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Montreal Mobster Raynald Desjardins pleads guilty to murder conspiracy

July 7, 2015 by Kam Miles 7 Comments

  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 … [Read more…]

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Vito Rizzuto revenge plot against rivals captured on secret wiretaps

November 18, 2014 by Kam Miles 2 Comments

  Montreal mafia boss Vito Rizzuto had plenty of scores to settle upon his release from a Colorado prison and return to Montreal after the attack on his crime family. The Rizzuto crime family was attacked by a break away faction looking to take control of the Montreal underworld prompting a Montreal Mafia war. The … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia and new leaders going back into the shadows

April 2, 2014 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  After a Mafia civil war that lasted almost five years and the death of longtime godfather Vito Rizzuto just a little over three months ago things have been quiet in and around Montreal. Since the passing of Vito Rizzuto from complications believed to be from lung cancer sources confirm no one now holds the … [Read more…]

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Vito Rizzuto of Montreal Mafia Dies of Natural Causes at 67

December 23, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Montreal Mafia boss and leader of the Rizzuto crime family Vito Rizzuto died from a lung ailment in a Montreal hospital. Vito was released from a U.S. prison last year after serving 10 years for racketeering which included his part in the murders of three Bonanno family captain of the New York Mafia in … [Read more…]

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Vito Rizzuto continues Montreal Mafia War revenge with latest mob hit

December 20, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Roger Valiquette was found shot to death execution style in a parking lot in Laval in what is believed to be the latest hit in the bloody Montreal Mafia war. Valiquette is a long time associate of jailed mobster Raynald Desjardins and was likely murdered on orders from Vito Rizzuto or the Rizzuto crime … [Read more…]

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Montreal mobster Moreno Gallo gunned down

November 12, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Yet another murder in the ongoing bloody Montreal mafia war as mobster Moreno Gallo is gunned down at an Italian restaurant in Mexican coastal city of Acapulco. Men dressed in black entered the restaurant and shot Gallo multiple times execution style according to Mexican officials. Gallo once considered an Allie of the Rizzuto crime … [Read more…]

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Ontario mobsters on the run as Vito Rizzuto looks to end mob war

October 21, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The chess game for control of the Montreal underworld continues between the Rizzuto crime family and its enemies. It is believed that a co-operative of mobsters from Ontario and Quebec including the Calabrian mafia or Ndrangheta were responsible for the attack on the Rizzuto family trying to oust them from power in Montreal while … [Read more…]

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Montreal mobster Giuseppe De Vito found dead in prison cell

July 8, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Montreal mafia clan leader Giuseppe De Vito also known as “ponytail” was found unconscious in his prison cell at Donnacona Prison before being taken to a local Quebec hospital where his death was later announced. De Vito is believed to have been a close ally of fellow Montreal mobster Raynald Desjardins who led a … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia targeted in major drug bust

May 29, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  At Least twenty five people were swept up by police in and around Montreal as part of operation argot a drug bust targeting members of the Montreal mafia. According to reports, many people arrested were associates of Raynald Desjardins alleged Montreal mobster and former right-hand man of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto. The operation … [Read more…]

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Sicily wiretaps show how Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto changed Mafia rules

May 11, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Wiretaps from Sicily shed more light on the Montreal mafia war and the inner workings and power of mob boss Vito Rizzuto. According to these secret wiretaps, Vito Rizzuto broke one of the Mafia’s century old rules by inducting non-Italians into his mafia family. Two of these non-Italian inductees were Raynald Desjardins and Juan … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia War Spreads From Canada To Italy

May 10, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The ongoing Montreal Mafia war between the Rizzuto crime family from the Sicilian Mafia and a breakaway group allegedly led by Raynald Desjardins with the backing of the Ndrangheta has seemingly spread into Italy. Juan Ramon Fernandez was shot to death along with another man in a mob linked hit outside Palermo, Sicily. Fernandez … [Read more…]

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Sixth Man Charged In The Montreal Mafia Hit On Montagna

March 28, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Authorities in Quebec have charged Pietro Magistrale for his alleged role in the mob hit of former mafia boss Salvatore Montagna. Montagna was the former boss of the New York based Bonanno crime family before being deported back to Canada. Police believe that Montagna aligned himself with mobster Raynald Desjardins among others in a … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia Power Shifting Back To Vito Rizzuto

February 9, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The efforts by enemies of the Rizzuto crime family to wrestle away control of Montreal mafia in a bloody Montreal Mafia war while mob boss Vito Rizzuto was imprisoned seem to have failed according to crime experts. Since Vito Rizzuto was released from prison in the U.S. after a ten-year term and returned to Canada … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia War Continues With Latest Mob Hit

February 1, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  In the borough of Saint-Leonard in Montreal the ongoing mafia war has claimed yet another victim. Vincenzo Scuderi was shot to death in front of his home on Thursday night by unknown gunmen. Scuderi has known links to the mafia including Giuseppe De Vito, Nicola Di Marco, and Raynald Desjardins. Many believe this murder … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia War claims another victim

December 10, 2012 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Yet another murder in the bloody ongoing Montreal mafia war has been discovered. Emilio Cordileone was found dead behind his luxury SUV over the weekend in Montreal. Authorities say that Cordileone was a former ally of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto but things may have gone sour. Cordileone also had close ties to now-deceased … [Read more…]

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