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Raynald Desjardins receives 14-year sentence for plot to kill Mafioso
Raynald Desjardins was sentenced to a 14-year prison term on Monday for his leading role in the plot to kill a Mafioso, but he did get his St-Joseph’s prayer card back. As part of a joint...
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Planned mass in Italy for reputed Montreal mobster is scrapped after outcry
Rocco Sollecito, a reputed Mafia leader in Montreal who was murdered last May, was denied a public commemoration mass in Italy on Tuesday due to his infamy. An archbishop and a local police chief...
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Firebombed Laval hair salon owned by wife of man linked to Montreal Mafia
Arson investigators in Laval were called in Thursday to investigate yet another firebombing of a business owned by a person with ties to the Rizzuto organization. Laval police were first alerted to...
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Lawyer who offered bribe to Mountie sentenced to 21 months
A defence lawyer who offered a bribe to an RCMP investigator while the Mounties were investigating possible leaks among their own has been sentenced to a 21-month prison term. Gerardo Nicolo, 48,...
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Alleged Montreal Mafia leaders opt for jury trial in gangsterism case
Alleged Montreal Mafia leaders Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito have opted for a trial by jury when their case goes to court this winter. Superior Court Judge Nathalie Fafard ruled Monday that...
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Laval residents saddened by fire that destroyed popular neighbourhood mall
Residents in the Vimont district of Laval are lamenting the loss of their neighbourhood mall, which was gutted by fire on Monday. The commercial mall at 2775 René-Laennec Blvd. included a Boni-Soir...
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Montreal Mafia TV series coming to a screen near you in fall 2017
Rogers Media announced Thursday that principal photographer has finished on the six-part drama series Bad Blood? The Vito Rizzuto Story, which stars Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace) in the lead role,...
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Arson at Pointe-aux-Trembles used car dealership damages several vehicles
A case of arson at a used car dealership in Pointe-aux-Trembles Sunday morning appears to have targeted yet again Marco Pizzi, a man believed to be linked the Montreal Mafia. According to Montreal...
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Raynald Desjardins was major headache for Correctional Service Canada in past
Correctional Service Canada will no doubt be keeping a close eye on Raynald Desjardins as he heads back for his second stint inside a federal penitentiary. His first sentence, a 15-year prison term...
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Unsettled Mafia leadership means arson and reprisals expected to continue
A spate of recent Montreal-area arsons linked to organized crime suggests the battle for Mafia leadership in Quebec remains fractured, experts say. What is likely, they note, is the era that saw...
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