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 a series of conditions including one that required him to avoid contact with any known criminals. The Parole Board of Canada has suspended his release and ordered him returned to prison after being informed by law enforcement that he had continued being part of criminal activities on behalf of the Montreal mafia.
Desiderio “Desi” Pompa
Pompa is accused of still being involved in the mafia controlled illegal sports betting operations currently believed to be at the heart of the ongoing Montreal mafia war. He was allegedly running an illegal bookmaking operation out of Café Bellerose a known mafia hangout in Laval when he was arrested on the firearm charges. This cafe was firebombed back in September by Rizzuto family rivals followed by the firebombings of two hair salons earlier this month in Laval owned by the wife of Carmelo Cannistraro who is also involved in the Rizzuto’s bookmaking operations. These attacks are believed to be part of the ongoing fight for control of the very lucrative illegal bookmaking business allegedly controlled currently by Stefano Sollecito.
According to the summary from the Parole Board, a police source alerted the Canada Correctional Service that Pompa had communicated via encrypted text or email with three partners indicating he was still criminally active. The information supplied by police stated that Pompa was still active within the Stefano Sollecito organization. Defense lawyers demanded this added information at the November 29th hearing where the parole board had announced their decision. Sollecito and Leonardo Rizzuto were arrested back in 2015 during a major drug trafficking investigation and identified as the current leaders of the Montreal mafia by the Sûreté du Québec.
Pompa’s sentence will not expire until September but it is possible that he could qualify for another statutory release before then. If he is released early he was notified by the Parole Board that he would have to serve whatever remained of his sentence at a halfway house. According to court documents, Pompa served as personal protector and chauffeur for Vito Rizzuto last year on the street in Canada after his release from a U.S. prison in 2012. He also acted in a similar capacity with elder mob leader Nick Rizzuto before he was gunned down by a sniper in 2010 at his mansion.
looks like another hit to the power base of Stefano Sollecito and if he is still one of the few hold outs on the Rizzuto side from a peace agreement between the rivals it doesn’t seem like he can hold out all that much longer the more his ranks get thinned out.
he is part of the muscle for the organization certainly a big loss. im not sure there’s an actual truce there’s just been some meetings taken place
Yea its just meetings it seems and negotiations at this point but losing a key piece esp from muscle end of things definitely won’t help Sollecito’s leverage especially if reports are right and some other Rizzuto allies are also ready for peace.
http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-affaires-criminelles/affaires-criminelles/201702/01/01-5065145-linfluent-chef-de-clan-de-la-mafia-andrew-scoppa-arrete.php Andrew Scoppa one of the most powerful mafia clan leaders in Montreal arrested in regards to the seizure of 100 kilos of concaine
ANDREW SCOPPA one of the most influential if not the most influential clan leader. he was one of the guys trying to bring peace back to Montreal. interesting to see what gonna happen with his arrest