at this point yes. with the revelation coming out at end of 2023 that the rizzuto-sollecito clan are in direct conflict with the robert/plouffe faction of the HA mtl chapter over control of the book. del balso it is said wanted a bigger piece of the book and thought it was owed to him after doing his time in jail. everything seemed civil amongst the rizzuto-sollecito clan with del balso up until somepoint in 2022 according to french media reporting. this conflict is about money, alot of money so perhaps del balso started taking more than his share or not kicking up anything, taking customers from other bookies or had started a rival sportsbook. with the arrival of rob barletta to montreal at some point in 2021 and patching into the mtl chapter you can see the pieces moving. with barletta, del balso, gilles lambert and the ability to setup or already having active servers in place on native reserves, say kanesatake, where martin roberts mother-in-law sharon simon still holds sway it is possible there was a rival book started. then the attempt on leonardo rizzuto, a co-leader of the r-s clan and possibly the one more active with sollecito very sick with cancer. by attempting to take him out would have been huge for the other side and likely would have allowed the robert/plouffe faction to bargain for a bigger piece of the book. the hitman, kevin rochebrun in the march 2023 attempt on rizzuto was seen at del balsos funeral for F sakes, and was involved although never charged in an attempt on marco pizzi, another member of the r-s clan in2016. del balso had been shot at in nov 2022, a mistaken attempt on an innocent bystander who lokked like him in jan 2023. so it looks like the r-s were after him as well. things seem quiet in the milieu lately at least amongst these 2 warring sides, perhaps the murder of del balso was enough to back the robert/plouffe faction off. they are also under pressure from police on several fronts related to a large scale drug investigation. i also think if the r-s were to make an attempt on a full patch angel that would set off this conflict to another level.
