Raynald Desjardins has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder former mobster Salvatore Montagna during the bloody Montreal mafia war.
Desjardins was once a close associate of longtime Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto until he became part of an alliance which included Montagna that tried to overthrow the Rizzuto crime family while Vito was in prison. A conflict developed within that rival alliance back in 2011 which lead to Montagna being murdered.
“Raynald Desjardins“
Montagna was the former acting boss of the Bonanno crime family of the New York Mafia who was deported back to Canada where he was born because of criminal activity. The bloody Montreal mafia war begins shortly after his deportation in 2010 with a series of hits against the hierarchy of the Rizzuto Family. A rift developed with in the rival faction and Desjardins barely survives an attempted mob hit in September of 2011 which he believes was engineered by Montagna. The former NY mobster is assassinated in November of 2011 in Vaudry Island, Charlemagne at age of 40.
“Salvatore Montagna“
Raynald is later charged with the murder along with five other defendants who are arrested a week after him in December of 2011 with two more arrest which followed in 2013. Authorities were able to decrypt messages sent via Blackberry by Raynald and other members of the fractured Montreal mob faction linking him to the murder and ongoing plans to attack other clan members loyal to Montagna.
This plea to a lesser charge of conspiracy to murder will help Raynald avoid what was expected to be a long drawn out first degree murder trial. A sentencing hearing has been set for December 21st 2015 where Desjardins is still believed to be facing life in prison. The remaining co-defendants in the case are set to go to trial in January.
No way was Desjardins beating this case with all the evidence they had against him and Canadian authorities looking to make an example of him and show they are making a stiff effort to take down aspects of organized crime in Montreal and across the rest of Canada.
I’m not surprised he has pleaded guilty , the guy is a walking dead man . He is safer in jail
Great point as he def has a huge target on his back and even if he were to beat the case wouldn’t last very long on the streets. I am sure part of his plea is that he remains kept in protective custody as he serves his sentence.
Hasn’t the Canadian Mob murdered ppl in solitary? So,it seems he’s just hedging his bets that he survives longer in prison. Right.
Yes they have and i would imagine part of his plea deal here guarantee’s he will be housed in a segregated area for protection. Because in gen pop and even solitary he is basically a sitting duck.
True so many guy’s want to whack that guy.
Sal was out of his league in canada I think he thought his past leadership of the bonnanos was enough he spent most of his time with that girl but I wonder what would of happened of his plan worked I know he tried to whack this guy but as we all know his machine gun guys failed the hit if it had worked I wonder what would of happened he prob would of been whacked by vitos guys after sal was whacked the bonnanos wanted an explanation and they were annoyed but there was nothing they could do about it they were hardly in a state to start getting involved in a war in canada New York was a mess already