JD Thacker

JD Thacker, a prominent member of the Mongols gang, is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence of 22 years and four months in New Zealand’s maximum-security Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (Peru) due to his involvement in organized crime. Recently, he has been in the news following the death of his father, a former gang member, which has raised questions about whether he will be granted compassionate leave to attend the tangi.