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Mongols must give up logo, jury says

LOS ANGELES - On California's freeways, in biker bars and during not-infrequent clashes with other outlaw motorcycle clubs, members of the Mongols are easily identified.

They are the ones in the leather vests and jackets adorned on the back with the distinctive image of a Genghis Khan figure in sunglasses riding a motorcycle beneath the group's name, spelled out in large block letters.

Since the group was formed in the late 1960s, the logo has been a potent element of the Mongols' identity, which over the years has included an unmistakable penchant for drug dealing and violence by many members. Only those who have been admitted to the inner ranks of the insular group are allowed to stitch the

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