East Providence native Michael Sparfven’s life of crime, punishment
July 5, 2010 by Capo · 3 Comments
Michael Sparfven’s ticket out of FCI Edgefield arrived one spring day in 2008 when New York mobster Angelo Prisco landed on Unit B-2 of the medium-security federal prison in South Carolina.
Any Italians here? asked Prisco, a longtime captain in the infamous Genovese crime family. Anyone from up north?
An inmate pointed at Sparfven, whose days as [...]
Member of Montreal Mafia family gunned down
June 30, 2010 by Capo · 19 Comments
One of the longest-serving Sicilian Mafiosi in Canada, 66-year old Agostino Cuntrera, has been gunned down in Montreal.
Mr. Cuntrera was shot and killed outside a wholesale food business he owned in the city’s St. Leonard borough at about 4 p.m. yesterday. His driver, who police said was in his forties, was also shot outside Distribution [...]
Firebombings may be linked to Rizzuto shooting
January 9, 2010 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
Investigators believe a recent rash of firebombings in Montreal may be connected to the fatal shooting of the son of the reputed head of the Canadian Mafia, police said Friday.
Police have now dedicated a squad of 16 officers to investigating the cases of arson, said Montreal police Const. Christian Émond.
“We can’t afford not to look [...]
Rival groups prime to replace Montreal Mafia: Experts
December 31, 2009 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
