Tom Hardy transforms into the notorious and aging mobster in the just-released trailer for the upcoming movie, Capone. The British actor portrays one of the world’s most notorious gangsters, Chicago mob boss Al Capone. The trailer, which was shared on Twitter by director Josh Trank, shows an old and ill-looking Capone as FBI agents accuse … [Read more…]
The murder of 35-year-old Johnnie “Johnny Maserati” Raposo took place in broad daylight at a Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe in Little Italy during the screening of a soccer match. The hired hit-man, Dean Wiwchar, was impersonating a construction worker by wearing an orange construction vest, sunglasses, a long-haired wig and a dusk mask. The killer approached … [Read more…]
The Debate About Media Glamorization Of The Mafia This should have been expected: “The Irishman,” a film directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese has been a big hit not just among critics but also among audiences of Netflix, the premier digital video streaming service that bankrolled production. It should be noted that Netflix audiences tend … [Read more…]
Sure, at 209 minutes, the acclaimed Martin Scorsese movie “The Irishman” may clock in a bit long. But the drama-filled moments skitter like gunfire throughout the film, so it would be a shame to skip it based on length alone. (Plus, it’s on Netflix, so you can make it a two-night event.) Not only is … [Read more…]
The bloody Montreal Mafia War has definitely taken a toll but the mighty Rizzuto crime family has not only survived they have seemingly re-established themselves as a dominant force. It seemed as if the demise of the once-great organized crime family was imminent after the family lost several key leaders including longtime godfather Vito Rizzuto. … [Read more…]
The Rizzuto crime family has seemingly been on the losing end of a long-running Montreal mafia war. The organized crime family lost several high ranking mobsters over the last few years including longtime godfather Vito Rizzuto. Their control over the mafia in Montreal is at the very least wavering and likely at an end … [Read more…]
Francesco Arcadi a former leader of the Montreal mafia has once again been released from prison to a halfway house. The 63-year-old mobster became the interim leader of the Rizzuto crime family back in 2004 after the arrest of now deceased godfather Vito Rizzuto. He was arrested in 2006 along with other high ranking … [Read more…]
Francesco Del Balso has been sent back to prison for violating the terms of his conditional release according to recent reports. This move comes after Del Balso may have escaped a potentially life-threatening altercation with two armed hoodlums who showed up at his Laval home looking for him. The alleged Rizzuto crime family mobster … [Read more…]
The long and bloody Montreal mafia war along with the efforts of law enforcement has left the Rizzuto crime family crippled and the mafia in Montreal in a state of total destabilization according to police sources. Head of the organized crime unit of the SPVM Major Nicodemo Milano said in a new Journal de … [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…]
Hundreds of people showed up to pay their respects to former Montreal mafia leader Rocco Sollecito as he was laid to rest. Sollecito was the latest victim of the ongoing bloody Montreal mafia war which remains unsettled. It seems the old guard which sat atop the Rizzuto crime family and controlled the mafia in … [Read more…]
According to reports, the recently murdered Rocco Sollecito had become the acting head of the Montreal Mafia after the arrests of his son Stefano Sollecito and Leonardo Rizzuto. Both Stefano and Leonardo were alleged heads of the mafia “management table” put into place to maintain Rizzuto crime family control after the death of former … [Read more…]
Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito alleged bosses of the Montreal mafia have been denied bail by a Quebec Court Justice. Both mobsters have been in prison since November when they were arrested on charges of gangsterism and drug trafficking among others as part of the Project Magot investigation. The bail hearing took place just … [Read more…]
The murder of Lorenzo Giordano, who was shot to death in Laval on Tuesday morning may lead to more violence within the Montreal mafia according to organized crime experts in Canada. The Rizzuto crime family mobster was one of six men who took control of the Montreal mob family back in the mid-2000’s after … [Read more…]
Francesco Arcadi an alleged leader in the Montreal mafia is set to be released from prison after completing two-thirds of an 11 year sentence. According to a report from Project Colisée he was one of six men who took control of the Rizzuto crime family after the 2003 arrest and extradition of then boss … [Read more…]