Originally Posted By: SinatraClub
Of course they do, but this was beginning to happen even while Vito was alive.


I'll have to disagree somewhat. Yea Vito was still alive, but he was locked up in the U.S. We seen what happened once he came back home.

Originally Posted By: Sonny_Black
There stil a few others left, such as Arcadi and Emanuele Ragusa


Didn't Ragusa get out of the game after getting out? I know there has been NOTHING about him in the papers or anything since he did. Supposedly him and Vito were best friends.

Originally Posted By: BronaZora
This is also a testimony that Vito Rizzuto must be one of the best bosses of all time to be able to hold all these crews together operating as a single independent family. He was probably the only figure that kept the Montreal Mob powerful and competitive with the the Siderno group, with his passing the 'Ndrangheta hold the power in Canada easily.


Very true. He was well known for keeping everyone happy (majority anyways). He had the Hell's Angels, the street gangs, and everybody else in between was working together under Vito.

Originally Posted By: BobbyPazzo
I don't think this was happening before Vito went to jail, there was no question who controlled Montreal back then, it was the Rizzutos, things began to crumble when Vito went jail, there was no charismatic leader left to keep it all together, so it fell apart.


Very true. They wouldn't dare pull this stunt if Vito was out. He just had too much power up there.