Salvatore Scoppa the brother of Andrea (Andrew) Scoppa survived at attempt on his life as he left a restaurant in Terrebonne. Scoppa was shot at least once as he exited the establishment and according to reports his injuries are serious but not considered life-threatening. Both men have links to the Montreal mafia and the … [Read more…]
Francesco Del Balso a ranking member of the Rizzuto crime family has gained his freedom after more than nine years in prison and nine more months in a halfway house. The 46-year-old mobster was allowed to return home but is still under close watch being supervised electronically via a GPS bracelet. He was sent … [Read more…]
Police in Sicily continue their fight against Matteo Messina Denaro one of Italy’s top mafia bosses who has been on the run since 1993. According to a new report, authorities have seized four olive companies along with various other properties linked to the mafia bosses business empire. The latest seizure located in the heart … [Read more…]
Andrew Scoppa considered by some to be an influential Montreal mafia clan leader has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, cocaine trafficking, possession of cocaine for trafficking, and receiving money according to the information gathered by Daniel Renaud in his LaPresse report. These crimes were allegedly committed last year between August 16 and October 26 … [Read more…]
Desiderio (Desi) Pompa a reputed Rizzuto crime family mobster was serving a three-year sentence for illegal firearm possession when he was granted statutory release back in September of last year. He has reached the two-thirds mark of his sentence which automatically made him eligible for release. Desi was out but his freedom came with … [Read more…]
The bloody Montreal mafia war has led to an estimated 35 murders and multiple attempts and attacks over the past few years. According to this recent report from Daniel Renaud of La Presse leaders and influential members of the mafia in both Montreal and Toronto have been meeting in an effort to end the … [Read more…]
A rise in arson attacks in and around Montreal in 2016 may be an indicator that more violence is on the way as the bloody Montreal mafia war continues into next year. According to authorities from the Montreal Police Criminal Section, these arson events have become more abundant in the last couple of months … [Read more…]
Montreal mafia leader Raynald Desjardins plead guilty last year to conspiracy to commit murder and has now been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Desjardins has been detained for the last five years on charges related to the 2011 assassination of mobster Salvatore Montagna the one-time acting boss of the New York-based Bonanno crime … [Read more…]
More violence and bloodshed could be on the horizon as the fight for control of the Montreal mafia continues. Nicola Spagnolo a key member of the Montreal mafia and the Rizzuto crime family now has a contract on his head according to a recent report from TVA Nouvelles. Spagnolo was met by authorities who … [Read more…]
A popular Montreal eatery named Linguini restaurant located in Baie d’Urfé that burned to the ground last month may hold clues in the ongoing Montreal mafia war. According to a Journal de Montreal report, a meeting that included members of the Violi and Cotroni families took place there in early October. Among those present … [Read more…]
Danny De Gregorio an alleged lieutenant in the Montreal mafia was sentenced to 32 months behind bars for possession of a prohibited and loaded firearm without a permit. He was shot three times coming out of a gym in St-Leonard which authorities believed was a failed mafia hit back in 2009. An investigation by … [Read more…]
Pasquale Barbaro a reputed Sydney crime figure was shot several times execution-style in what authorities are calling a brutal gangland hit. The 35-year-old was born into the Calabrian mafia also known as the Ndrangheta according to local crime author Keith Moor who wrote the book “Busted” about the well-known underworld family. He was gunned … [Read more…]
Bruno ‘The Fox’ Romeo one of the highest ranking Australian mafia bosses has died at the age of 87 according to reports. He was a top leader of the Italian based Ndrangheta or Calabrian mafia which controls Australia’s drug trade according to authorities. He was known as “the fox” for his ability to evade … [Read more…]
The Sicilian-based Rizzuto crime family continues to be dismantled as the body count rises in the ongoing Montreal mafia war. There have been plenty of theories over the last few years as to who may be responsible for these attacks on the Rizzuto clan. But according to reports some mafia experts and police sources … [Read more…]
The ongoing Montreal mafia war has claimed yet another victim as Vincenzo Spagnolo was shot to death at his home in Laval. Spagnolo was one of the closest and most trusted confidants and best friends of former Rizzuto crime family godfather Vito Rizzuto. The 65-year-old mobster was one of the few people the former … [Read more…]