http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/05/30/un-leader-de-la-mafia-libere-meme-si-sa-vie-est-menacee

translation: Francesco Del Balso to be released from prison

Francesco Del Balso
Eric Thibault
ERIC THIBAULT
Monday, May 30, 2016 4:26 p.m.
Update Monday, May 30, 2016 4:26 p.m.
One of the survivors among the leaders of the Rizzuto clan will finally leave the prison where he was confined for his own safety, even though it may be "next on the execution list" of the Montreal Mafia.
Ironically, Francesco Del Balso heard the news Friday, the same day that Rocco Sollecito, the acting head of the mafia and faithful ally of the late godfather Vito Rizzuto, was killed at the wheel of his vehicle by a professional shooter who 'waiting inside of a bus shelter in Laval.
The decision of the National Parole Board (NPB), which the Journal has obtained a copy Monday is surprising, since it said it had received "information to the effect that (Del Balso) is next on the run list "of Italian organized crime.

His murdered partner
On February 9, Del Balso, 45, was transferred in a halfway house after serving two-thirds of the sentence of 15 years imprisonment which he scooped following Operation Colisée.

But he was sent behind bars less than a month later to ensure his own safety for a period of 60 days since March 1, his friend and partner in the higher echelons of the Rizzuto clan, Lorenzo Giordano, was shot in the parking lot of a Laval training center.
Giordano, another mafia leaders pinned in Operation Colisée, also had to be transferred in a halfway house after tasting the penitentiary.
credentials
Del Balso challenged such suspension of his parole, arguing in particular that he had not violated any of the conditions for release that the authorities had imposed.
In its ruling Friday, the PBC recognizes that Del Balso has performed well outside the penitentiary, we have no complaints and that his risk of criminal recidivism is always evaluated to "low".
It concludes that in the absence of fault of the main person, the suspension of statutory release may be extended, according to the law governing corrections and conditional release.
He is not scared
Nicknamed "Chit" Del Balso had also pleaded before the Commission that his life is not in danger, without being able to explain how he could have that certainty. This statement left puzzled corrections.
Known for its temperamental bully, Del Balso was involved in "covering brigade 'debts clan Rizzuto, in bookmaking and drug trafficking, before his arrest by the RCMP in 2006.
He was particularly mentioned by the Charbonneau Commission, which issued a record dating back to 2004 when the mafioso threatened the phone a Quebec entrepreneur in these terms: "We would like that you not come (to Montreal) do work because the next time , you will not leave here. "
"Taking Back Control"
Released from prison for three months, the former interim head of the Montreal Mafia, Francesco Arcadi - including Del Balso was one of two top lieutenants with the late Lorenzo Giordano - was also forced back behind bars Friday following the murder of Rocco Sollecito.
Everything indicates that this administrative decision is also justified on security grounds.
In May 2015, Arcadi and his henchmen had advised the Montreal mafia leaders that they intended to "take control" of their business out of the penitentiary.