Outlaws gang members arrested in Indiana Members of the Outlaws motorcycle club in Indianapolis have been charged with running a criminal organization involved in guns, drugs and extortion. INDIANAPOLIS, July 11 (UPI) -- Members of the Outlaws motorcycle club in Indianapolis have been charged with running a criminal organization involved in guns, drugs and extortion. A federal indictment was released charging 42 members of the Outlaws, federal prosecutors said. They were arrested Tuesday morning in a series of more than a dozen raids carried out by federal, state and local agencies. "For more than three years, a volatile mixture of guns, drugs, and motorcycles allegedly fueled a dangerous criminal organization in Indianapolis as sophisticated as any business in this city," U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett said as he announced the arrests. This morning, we closed down that business. For good. Prosecutors said the defendants face lengthy prison terms if they are convicted. In the indictment, prosecutors said the group also ran an illegal lottery and staged accidents and car thefts to collect insurance. They also allegedly used violence and the threat of violence to collect debts. The Outlaws have a lengthy recruitment process aimed at guaranteeing that new members can be trusted and are not informants or police officers, prosecutors said. The group allegedly requires recruits to spend a year as "hangarounds," followed by at least six months on probation before they can become "patched" members. During that period, they must obey all orders, including those to commit crimes.