Rizzuto unfairly targeted because of family name, defence argues

https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...rizzuto-faces-trial-on-gun-drug-charges/


Leonardo Rizzuto, «l'éléphant dans la pièce»

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...ardo-rizzuto-lelephant-dans-la-piece.php

^^^^
If you think you've read the names of lawyers Dominique Shoofey and Frank Addario before but can't remember when, please note that with respect to Sal Montagna's murder trial, Shoofey represented Milioto, D'Addario, and Racaniello; Addario represented Mirarchi.

Interesting that Leonardo Rizzuto is being represented by both Shoofey and Toronto-based lawyer Addario.

What's the size and territories of the Syndicate? Also , Are the 67s responsible for Joseph's death?
Right now it seem La Bleus are in the most favorable position.

The Syndicate operate in downtown montreal and hochelag, but are connected in many other neighborhoods.

The 67’s was a name given to Ducarme’s crew by the news. 67 is the name given to the neighborhoods St-Michel. In creole, we say negs 67 yo, which translate the niggas from St-Michel. So the news taught it was their name.

Theirs alot of rumors about the death of Ducarme.

Crips always been in better position than the bloods in Momtreal

Did anyone save an earlier version of the article to which Ciment linked above (yesterday)?

An earlier version has the following copy:

He was also quoted as saying that Andrea (Andrew) Scoppa could not replace his father as the head of the Montreal Mafia “because no one...."
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The "He" must, given the context, refer to Leonardo Rizzuto. The ellipsis (....) refers to copy that, just like the line above, is no longer in the current online version of the article.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/crown-defends-warrant-used-to-search-leonardo-rizzutos-home

Crown defends warrant used to search Leonardo Rizzuto's home

Procès Leonardo Rizzuto: «Il faut regarder le dossier dans son ensemble»

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...egarder-le-dossier-dans-son-ensemble.php

Don't leave us hanging!

Anti, maybe you can answer this, but why do the gangsters North of the border trust Blackberry's so much? Didn't they learn anything with Desjardins/Montagna?

I have no idea why the Italians in Quebec continued to use their BlackBerry after there was speculation in January 2012 that Desjardins might have been betrayed by his BlackBerry--speculation that was then confirmed almost immediately afterward.

Yea it makes no sense. I could understand trying to use a hot one or something but there is no way would I use one on the regular. I don't like the way the government was allowed to use that contraption they used to steal the texts

Desjardins and company got screwed because they didn’t fight the illegal blackberry interceptions, the following 14 who were arrested as the second phase of clemenza walked because the prosecutor wouldn’t divulge how they got their info

Man who conspired to set fire to Rizzuto funeral home denied parole

https://montrealgazette.com/news/ma...e-to-rizzuto-funeral-home-denied-parole/

Yep I never understood why he pled out that quick. Good chance he's walking the streets now if he didn't take the plea. They claim he lives pretty good in prison anyways..

If he would be back on the streets now he would have a big target on his back. I don't see Desjardins surviving for long when he's out. The not so long ago lupara bianco of his brother is a predicament of his own fate.

The prosecutor bluffed and Desjardins and company figured they were done for and took the deal, personally his lawyers were a The ones who screwed up. He would definitely be walking the streets today if he had a better lawyer.

When he gets out there will be problems but I’m under the impression he’ll be starting them, he’s got the bikers behind him and he’s got money. They could have easily made him disappear inside but for some reason he’s still alive so you have to believe he’s got the right backing.

Another fire related to organized crime, the target was a money lender close to the Irish.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/11/28/un-incendie-lie-au-crime-organise

A fire related to organized crime

The arson attacks against a lender close to the Irish underworld continues with a fifth attack in just a few months against properties owned by members of his family.

At approximately 2:30 am on Friday, two individuals were reportedly seen by witnesses when they threw a Molotov cocktail inside the Save N Ship courier on Sainte-Catherine Street West in the Wesmount neighborhood of Montreal.

The company is owned by Jennifer McKenzie, the sister of John McKenzie, a usurious lender known to be close to the West gang.

If police officers called to the scene quickly surrounded the fire with fire extinguishers, the investigation to find the perpetrators and the sponsors is still ongoing.

Since June, the 48-year-old has been the target of a fierce vendetta that began with an attempted shooting in Laval in broad daylight.

Then, at the end of the summer, two commercial buildings owned by his wife in the Lower Laurentians were set on fire on the same weekend.

Last September, it was a residential development in Mirabel in which he was involved that was visited by incendiaries, throwing innocent families into the street.

Several residents of the area had then confided to the Journal.

In January 2017, it was the luxury Laval couple's house on the Commissioner's Road that was fired while they were away.

John McKenzie is known to police circles as a "friend for life" of Richard Griffin, a notorious member of the Western Gang murdered more than 40 bullets in 2006.

The Sûreté du Québec had already detailed its proximity to the underworld before the liquor, racing and games board (RACJ) in 2011 and its involvement in loan sharking.

At hearings for O'Neil's pubs in Rosemère and Saint-Eustache, run by his sister Jennifer McKenzie, the investigator alleged that the individual had extorted the two companies as debt payers.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/11/30/la-creme-du-crime-organise-pour-le-mariage-dun-hells

The cream of organized crime for the wedding of an Hells
More than 270 guests will gather in downtown Montreal Saturday

The lavish wedding scheduled between an influential member of the Hells Angels and the daughter of a powerful drug trafficker from Kanesatake will gather Saturday, in the heart of Montreal, several tenors of organized crime.

Signifying the importance of Martin Robert and Annie Arbic in the underworld, more than 270 guests linked to bikers, mafia or the Irish underworld will attend the ceremony in a sumptuous reception hall on Peel Street, downtown.

AMONG THE GUESTS
Hells Angels
Montreal

David Lefebvre
Salvatore Brunetti
Salvatore Cazzetta
South

Eric Bouffard
Frédéric Landry-Hétu
Roch Delaney
Alain "Zappa" Durand
Trois-Rivières

Mario Brouillette (former member)
Sherbrooke

Vincent Boulanger
Alain Vallée
Sylvain Tétreault
François Vachon
la France

Cyril Henri
Other Hells Angels from France and Germany, in particular, are expected.

Italian mafia (Rizzuto clan)
Miguel Torres
? Giuseppe
Focarazzo
? Antonio
Pietrantonio
Antonio Lavaronne, of Hamilton
Close relatives of the Dubois clan have also confirmed their presence

^^^^
We may see a correction to the copy “Antonio Lavaronne, of Hamilton”—I’ve communicated with one of the authors of the article, who confirmed for me the misspelling of the surname. Stay tuned.

https://twitter.com/CdnOrgC/status/1068710456561295362?s=20

I was also suspicious that they had made a mistake on the surname. Antonio Pietantonio also caught my eye haven't heard of him in a while. He was shot in 2011 but survived. Also the Dubois clan seem to be resurfacing.

Nice wedding pictures def a show of power ! Cazzetta looks sharp.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...mp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1543716694

Daniel Renaud’s article about yesterday’s significant wedding in downtown Montreal:

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...es-sous-haute-surveillance-policiere.php

Video !

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1554180

https://twitter.com/CTVMontreal

Police investigating reports of Molotov cocktail thrown in an california pizza parlor on Decarie blvd near Garland. This is the second time in two weeks they've been hit.

Ciment, the Quebec business registry shows the names of Frank Trimarchi (Groupe Serpone) and Johanne Serpone (Groupe Serpone) respectively as primary stakeholders in the California Pizza locations on Decarie and Crescent--do either of those names ring a bell?

Sorry, the names doesn't ring a bell.

Plateau-Mont-Royal: a dead man and a wounded man after a shooting
It is the 29th homicide to occur this year in the territory of Montreal.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-un-blesse-a-la-suite-dune-fusillade.php