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Former mafioso Danny De Gregorio, who worked at restaurant destroyed by fire,...
A man who was considered a rising star in the Montreal Mafia until he was caught with a loaded gun has been granted early parole. Danny (Arm) De Gregorio, 49, appeared before the board Friday morning...
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Two alleged street gang members charged with killing innocent victim of Mafia...
Two men who were part of a roundup of alleged street gang members were charged Thursday with carrying out a murder where the victim is believed to have been an innocent victim of a clash between Mafia...
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Street gang member linked to Mafia pleads guilty to drug charges
A 35-year-old street gang member became the third person to plead guilty in Project Magot, a police investigation that resulted in the arrests of several alleged leaders of criminal organizations in...
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Child foils murder plot, at least for one day
Gaétan Gosselin was given the gift of one extra day of life because a child happened to pass his home in St-Léonard at the exact moment cold-blooded killers were prepared to shoot him. The details...
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Sentencing in murder of Mafioso Salvatore Montagna delayed
A sentence hearing for six men who pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder Mafioso Salvatore Montagna was delayed again because of what lawyers described as clerical problems at the Laval courthouse on...
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Three men plead guilty to drug-related charges in Project Mastiff
Three men, including one who admitted he was the manager of a cocaine-trafficking network in eastern Montreal, will be sentenced in the coming months after they pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges...
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Sentences handed down to five men in Mob-related murders
Five men who pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy charges involving the murders of two of the Rizzuto organization’s rivals received sentences on Wednesday that left them with prison terms ranging...
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Montreal Mafia: Project Clemenza screeches to a halt as cases stayed
A lengthy investigation into drug-trafficking networks alleged to be related to the Montreal Mafia came to a screeching halt on Monday as the last 11 men charged in Project Clemenza saw a stay of...
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Veil lifted on Project Clemenza
An intriguing case brought against people with alleged ties to the Montreal Mafia came to an end on Monday when the Crown asked that a stay of proceedings be placed on cocaine-smuggling charges filed...
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Alleged Montreal Mafia leaders request trial separate from others accused in...
A Superior Court judge will hear arguments in the coming days on whether alleged Montreal Mafia leaders Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito should have a trial separate from the other people accused...
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Man with Montreal Mafia ties killed in drive-by shooting in St-Léonard
The man who was died after being shot several times in his upper body Wednesday night in St-Léonard has been identified by police as Antonio De Blasio, 45, who had known ties to the Montreal Mafia....
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Timeline: How Francesco Del Balso ended up back behind bars
In November 2006, Francesco (Chit) Del Balso, now 47, was arrested in Project Colisée, a Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit investigation that focused on the Rizzuto organization. It revealed...
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Montreal Mafia leader deemed a walking target, release revoked
Francesco Del Balso is convinced the armed men who stormed into his home in May did so with the intention to kill him. The man who was proven to be one of the leaders of the Rizzuto organization...
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Sentencing delayed — 'for the last time'— in Mafioso murder case
A Superior Court judge expressed frustration Thursday after being informed that lawyers involved in the sentencing of six men who admitted to being part of a plot to kill a Mafioso were again not ready...
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Six men who took part in plot to kill Mafioso sentenced
Six men who took part in the conspiracy to kill Mafioso Salvatore Montagna nearly six years ago were sentenced Tuesday to prison terms of between seven and 10 years. Superior Court Justice André...
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Brownstein: Plenty of Bad Blood will be spilled in Rizzuto TV series
The TV series opens with a spectacular overhead bridge shot, with traffic flowing smoothly into our glorious city. OK, so this non-gridlock aspect of the new six-part series Bad Blood is clearly...
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Man caught transporting cocaine during Mafia probe gets 30 months
A man from the Mauricie region expressed relief at the Montreal courthouse on Friday as he was sentenced to a 30-month prison term for transporting cocaine and cash while drug traffickers were under...
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Mobster's family fears for safety of missing brother Jacques Desjardins
The brother of influential crime figure Raynald Desjardins has disappeared and his family is concerned for his safety. The Laval police reported Jacques Desjardins, 68, as missing Friday morning. They...
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Mob-tied lawyer to be released to halfway house
Loris Cavaliere, the Montreal defence lawyer serving a prison term for letting gangsters use his offices to conduct their meetings, will be released to a halfway house within a week. In a hearing...
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Appeals court orders new trial of woman convicted of killing daughters
The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a jury’s verdict in which Adele Sorella, the wife of a known Mafia leader, was found guilty of murdering her two young daughters. In doing so, the appellate...
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