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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 18, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday december 18, 2007 a5 Winnipeg repress. Com Chr i is Mas Blowout Sale f i Inal 2 Days december 18 19 Golf liquidation v i Ictor i a i inn 1808 Well i in ton ave. 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The 49 year old career biker Groupie has spent the past year infiltrating Hells Angels activities in a sting operation dubbed project Drill. The result was 18 arrests last week for a string of crimes including drug and weapons trafficking and even conspiracy to commit murder. Many of the alleged offences were caught on wiretap and through video surveillance made possible by Robertson. While police Are basking in the glow of their extensive work Robertson Likely Isnit popping the Champagne. Thatus because recent history suggests Robertson despite being a half million Dollar Man has a Long and difficult Road ahead of him. He can expect every aspect of his life to be closely scrutinized by a team of defence lawyers that cant wait to get him into court for Cross examination. He May find himself being maligned by the very Crown prosecutors whose Case he helped build. And Robertson might not want to get too comfortable wherever he happens to be calling Home these Days. Double crossing the worlds most notorious motorcycle gang Means always having to watch your Back and never getting settled. The Money he was paid for his efforts will Likely run out one Day. But the stress and anxiety associated with being a marked Man will stay with him forever. An exaggeration not according to a pair of Manitoba men a Hove already walked a mile in Robertsons shoes. Being a secret agent takes its toll snitching ruined life led to depression ism Rich All right. My life is ruined Franco Atanasovich told the free press in an exclusive interview last year. Atanasovich 47, was calling from an unknown destination while under the witness Protection program along with his two sons. Atanasovich was paid $ 525,000 roughly the same amount As Robertson for a similar police project that began in late 2004 and ended in february 2006 with the arrests of 13 Hells Angels and associates. Atanasovich conducted numerous undercover drug deals with key targets of project defence in a Case that has already resulted in 10 convictions. But the career criminal was in no mood to celebrate his Success especially after hearing his name repeatedly dragged through the mud inside several courtrooms. They re making me look like the bad Guy Here Atanasovich said. He was fuming that the Crown painted him As a liar and cheat that several disgruntled former associates filed lawsuits against him seeking Cash and that Media reports portrayed him on the same level As the hoods he helped catch. Do you think i did a Good thing or a bad thing he asked rhetorically. Atanasovich has repeatedly battled bouts of depression and thoughts of suicide according to his ramp handlers who testified in court. And his behaviour has been erratic including turning his Back on police offered Protection. The Public got some disturbing insight into the target on Atanaso vices Back during the trial earlier this year for full Patch biker Ian Grant. Heavily armed camouflaged police officers swarmed the downtown courthouse sealing off All entrances and exits during the Days when Atanasovich testified. A Metal Detector was installed at the door of the courthouse and plainclothes police equipped with guns were seated inside the room. The same circus like scene is expected next month when Atanasovich returns to testify against his former Good Friend sex Hells Angels president Ernie Dew. He gained Freedom but hers a constant target Kevin sylvesters Reward came in the form of Freedom not Money but that has done Little to please the Long time Manitoba biker. Sylvester 44, seemingly hit Rock Bottom last december when he called the free press and went on a lengthy tirade about How his co operation with police and prosecutors a few years earlier had ruined his life. Sylvester made a similar Call to a Crown attorney which prompted police to pay him a personal visit. Sylvester was Pepper sprayed and tapered when he tried to fight with officers and kicked one in the Groin. He pleaded guilty to assault earlier this year and was sentenced to three months in custody. Sylvester blamed the ugly episode on taking too much antidepressant medication. Ism sorry for the whole incident. It was a bad scene that i caused. It was embarrassing Sylvester said. He said he was angry with the Way he has been treated since he struck a controversial plea bargain with the Crown in 2001. Sylvester was sentenced to a jail term of two years less a Day for his part in shooting and wounding Hells Angel Rod Sweeney As he sat in his Tow truck with his Young son beside him. Sylvester became a wanted Man after the shooting and was the victim of several retaliatory incidents including the firebombing of his House and a drive by shooting. The Crown eventually offered Sylvester a reduced jail sentence in Exchange for his testimony against two Hells Angels including Sweeney is brother Dale accused of trying to kill Sylvester. Provincial court judge Charles Newcombe said he was holding his nose at what Many called a Deal with the Devil. Sylvester told the free press that police and Justice officials made All sorts of financial promises to him that we rent fulfilled. He said his life is in constant danger now that hers no longer in witness Protection. Sylvester has been a fixture on the provinces biker scene for More than a decade. He is the younger brother of Darwin Sylvester the president of the former spartans motorcycle gang. Darwin disappeared in 1998 and is presumed dead. Sylvester began targeting the Hells Angels in 2001 because he believed they were involved in his Brothers killing. Money the lure Scotty Robertson is the latest member of the secret agent club but he Likely wont be the last. The lure of making Good Money is too much for some criminals to resist. Even if that big pay Cheque comes with a heavy Price. Wow. Mikeo crime. Com wage $ 500,000, with a Chance for bonuses. Perks flexible hours meet new people be part of a team All expenses paid skills required general disregard for Law and order friends in very Low places a criminal record the longer the better thick skin Street smarts and the ability to move quickly and without prior warning ;