Mafia Events of 2009

January
Jan 15 – Former FBI Agent John J. Connolly, 68, is sentenced in a Miami Florida courtroom to serve 40 years in prison. He was convicted of second-degree murder, a charge resulting from his information-sharing with Massachusetts underworld informants James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “Rifleman” Flemmi.
Jan 26 – Paul “the Indian” Schiro, 71, is sentenced [...]

Who’s next in turf war?

Mob Loses touch with underlings; Street gangs might be exploiting withering Mafia, crime experts say
By JAMES MENNIE, The Gazette
Battered by police investigations, increased public scrutiny and a dearth of reliable manpower, the days of the North American Mafia may be numbered if it turns out Monday’s slaying in Montreal of Nick Rizzuto Jr. was the [...]

Rival groups prime to replace Montreal Mafia: Experts

How Montreal’s Italian Mafia reacts to the brazen slaying of the first-born of its jailed leader Vito Rizzuto will reveal whether the once powerful operation is truly in shambles, experts say.
As homicide detectives continued their probe into the Monday slaying of Nick Rizzuto, 42, in a gritty west-end neighbourhood, the aftermath of an unprecedented and [...]

‘He was kindest, sweet gentleman’

From those who have been personally moved to those who are merely fascinated, the slaying of Nick Rizzuto Jr. Monday has gripped Gazette readers. Here are a selection of comments that have poured in to the website:
From decisiontime: “Now the authorities have to make a decision. The drug trade will never disappear from the Montreal [...]

Reputed Mafia Boss may attend slain sons funeral

At Nick Rizzuto’s wedding in 1995, RCMP and Laval police officers were so shutter-happy the guests might have taken them for official wedding photographers.
Now that the reputed Canadian Godfather’s eldest son is about to be buried, all eyes — and lenses — will be focused on his funeral.
Gunned down Monday outside a real-estate developer’s [...]

Man selling ring is Maced by mob thug

A man who tried to sell an engagement ring through Craigslist ended up getting sprayed with Mace and robbed by his supposed buyer — a Mafia associate who helped pull off a daring armored-car heist in the ’80s, authorities said.
Gerald DeGerolamo, 65, responded to the ad for an engagement ring posted by David Cushman and [...]

Nick Rizzuto Jr. gunned down in N.D.G.

MONTREAL – The man who was shot and killed in N.D.G. this afternoon is Nick Rizzuto Jr., a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity has confirmed to The Gazette. Nick was the son of Vito Rizzuto, the reputed head of the Montreal Mafia who is serving a prison term in the United States.
Rizzuto [...]

DEA Grinches Spoil Bonanno Family Xmas Party

Tis the season to be jolly. Deck those halls with boughs of holly, or whatever else is handy. New Yorkers have been doing it all month long, eating, drinking and making merry. Except at the Banner Social Club in Brooklyn, where some spoil sport feds took the fa-la-la-la-la right out of Christmas for some 55 [...]

The Latest News on MafiaToday.com

Mafia – mention this simple word and it sends shudders down one’s spine. That is because the mafia has earned a nasty reputation for doing evil beyond the unthinkable. These evil acts are portrayed in movies, television shows, news, and in this day and age, on the internet.
MafiaToday.com is a great example of how far [...]

Russian Mafia Linked To Hacking

Computer hackers breached the local authority bank accounts in November 2008 and redirected 34.000 dollars in taxpayer money to Russia in an elaborate computer hacking scheme.
The scheme, involved hacking into the local authority computers to steal passwords to withdraw cash through wire transfers, there were four illegal transfers found during a 10-day period.
The money was [...]

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