Gilles Mathieu worked as a maritime inspector at the port of Montreal.
12 Facts About Gilles Mathieu
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In 1980, Mathieu was arrested for attempting to sell LSD to an undercover policeman.
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On 26 June 1981, Gilles Mathieu was convicted of conspiracy to sell LSD and sentenced to a year in prison.
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Gilles Mathieu was present at the clubhouse of the Angels' Sherbrooke chapter on the night of the Lennoxville massacre in 1985, but was acquitted.
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Gilles Mathieu was known for his "violent streak" as Paul Cherry, the crime correspondent of The Montreal Gazette described it.
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On 25 June 1995, Gilles Mathieu was a founding member of the elite Nomad chapter of the Hells Angels.
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Gilles Mathieu was considered to be one of the most important Hells Angels in Montreal and a millionaire.
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Gilles Mathieu was believed to have placed at least $1 million in a tax haven in the Cayman Islands.
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On 15 February 2001, Gilles Mathieu was arrested at a Montreal hotel where he together with several Hells Angels were looking at photographs of the members of the Bandidos gang.
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Gilles Mathieu, who was already in jail owing to the weapons charges, was charged with 13 counts of first-degree murder as part of Operation Springtime.
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In exchange for the Crown dropping the 13 counts of first-degree murder charges, Gilles Mathieu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, and gangsterism.
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On 17 December 2014, Gilles Mathieu asked for permission to leave the half-way house, which was refused by the parole board as it established that he had over the course of 2014 visited four times a barber with known Hells Angels associations, which the parole board took as evidence that he was still loyal to the Hells Angels.