to the Sin City clubhouse, known for its wild post-closing hour parties that frequently rage until dawn. Means was forcibly ejected from the club by members and beaten up outside before he was picked up by a friend, according to police testimony in the case. Means and the friend, Mark Nadeau, later drove back to the club to retrieve Means’ wallet. While Means sat in Nadeau’s stopped Cadillac debating whether or not to get his wallet, three gunmen appeared and opened fired on the vehicle according to testimony.