Peter 'Chop' Emerton was the founder of the Mongols in Australia and first national president of the club in the country. The Mongols expanded into Australia in 2013, establishing three chapters on the Central Coast of New South Wales. However, senior Mongols members as well as attorneys for the club deny that the group as a whole is a criminal enterprise and claim that the Mongols' bylaws prohibit criminals and drug users from being members. Mongols members have a long history in the illegal drugs trade (especially methamphetamine), money laundering, robbery, extortion, firearms violations, murder, and assault, among other crimes. The Mongols Motorcycle Club is considered a motorcycle gang by law enforcement and intelligence agencies in various countries internationally.
