the rizzutos are not finished....yet.
we will see what frederick silva has to say at some point.

the musitanos at some point had an alliance w/ the rizzutos in the late 90's. when both bros were jailed for the papalia murder i would say it stopped.
the musitanos as others have stated operated a small cell in hamilton never exceeding 10 members/associates. they attempted to control hamilton after the papalia murder but never achieved total control before arrest in 1998/99.

it seems the bros were able to carve out a small area of control after both were released running sports gambling,illegal dumping and other rackets.
the situation in hamilton from 2015 on becomes more confusing. if the musitanos re established an alliance with rizzuto/sollecito faction i can find no evidence.
considering the legal and murder problems besetting the faction in MTL starting in 2015 i doubt any thought was given to what the musitanos problems were.

2015 would also be a starting point for the violi/luppino push to take out the musitanos. there is a thread on here with many infos about this.

as far as daniele ranieri being a member of the musitano cell absolutely not.
ranieri was juan ramon fernandez' man on the street in toronto running a small crew.
ranieri wanted since the project forza indictment was responsible for orchestrating the hit on angelo muitano in 2017. ranieri was found murdered in mexico in 2018.

from 2015 on there was a war between the remaining members of the rizzuto/sollecito faction and those aligned w/ the scoppa bros in mtl finally ending with the murder of andrea scoppa in 2019.

to think of the rizzutos as a structured NY like mafia family is wrong. at one point in there history they had a structured functioning admin similar to most mafia families, but this stopped with the 2006 colisee arrests. from 2006 on you have 2 separate factions mainly fighting each other. in this atmosphere though many took advantage of the lack of leadership to take out whom ever they wanted over old feuds/debts. NOT all of the murders going on 2006 forward can be said to be part of the main war.

more to come gotta go to work....to be continued?

If the Musitano's only had a small Hamilton cell as VitoCahill claims, how did they still manage to fight back, clipping CeCe Luppino and Iavarone amongst others? By hiring shooters from Montreal street gangs?

They were one of three major crime families in Hamilton the others Papalia and Luppino-Violi.

Hamilton is a port city a lot of stuff still going on there.

after a quick search and some note checking...

the musitano cell
2015-2020
leader
1.pat musitano-murdered 2020

2.angelo musitano-murdered 2017
3.giuseppe avignone-attempted murder 2020 alongside pat.
4.john clary-attempted murder 2020 alongside pat and avignone.
5.giorgio baressi-murdered 2020
6.grant norton-associate murdered 2020( nortons murder at this time is not considered related to OC but non the less).
7.jason lalonde-associate attempted murder 2019
8.steve sardinha-associate...currently alive was involved in illegal dumping alongside pat and corrupt hamilton city officials.

we can assume that each of these men have other criminal connections and associates but we have no way of knowing an exact number.

as of 2022 it looks like only avignone and clary are still showing there face in hamilton.

in montreal there is as of 2022 12-13 different cells/crews operating on the street.
not all of these cells are aligned under one leader.
some work together ,some work in alliance with HA or street gangs or other OC groups in MTL.

there is not currently one overall BOSS in MTL. the last to hold this title would have been Vito Rizzuto.

the same can be said for toronto and hamiton.
in toronto there is as many as 5 different 'ndrangheta cells operating but not ruled by one boss.

Ok so this was before Rizzutto’was arrested for the 3 captains murder??
Which crews were fighting with who and why?

Interesting I never heard this before.

I thought it all fell apart after Rizzutto got indicted and was extradited to America.

Italian wiretaps recorded in 2009 a visit of Rocco Etreni, high rank of the Locale of Thunder Bay, to Giuseppe "The Master" Commisso\, supreme boss of Siderno, inside his laundry mat that served as cover for him.

“In Toronto [to be understood as Ontario] there are nine of us". Meaning 9 Locali.

from 2004-2006...a period after V.R's arrest and up to the nov 2006 project colisee arrests the rizzutos were led on the street by francesco arcadi...think of him as the street boss and Nick Sr. as boss standing in for his son.
the main feud was between arcadi in particular and the d'amico family from granby, an italian group mostly involved at the time in large scale cannabis export to the U.S. members of arcadi's crew, nicola varacalli in particular worked in concert with this group. at some point a debt of between 800 000 and a million was incurred by the arcadi crew over the cannabis export. the d'amico's allied w/ sergio piccirilli and some of his associates wanted the money back. a series of kidnappings took place varacalli being one of them. that is one feud.
in the same time period desjardins is released from jail one of his longtime associates giovanni bertolo is murdered w/ approval of arcadi in 2005.
some of arcadis men also come into conflict with the 67's street gang unrelated to crime activity. mike lapolla a low level associate is murdered in march 2005 over an incident at a nightclub. i mention this because it shows a breakdown in authority and respect for the rizzutos power or lack thereof that members of a black street gang can murder one of there associates with no fear of revenge.

after the nov 2006 arrests there comes a total break up of any functioning admin for the rizzutos and the once united family splits into different warring factions.
nov 2006-dec 2011
1.the rizzuto faction
vs.
D-D-D alliance
2.the desjardins/dimaulo faction
3.the devito faction

the desjardins/dimaulo/devito alliance is the major group targeting the rizzutos and there allies from 2006 up until the dec 2011 arrests of desjardins mirarchi et al for the murder of salvatore montagna.

apr 2009-nov 2011
the montagna faction
after deportation from ny to canada in april 2009 montagna slowly begins to assert his presumed authority in montreal. Nick Rizzuto Sr. and those still allied with the rizzuto family do not accept any claim by montagna to leadership of the rizzutos. (this is another glaring example of the rizzutos now 10 year + independence from the bonannos,montagna was up until 2009 the acting boss in ny of the family.)
montagna allies himself with the arcuri family domenico sr and jr and antonio,antonio pietrantonio,lorenzo lopresti and moreno gallo and begins trying to extort and collect pizzo or street tax from business' in montreal and allies with the D-D-D to control montreal.

this alliance will eventually also fall apart as desjardins/dimaulo do not recognize montagna either and it seems only a matter of time before one kills the other.
for some on this site i realize this scenario seems backwards that a french canadian wouldn't back down to a former AB of the bonannos. we could take this as glaring point #2 of what the underworld in montreal in general thought of montagna and the bonannos after the ongoing implosion of that family from the time of massinos cooperation with the feds and bascianos terrible short term as boss/acting boss and the seemingly endless list of rats.

in nov 2011 montagna is murdered by associates of desjardins and his close associate and alleged 'ndrangheta member vittorio mirarchi.
there has been no known retaliation by the bonannos for montagnas murder.

there is a seemingly endless thread about all of this but i realize it is 120 pages and growing alot to peruse for sure.
more ? ? i will try my best to answer but perhaps on a thread related to the montreal/rizzutos so as to not hijack this one.

WOW thanks for the break down…

Vito THANK YOU, for taking the time to explain.

I started a new thread so we don’t “HIJACK” this one as you said.

I have a bunch of other questions that I am posting on that thread.

See you….

Ben

Should Hamilton clean up the Mob-linked dirt mountain on Highway 5?

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A City of Hamilton manager who lunched with Mob boss Pat Musitano says the business meeting was appropriate

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Havana Group leader swindled ‘gullible’ investor out of more than $200,000, court hears

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^^^^
Here’s a PressReader.com link to the article, which is easier to read than what I captured in my Evernote item:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-welland-tribune/20230403/281496460552148

So, was this family specifically Pat Mustiano responsible for any of the murders that took place over the past few years in Ontario?
The article about Rizzuto says so.

What is left of this family?
Basically, the Violi's wiped them off the map as pay back for what was done to them in the past?


What happened to the remaining memebrs of the family?
They working a 9-5?

.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/daniel-tomassetti-musitano-murder-suspect-1.6778124
Daniel Tomassetti is only suspect left in shootings of mobster Angelo Musitano, Toronto woman Mila Barberi


Bobby Hristova · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2023 12:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 14
A man standing

Daniel Tomassetti is wanted on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and three counts of conspiracy to commit murder, according to Interpol. (Interpol)
After six years, police are still looking for the final suspect in a pair of Hamilton mob murders — and while police believe the 32-year-old Hamilton man is still alive, the country where he may be is still unclear.

Daniel Tomassetti has been wanted in connection with the shooting death of notorious mobster Angelo Musitano and Mila Barberi, an innocent bystander killed in a botched mob hit.

Tuesday marked six years since Barberi's death.


"A young 28-year-old woman was murdered for no reason, essentially in the wrong place at the wrong time," Const. Laura Nicolle, spokesperson for York Regional Police, told CBC Hamilton on Tuesday.

"It's an awful tragedy."

Murders seemingly part of underworld power struggle

Barberi, from Toronto, was shot while sitting in an SUV parked outside a business in Vaughan, Ont., in March 2017.

She was picking up her boyfriend, 40-year-old Saverio Serrano, who police say had connections to organized crime and may have been the intended target.

Two months later, Musitano's pickup truck was peppered with bullets after he pulled into his Waterdown driveway in May 2017.

In 2018, Eric Girt, police chief in Hamilton at the time, described it as "a well-planned murder involving a sophisticated and lengthy surveillance of the victim."

A woman smiling.
Mila Barberi was shot while sitting in an SUV parked outside a business in Vaughan, Ont., in March 2017. (Facebook)
Police said the shootings were connected and part of mob-related violence.

Experts previously said the shootings were likely part of an underworld power struggle and bad blood that stretches back to the 1970s.

Back then, the Musitano family was linked to convictions for bombings and extortion, as well as the hit on mobster Domenic Racco in the 1980s.

Angelo and his older brother Pat were charged with first-degree murder in 1997 for the contract killing of local Mob boss Johnny (Pops) Papalia and one of his lieutenants, Carmen Barillaro.

Two men walking.
Pat Musitano and Angelo Musitano, left to right, were both shot dead. (The Hamilton Spectator)
The brothers reached a deal and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Barillaro. In turn, the charges against them in connection with Papalia's death were dropped.

Both men were sentenced to 10 years in prison and were released in 2007.

Mafia experts say the Musitanos had a target on their back from that time forward.

These are the victims of the GTA underworld power struggle
Pat was shot weeks after Angelo was killed, but survived.

In 2020, he was shot again in broad daylight and died, effectively wiping out the Musitano family.

Police haven't named any suspects in Pat's death.

Tomassetti is only living suspect left

Two other people were wanted for the deaths of Barberi and Angelo.

Jabril Abdalla ended up being convicted for the lesser charge of participating in a criminal organization because he didn't plan or carry out the murders.

Michael Cudmore, meanwhile, fled to Mexico in May 2017. Hamilton police said he was killed in 2020.

Hamilton man accused in mob murders pleads guilty to lesser charge, gets time served of 46 months
Suspect in death of Hamilton mobster Angelo Musitano was murdered, investigators say
Eric Girt, Hamilton's chief of police in 2018, previously said Tomassetti left Canada for Cancun, Mexico, in January that year.

At the time, Girt said there was no sign of Tomassetti returning to Canada or leaving Mexico, adding that his family "showed no signs for his well being" and people Tomassetti knew were likely helping him keep a low profile.

Police still optimistic despite pair of cold cases

Tomassetti faces a Canada-wide warrant and has a file with Interpol.

He is wanted for two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and three counts of conspiracy to commit murder, according to Interpol.

Interpol states he is roughly 5-foot-4 and weighs 145 pounds.

A $50,000 reward for any information leading to Tomassetti's arrest or conviction is still up for grabs.

Nicolle, from York police, wouldn't say if there's been any update in the case or where he might be.

A wanted poster.
Police are offering $50,000 to anyone with information that leads to the arrest or conviction of Tomassetti. (Hamilton Police Service)
Hamilton police Det.-Sgt. Steve Bereziuk previously said any unsolved case from 2018 or earlier is considered a cold case — but Nicolle said investigators are still optimistic about the case.

"We don't at any point stop looking," Nicolle said, adding police encourage Tomassetti to get a lawyer and turn himself in.

She also said detectives hope someone who might know something will come forward with information.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bobby Hristova
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Bobby Hristova is a journalist with CBC Hamilton. He reports on all issues, but has a knack for stories that hold people accountable, stories that focus on social issues and investigative journalism. He previously worked for the National Post and CityNews in Toronto. You can contact him at bobby.hristova@cbc.ca.
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