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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...crime-organise-demantelee-par-la-grc.phpVitoCahill, this old news article makes mention of them but you are correct I haven't heard of them lately. Feb. 5, 2015 An ambitious clan "According to police, the Silvano brothers' cell attempted to take control of the distribution of cocaine in the Maritimes and in part of the Montreal region and Ontario. They would have worked hand in hand with two other cells dismantled during the June 2014 strike, those of the Bastone brothers and the late mafia lieutenant Giuseppe De Vito, going so far as to exchange henchmen. According to our sources, the Bastone brothers are very close to Vittorio Mirarchi, former protégé of boss Raynald Desjardins accused with his ex-mentor of the murder of aspiring godfather Salvatore Montagna. Moreover, among the individuals arrested yesterday, we find Steven Fracas, another of Mirarchi and Desjardins' co-defendants. According to our sources, the cell of the Silvano brothers would have taken over from the D'Amico family in the Granby sector, would have controlled territories in the Lachine sectors and in Ottawa and would have sold their narcotics in Italian bars and cafes . Its headquarters was a café on rue Jarry, in the north of Montreal."
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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an attempt to list alleged active mtl mafia clans as of oct 2023. based on articles and reports by la presse and journal de mtl from 2019 to date outlining structure and leadership of mafia and OC in general. having posted these articles myself numerous times i will not re post. but i have gone over them ad nauseum and this is what i've come up with. i will only list the clans themselves by name not overall structure, leaders or membership and associates, perhaps for another time.
montreal mafia clans october 2023
1. rizzuto
2. sollecito
3. pizzi
4. oliverio-lopez
5. mirarchi
6. focarazzo
7. albanese-colapelle
-none of the articles or info refers to a mucci clan. all info points to any remnants of mucci clan and associates would now fall under protection of salvatore brunetti, full patch member of MTL HA chapter. articles also refer to remnants of "calabrian/cotroni" cell/clan are allied under brunettis protection. this info is a few years old.
-there is also no reference to a 'bastone brothers clan' or a 'silvano brothers clan.' i found this odd considering both were once prominent cocaine importers according to proj clemenza indictments. both clans cannot be considered allied with rizzuto/sollecito faction that is for sure. most info had the bastones once allied with giuseppe devito and his clan. this obviously is as dead as him. the silvano bros were said to be allied with bastone bros clan (2014/2015). however i do not know the status of either and both seem to have faded from the headlines. i only mention all 3 because at most if included would put clan numbers at 10.
-i am trying to best figure out an outline of each clan and possible alliances, territory and membership etc. but may be awhile as it is forever changing and confusing.
happy canadian thankgiving fellas.
What makes you say Tony Mucci's associates are under Salvatore Brunetti's protection now?
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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i only listed focarazzo because of his name constantly being mentioned in articles and reports. i have thought for the longest time that focarazzo was a cell leader working under the overall leadership of the rizzuto/sollecito faction. however with the current MAFIA and HA rivalry going on it is hard to tell which side focarazzo falls on. he has been mentioned as being close as well to some HA or acting as a link to HA members and chapters. what HA has never been mentioned, focarazzo has been called a leader or strongman of laval as well. one of his alleged close associates was arrested months ago in a large drug trafficking bust with links to the HA south chapter so that could be the link right there...who knows? (martin daze).
there is also the issue of naming the mtl mafia with some kind of proper consistent terminology. our reporters and authors from la presse and jdm sometimes refer to clans, cells, relatives, members, associates, factions its all a little more than confusing.
i see it as this, using the rizzuto/sollecito faction as example.
RIZZUTO/SOLLECITO FACTION= an alliance of 2 or more clans...rizzuto and sollecito.
composed of= an unknown number of cells...
possible cell examples
focarazzo
sollecito bros
salvaggio
-who really knows how many cells operate under any one clan leader. would depend entirely on size, power and influence of clan.
also a clan leader could also be deemed a cell leader fulfilling both roles with a small cell of members or associates reporting direct to him. this could indeed be the case with leonardo rizzuto. he has often been described since 2015 as a leader of the mtl mafia. rizzuto is most certainly allied with stefano sollecito. these 2 comprise the leadership of the faction.
so we could have...
THE RIZZUTO/SOLLECITO FACTION
the rizzuto clan
leader
leonardo rizzuto
with these members reporting direct to him...
calogero renda
nicola spagnolo
liborio cuntrera
i feel i may have diverted off the path, but these things have been swimming around my head lately. i will not say that each clan, cell or faction is composed the same. likely each clan/cell has a slightly different structure.
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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thanks fellas any intell helps. and saying that a list of unknowns in the mtl mafia...or not.
october 2023
-these names are those of associates or members that i cannot group into any current clan, faction, group, cell etc. i do not know if they are even active, still on parole, 'retired' what have you. the groupings i have shown are only where these guys were once allied or worked for/under.
example:
-the padula bros, carmelo and emanuele once worked/paid a street tax to giuseppe devito. as devito is dead 10 years the bros would no longer pay him obviously, but its possible they continue to operate in same area of montreal. it is even possible the bros continue to associate with members once aligned with devito/sucapane. all listed here do not appear in most recent reports about the mtl mafia, there have been no reports of arson, shootings or attempted murders against those listed or their businesses.
ex devito/sucapane clan
1. alessandro sucapane
2. giuseppe fetta
3. danny degregorio
4. tommaso paparelli
5. massimo paparelli
6. joseph scarcella
7. carmelo padula
8. emanuele padula
9. massimo campellone
10. benito scalisi
ex scoppa bros
1. fazio malatesta
2. nicola valiente
3. vincent constantino
ex arcadi (pre proj. colisee arrests 2006)
1. francesco arcadi
2. carmelo cannistraro
3. natalino paccione
4. nicola varacalli
5. giuseppe torre
6. frank martorana
unknown???
1. antonio ciavaglia
2. louis marcone
3. nicolae catalin vinersar (ex bodyguard/driver for roger valiquette)
-this would be 22 associates or members that could represent strength amongst the 7-8 clans i previously posted. and could represent additional clans not yet known about. either way i cant place these guys definitively anywhere for a variety of reasons.
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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For example Desjardins release was suspended because he associated with Jean-Charles Denommé, a known criminal who was out on the same type of release. He got out in June right? Late last year but got off parole in June.
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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I would love to know once and for all:
- Who tried to kill Pizzi, and who is responsible for all the firebombing and shootings at his properties
-Who shot Barberio?
-Who shot Oliverio and killed his son/nephew in Dominican?
Is this all due to a break with the Rizzuto's? Or are they still on the Rizzuto's side?
The Scoppa brothers tried killing Marco Pizzi on 2016. Giuseppe Lopez is Serafino Oliverio's nephew and one article said they fell out of favor with the Rizzutos
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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the only person identified as being part of the aug.3 2016 attempted murder of marco pizzi is kevin rochebrun, the very same man now being charged with attempted murder of leonardo rizzuto. rochebrun however was never charged with attempt on pizzi, he plead to a list of gun and drug possession charges and was sentenced on may.24 2017 to 5 years. at subsequent parole hearings rochebrun was notified that his life was at risk if paroled, this revelation apparently left rochebrun non plussed which is somewhat odd. rochebrun has no confirmed ties to any street gang, but is often mentioned as being linked to a mtl street gang or a red affiliated street gang or some other non confirmed nonsense. you will also find a passing reference to him being a close friend of now deceased marco claudio campellone. this past connection can be now dismissed as campellone was murdered sept 2015 and his extended family has no known current connections to any mafia clan. there also has been no information about who the other shooter was in the aug 2016 attempt. rochebrun has been confirmed as driver but all media reports state there was another shooter.
the 2 men arrested for the attempt on barberio are gahens-lee souverain (shooter) and mclee charles, both arrested dec.1 2022 and charged. these 2 have also been charged with an attempt on carlos fernandez feb. 16 2022. in the attempt on barberio he was wounded in the stomach in the shooting. i did find an interesting quote from a daniel renaud la presse article from dec. 1 2022..."the attempted murder of which barberio was the victim could have as a backdrop a conflict with a member of the HELLS ANGELS." may or not be true but caught my eye re reading article. onto fernandez the attempt on him, although no shots were fired took place 5 months later. fernandez was a full patch of ontario nomads chapter before its 2016 closing. he was monitored during magot/mastiff for control of a drug territory in hoch-maiss area. in more recent articles he has now been mentioned as a former member or a longtime associate. some of those who were once part of ottawa based nomads chapter have faced reprisal in past, martin bernatchez and phil boudreault most famously. so i wonder if fernandez and barberio were working together? the odds of each hring the same hit team to take each other out is impossible and a non starter. likely then the same group or person using same hit team, but as far as who that is remains to be seen.
as of now there is no suspects, no theories no arrests related to the nov 2021 attempt on serafino oliverio or the sept 2023 murder of his nephew giuseppe in the D.R. most articles about oliverio state some past connection or alliance with vito rizzuto. as i stated above these past connections can now be dismissed. other articles state there was a falling out with generic 'rizzutos' catch all term, whatever that means. what almost all articles do agree on is that the oliverio-lopez clan operate independently of other mtl based mafia clans. during the magot/mastiff investigation the then 3 lopez brothers had been charged with wholesaling cocaine to associates of greg woolley and HA drug groups.
and as far as sides and breaking off from 'rizzutos' that took place years ago. to state again there is no central mafia leadership. none, except the sollecito clan can be conclusively linked to working together. thus far i have listed 4 clans, with the rizzuto/sollecito being one large clan. i will continue to post the remainder, but as of now who works with whom amongst these clans is unknown. as far as which groups may be working with some of these clans is also mostly unknown.
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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as both threads currently on the go pertaining to MTL MAFIA have become threads to post up to date articles of the daily chaos in that city and our opinions and thoughts accordingly. i thought i would post an attempt here to show where some of the influential and oft mentioned leaders align themselves. it looks like a 2 sided war going on between the RIZZUTO/SOLLECITO FACTION on one side and the ROBERT/PLOUFFE FACTION on the other. there obviously is influential OC members that we dont yet know where there allegiance lies.
MAY 2023
THE RIZZUTO/SOLLECITO FACTION
RIZZUTO CELL
LEADER
1.LEONARDO RIZZUTO
members
2. liborio cuntrera
3.charlie renda
4. nicola spagnolo
SOLLECITO CELL
LEADER
1.STEFANO SOLLECITO
members
2. francesco sollecito
3. giuseppe sollecito
4. mario sollecito
5. vito salvaggio
6. pietro d'adamo
7. desiderio pompa
other allied groups/leaders
1. SALVATORE CAZZETTA (H.A.)-South chapter, FULL PATCH.
-with the rumor of his alleged retirement to now knowing of the switch to the south chapter it could be alleged that cazzetta is not on side with whatever ROBERT/PLOUFFE et al are up to. Cazzetta has a long time connection to this faction of the MAFIA.
2. GREGORY WOOLLEY
- not known if woolley leads his own OC group or is now a high level associate of the R/S FACTION.
members
3. jean winsing barthelus
4. jean philippe celestin
notes: the above of course cannot show all known members or associates that may be allied with this faction. this represents a possible core group of consistently mentioned OC leaders and known close members/associates. grand total of 15.
MAY 2023
UNKNOWN ALLEGIANCE ?
1. francesco arcadi
2. vittorio mirarchi
- for both above i will not speculate on possible associates/members. both arcadi and mirarchi have been very quiet since there respective releases from prison.
focarazzo cell
leader
1. giuseppe focarazzo
- based in laval and has been referenced as a "link" between the R/S FACTION and the HA. for this reason alone it makes it hard to nail down where he and his cell would align. the same can be said for 2 members below. both daze and lavie have past and current dealings with HA.
members
2. martin daze
3. frederic lavie
barberio/pizzi cell
leaders
1. davide barberio
2. marco pizzi
- there is debate as to if this is one cell, 2 cells partnered up, who leads it or if both do in somehow. there is a consensus though that these 2 are working together to control R.D.P. and mtl north. barberio has been described as a "street boss" of some kind responsible for settling disputes at street level amongst different OC groups. i will say at this point that title is in doubt considering first his attempted murder in 2021 and the state of affairs on the street. barberios word is clearly not being listened to anymore that much is for sure. also the numerous arsons recently against barberio/pizzi and their families/businesses gives us no clear indication what side they fall on. no one if any that have been arrested for these crimes points an arrow clearly at either side.
3. erasmo crivello
oliverio-lopez cell
leader
1. serafino oliverio
members
2. franco lopez
3. giuseppe lopez
4. pasquale lopez
- the 3 nephews of serafino listed above are clear of all charges relating to proj magot/mastiff arrests. all charges dropped 2019. the cell is believed to operate in the mtl north area as well. no good evidence yet showing relation to the barberio/pizzi cell. possible both cells work together to control territory or subsequent attempted murders of barberio and then oliverio were tit for tat shootings.
HA
trois rivieres chapter
leader
1. mario brouillette
-has long been considered a respected figure across the OC landscape in mtl/quebec. it is alleged he no longer holds full patch status and this is possible. it is also a long used ploy by HA to throw off police. in an article dated just last week brouillette has been described as being an arbiter between these 2 FACTIONS. perhaps brouillette has taken on the "street boss" role.
associates
2.aurele brouillette-father
(D.R. chapter, FULL PATCH)
-important to note as the d.r. chapter was founded by the trois rivieres chapter. the d.r. is an important source for cocaine exports entering canada/mtl.
3. carmelo sacco (released: mar. 18 2021)
- sacco at time of 2018 arrest was described as a high level producer and trafficker of methamphetamine with links to HA and MAFIA. upon his release sacco was informed that his life was in danger.
1. salvatore brunetti
(MTL chapter, FULL PATCH)
-long time OC figure with connections all over the place. has been described as a longtime friend of salvatore cazzetta. brunetti remains a member in mtl chapter. for this reason alone i place his name here.
notes: all i will say here is that if you just take the 3 mafia cells total numbers and switch there allegiance either way it can provide a faction with a significant amount of extra man power and resources. its only 10 members but again this only represents the high profile names constantly mentioned. just moving the 10 to R/S FACTION makes it 25 a not insignificant number. that also is not including arcadi or mirarchi and whoever may be in there respective organizations etc.
MAY 2023
ROBERT/PLOUFFE FACTION
HA MONTREAL CHAPTER
LEADERS
1. MARTIN ROBERT- FULL PATCH
2. STEPHANE PLOUFFE- FULL PATCH
- i can find no separation between the 2 as far as an overall leader, most evidence would suggest robert being more influential and powerful.
associates
3.mathieu desjardins-son of raynald
- is reported to be involved in a legal loan company under protection of robert. this one detail may prove telling.
4.johnny fuoco
- saint sauveur drug territory manager.
5. rheal dallaire
- has past financial dealings with RIZZUTO and SOLLECITO dating to 2019/2020. was arrested recently in same sweep that also included; robert, plouffe, fuoco, lamontagne and del balso.
6. sharon simon (mother-in-law to robert)
- simon remains to be influential on the kanesatake reserve with plans to begin construction of a casino on property she owns. having married her daughter in 2018 this would solidify connections to aboriginal OC groups on reserve.
HA
7. michael lamontagne- full patch
8. gilles lambert-full patch
- alleged to be involved in both sports gambling and cocaine trafficking. was also recently arrested as part of same drug investigation targeting robert et al mentioned above.
9. david lefebvre-full patch
-controls drug territory in; sw island of mtl, vaudreuil and salaberry-de-valleyfield. lefebvre also sponsored the formation of minotaurs mc in 2017 who are believed to have taken over drug territory in hoch-mais, rosemont and east mtl once belonging to gregory woolley.
10. rob barletta-full patch
-new full patch in mtl chapter (2022?). long involved in illegal sports gambling in ontario most recently proj hobart/proj sindicato 2019 allied with the figliomeni 'ndrine. if barletta remains allied or connected to the figliomeni that is another angle to all this to consider.
11. vincent boulanger-full patch (chapter secretary)
associate
12. seeyomak salemi-seifoddin
-has been described as a influential member in middle east OC in city working with boulanger to control drug trafficking.
MAFIA
13. francesco del balso
14. antonio pietrantonio
- not much i can add to the 2 above. both have been under protection of or allied with ROBERT/PLOUFFE for a couple years now.
notes: although this faction falls number wise 1 short of the R/S FACTION that barely matters and is pure coincidence. a full patch HA can have control of multiple cells slinging drugs over vast areas of mtl and quebec. when looking at some of the names above they have been connected to exactly that.
as always all thoughts, questions, comments, corrections are welcome.
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Re: charts/info on Rizzuto Faction.
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hey all, with all the now common murders and mayhem ongoing in mtl and elsewhere it at times distracts and derails some good topics. understandable of course we all want to discuss theories, motives and the like. however because of this even i tend to get side tracked for awhile, throw in some good xmas family time and some not feeling so well time and sometimes very important articles are missed or glossed over too quickly. for me this was the la presse article from nov. 29 2023 'the book of discord' 3 part series. a very revealing read by daniel renaud and his sources inside qc law enforcement. this article not only revealed the profit and power and structure of those in charge of 'the book' but also i think finally confirmed an operating admin and structure of the rizzuto-sollecito clan proper.
i will not quote direct from article as many have read it and is still online to view. but from the 3rd part of article under 'important players' it reveals the structure and who is working for who.
the 2 leaders as has been the case for years are...
RIZZUTO-SOLLECITO CLAN
( Jan. 1 2024-
LEADERS
1. LEONARDO RIZZUTO
2. STEFANO SOLLECITO
- this is no surprise both have been recognized as co-leading this clan since as far back 2015. i still think that each of these 2 leaders also lead small cells of members reporting direct to them. for these lists see past posts on this thread.
3. carmelo cannistraro- the leader of cell in control of 'the book.' reports direct to both rizzuto/sollecito. based in laval w/ hq being romcafe.
4. desiderio pompa- #2 to cannistraro, based in laval also and in control of money collection related to 'the book.'
5. stacey richard krolik- high level associate based in turkey in control of gambling servers.
R.D.P/pointes-aux-trembles
territory managers ( could insert cell leader here as well)
6. marco pizzi
7. davide barberio
Laval
territory manager
8. giuseppe focarazzo
note: i realize none of this is new info, but it puts to rest at least my confusion and questions about focarazzo and pizzi/barberio. there had been questions about where focarazzos loyalty fell stemming from articles claiming he was very close to both mafia and HA. everything in his past lead me to believe he was closer to mafia and always had been but those past articles sowed some doubt. the same can be said for pizzi/barberio. both had been ref'd as being the new powers in mafia back in 2021/2022 when some articles claimed rizzuto/sollecito had lost power and influence. this gave the impression that pizzi/barberio were operating as a separate independent clan. we know now this is not true and never was. pizzi/barberio are fully part of the rizzuto-sollecito clan along with focarazzo. if they werent how then would they be tasked with collecting vast amounts of money related to 'the book?' a simple alliance would not account for this. so there is no pizzi/barberio clan, at least not for this guy. with that being said the question as to who was/is behind the numerous attacks on them is partly answered. it wasnt the rizzuto-sollecito clan that is for sure. and if it is indeed a war between the rizzuto-sollecito and the robert-plouffe HA over control of 'the book' then it stands to reason it came from the robert/plouffe side with assistance from del balso before his 2023 murder.
a possible admin/structure could look like...
the rizzuto-sollecito clan
4 cells
1. rizzuto
2. sollecito
3. cannistraro
4. pizzi/barberio
-i would put focarazzo in the cannistraro cell as he has long been alleged to operate in laval.
there was also mention of vittorio mirarchi and his clan being a shareholder in 'the book.' his hq is giannis bistro, located on couture blvd in saint-leonard. article claims mirarchi takes in gambling action from calabrian clans? an odd ref, but likely means cells,clans or members not historically allied with the rizzutos. there was talk not long after mirarchis 2017 release that a peace /truce had been reached between mirarchi and the r-s clan, this may provide proof to this. steve casale has been mentioned as a player in mirarchis gambling op in the past and is currently not imprisoned or under indictment so likely continues this role. with the possible alliance between these 2 it does start to lay the foundation of a powerful mafia family structure.
lastly ciment had posted back in october about a ref in daniel renauds french only book about there being only 3-4 mafia clans in mtl circa 2018. with these new revelations this is starting to make sense.
mtl mafia clans
jan. 1 2024
1. rizzuto-sollecito
2. mirarchi
3. albanese-colapelle
4. olivero-lopez
-the biggest question then is where do the olivero-lopez line up. some on here have posted they were in a conflict with davide barberio, possible. others as well as articles have them being totally independent, also possible although in light of new info seems less likely. there has also been claims of having fallen out with the rizzuto-sollecito and this was behind the sept 2023 murder of giuseppe lopez. the falling out could be same ref to conflict with barberio as we now include barberio in the overall r-s clan. or the olivero-lopez are part of the r-s, mirarchi or alb-col clans. or i guess working in alliance with HA. not sure yet but the tea leaves are revealing themselves the crystal ball is de fogging. in my opinion the olivero-lopez are simply too small in numbers to be totally independent of anyone at this point. likely they are a cell operating for somebody as mentioned above.
last note: i will attempt to make a chart on this. as prev mentioned my computer skills arent great so may take a bit to do then format properly to fit on site. also the above admin/structure are 'the book' centric and do not include several other important members i.e. cuntrera, salvaggio etc.
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