Criminal charges against a high-ranking member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels have been stayed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge, who ruled his Charter rights were violated because the case was taking too long to get to trial.
Fred Widdifield and three others linked to the notorious biker gang were charged in November 2010 with extortion after allegations they pressured a man to turn over $250,000 in cash and property to settle a 1994 debt....
