Journalists Daniel Renaud, Maxime Deland, and Félix Séguin have just tweeted about this.

https://twitter.com/DanielRenaud13/status/1636111533682860032?s=20

https://twitter.com/MaxDelandQMI/status/1636110127458578432?s=20

https://twitter.com/felixseguin/status/1636112847682916352?s=20

Rizzuto has apparently survived the attempt.

Leonardo Rizzuto victime d'une tentative de meurtre
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/03/15/leonardo-rizzuto-victime-dune-tentative-de-meurtre

Leonardo Rizzuto victime d’une tentative de meurtre
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...o-victime-d-une-tentative-de-meurtre.php

Mirarchi making a move?

Updated article will be found at the same link above.

The Rizzuto's don't mean anything anymore not there not T.O and definitely noy here in the hammer. Don't fuck with Mirarchi, he is a serious guy. For years since he was 17 he has been considered a serious guy.

well to those on here who thought he wasnt in charge of anything or influential at all the proof is in the pudding...errrr shell casings.

as far as who is behind it there is 2 choices mirarchi or desjardins. now that they missed there chance at him here we go again in montreal.
most likely the next body to drop will be the connect to who pulled the strings on this.

Either that or Sollecito wins best actor at next year's Oscars!

Sollecito is shitting himself right now believe me. If he makes it through the summer I will be surprised. Everyone is sick and tired of these guys believe me.

We got to wait and see what happen in the future.

I remember people were saying the same thing when Vito Rizzuto got out from ADX and coming to Canada.
They were saying he was done, and his family was over.
And now in 2023, we are still talking about the Rizzuto’s.

So we must wait and see. Maybe they will come out on top again, or maybe it will be there last war.

It was a drive-by shooting.

The rizzuto will plan a revenge… well lets go for the what …. 4th mafia war in a decade ?

Bodies will drop

No comparison between those 2 men at all nor Stefano or Leo are half the mafioso their Father's were.

As far as being gangsters Mirarchi got them beat by m8les.

Sorry miles

[EN PHOTOS]
Mafia italienne: Leonardo Rizzuto échappe de peu à une tentative de meurtre à Laval
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...ictime-dune-tentative-de-meurtre-a-laval

Jeez, had him in front and behind of the head, he got very lucky, The notice of Sollecito losing face last year and Desjardines nearly on full release bodes very poorly for the Rizzuto remnants. With Mom dead, Wooley getting his house shot up and now this, seems despite the odds the power play of Mirarchi and Desjardines has slowly turned into a solid move. Violi's being locked up and Musitano's dead, yah, definitely their time to shine now.

Who is Leonardo Rizzuto, this alleged mafioso shot in Laval?
Breaking News 35 minutes ago 10 REPORT

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The alleged mafioso Leonardo Rizzuto survived an attempted murder by firearm, Wednesday afternoon in Laval. Here are four things to know about the son of former mob boss Vito Rizzuto.

Youngest son

Leonardo Rizzuto is the youngest son of the late Vito Rizzuto, the former Sicilian mob boss in Montreal. The one who is considered the most important mafioso in the history of Canada had three children.

Successor at the head of the clan

Since the deaths of his father and his brother, the lawyer by training is suspected of having become one of the leaders of the Rizzuto clan, according to a report by the Criminal Intelligence Service of Quebec.

The same report consulted by our Bureau of Investigation pointed out, in 2021, that the Rizzuto clan once again became “the most powerful criminal group” in the province, after difficult years.

Long series of deaths

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The Rizzuto clan was hit with several murders and deaths, particularly around the turn of the 2010s.

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The family patriarch, Nicolo Rizzuto, was shot dead in his Montreal residence in 2010.

His son Vito, the mob boss, died of natural causes a few years later, in December 2013, after a 10-year stint in prison in the United States which ended in 2012.

The first victim of this black series, the son of Vito and brother of Leonardo Rizzuto, Nicolo Rizzuto Jr, was shot dead in 2009. His alleged murderer, Ducarme Joseph, was killed in 2014.

Acquitted of gangsterism

The lawyer had been arrested and charged with gangsterism, illegal possession of a weapon and possession of drugs in 2015.

Leonardo Rizzuto was however acquitted after three years of legal proceedings, the court having decided to exclude the evidence collected by the police using the wiretap.

Judge Eric Downs had determined that the recordings of the incriminating conversations held by Leonardo Rizzuto in his lawyer’s office did not allow him to respect the professional secrecy between lawyers and clients and that they were therefore illegal.

The mafia leadership "table" established to lead the Montreal mafia after the death of Vito remains divided and weakened.

Alleged Montreal Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto wounded in Laval shooting
https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...onardo-rizzuto-wounded-in-laval-shooting

since release of VITO RIZZUTO there was never much presence of RIZZUTO FAMILY in toronto or hamilton. alliances with other crime groups sure but no satellite crews in either city. there does exist the chance that domenico violi and the luppinos in hamilton could be behind this.

I don't know who did it but I'd bet it came from Montreal and either from Vittorio Mirarchi, Raynald Desjardins, or the bikers. The Violis and Luppinos have never made a move on Montreal.



Why do you keep saying this? You didn't answer me in the other post when I asked why you say he's the most powerful mafia in Montreal. It goes against all of the reports coming out of Canada.

More photos:

https://twitter.com/pascalrobidas/status/1636140495398223878?s=20

More articles:

Leonardo Rizzuto blessé lors d’une tentative de meurtre
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1963652/leonardo-rizzuto-blesse-lors-dune-tentative-de-meurtre

Leonardo Rizzuto injured in Laval shooting
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/leonardo-rizzuto-injured-in-laval-shooting-1.6314956

Laval, Que. shooting leaves 1 hurt, victim reportedly tied to mafia
https://globalnews.ca/news/9555097/laval-que-shooting-victim-mafia/

LEONARDO RIZZUTO, FILS DE VITO RIZZUTO, VICTIME D'UNE TENTATIVE DE MEURTRE
https://www.noovo.info/nouvelle/leo...o-victime-dune-tentative-de-meurtre.html

I just passed next to the crime scene.
There cops everywhere, on highway 13 and highway 440.
You see officiers searching for clues

Crazy that less than 1 min on the highway its the place were Vincenzo Armeni got killed. And 1 min, from where Salvatore Scoppa got killed

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Internal power moves, but don't forget when the Scoppa's started their putsch, Salvatore first went to Calabria to meet certain people.

The guy had a thriving law practice but wants to be a mafia boss like his nut job father. He should be on Soft White Underbelly lol

I’d also like to know what makes you think Mirarchi tops (or even rivals) the Rizzuto since that according to authorities they’re the leading faction.

The Violi's are not involved in this but do know most like is. Mirarchi has been gaining power since after Covid hit, so he is a prime suspect. However, not all Scoppa's guys went over to the Rizzuto, even some went over to Mirarchi, which has helped Mirarchi gain a foothold in a couple of businesses. Those who did not join one of the factions, have maintained connections with Calabria in the Narcotics trade, hence why some suspects that Hamilton or Toronto is involved. A lot of people underestimate Sollecito, he is no pushover like Leo is, and has gotten his hands dirty in the streets. Leo is someone who had a silver spoon in his mouth since he was born, taking Leo out means weakening or crippling the Rizzutos legal powers that they have obtained. The big theory is it could just be Sollecito tired of sharing power and losing the respect of his men when Leo made some bad choices in the family. Now hear is another theory, what if the war we have been hearing about for so long and nothing happening with Mancuso was actually his attempt to take back Montreal for the Bonannos?

VERY interesting developments up in Canada (to say the least)

Visé par des rafales de coups de feu
link to La Presse+ article

Do they have a copy of this article in English? (for all our non-French speaking members).

It’s very rare for articles in the newspapers that are part of Québecor Media inc. (QMI) to be translated into English — and even when the articles are translated, not all portions of the originals are translated.

Translated articles will show “QMI Agency” where the author’s byline usually appears.

@Blackmobs @Mafia101

Different Quebec newspapers are reporting different details, e.g., whether Rizzuto was alone in the car.

I’m also reading and seeing that both the Yves Légare and Alfred Dallaire Memoria locations in Laval are supposedly where Rizzuto escaped to safety by getting off the highway and driving into the parking lot of a funeral home. Are either of you able to confirm which funeral home he drove to?

This attack came from Raynald Desjardins, Vittorio Mirarchi or the maybe the Bikers no one else would even think about doing this.

Who are the ones who stayed independent and maintained ties to Calabria?

No attack has ever come from Toronto or Hamilton I seriously doubt they have anything to do with this. The reason people are suspecting them is because people think the past attacks have been Rizzuto vs Ndrangheta and that is totally wrong. Stefano Sollecito has too many serious health issues to be trying to take out Leonardo Rizzuto and alienating half of this powerbase.

What are you even talking about with Michael Mancuso he can't even control his people in New York.

Thanks for the response AM. I understand.

Can tell by the photos and the diagrams in some of the reports that it was Yves Légare that he escaped to. He was driving west on 440 and escaped on the southbound off ramp.

i will parrot mafia 101 please god leave any mention of ny or bonannos or mancuso out of this.
noone yet knows for sure who was behind this attempt with most pointing towards desjardins or mirarchi and rightly so.
mancuso has nothing to do with this and HAS NO INFLUENCE,MAN POWER OR CREWS OPERATING IN MONTREAL!!!

the hells angels have been good to stay neutral in past wars in mtl. seems like an odd time to strike out and end a working alliance that has been in place since the early 1990's. it is not yet known however if other HA chapters have agreed to work with desjardins. not all chapters work together in quebec. the montreal chapter is the most powerful though.

I only mention the bikers because they are the only other ones who'd be strong enough to do something like this. I don't think they would because of the reasons you said. Raynald Desjardins is close to Trois-Rivières bikers but I don't think that means anything if he decided to attack the Rizzutos again.

Out of all theories, thinking that NY is behind this it’s…well…crazy.

A much better (yet still unlikely) theory would be: Sollecito taking Leonardo out as some sort of a pact with the other Italian factions. Still highly unlikely, like I said, but not as out of whack as believing that Mancuso has something to do with this.

Although I do see Scott Burnstein writing a whole article about it citing his “sources” in NY.

It was an Alfred Dallaire. But the reason some news say Yves Legaré, its because the company Yves Légaré bought and own the Alfred Dallaire memorials.

So it was an Alfrd Dallaire that is owned by Gestion Yves Légaré.

Thanks for clearing that up Blackmobs that explains the confusion that myself and reports are having. When you look up the location it shows the name Yves Légaré but the building signage says Alfred Dallaire.

LEONARDO RIZZUTO
TARGET BY GUNTS OF SHOTGUN

The youngest son of the late Montreal mafia godfather Vito Rizzuto, Leonardo Rizzuto, was shot in the leg on Wednesday afternoon at the corner of highways 13 and 440 in Laval, while driving his vehicle. The case could cause an escalation or at the very least an aftershock in the organized crime world.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) first reported having been called to the scene of the Yves Légaré funeral home around 4:30 p.m. Spokesperson Stéphane Tremblay indicated that a person had been injured, but that 'we don't fear for our life. Various police sources confirmed to La Presse on Wednesday that the person targeted is Leonardo Rizzuto, 53. He was transported to a hospital center. A vast investigation was opened in parallel.

Bursts of gunfire were fired from a moving vehicle at Rizzuto's car on 440 West at mile 20, according to our information. Also according to our information, Rizzuto was driving and would have been alone in the car. Everything indicates that he then drove for tens of meters before coming to a stop in the parking lot of the funeral home.

Highway 440 was closed to traffic in the area to let investigators establish the scene. It was the major crimes section of the SQ that took charge of the investigation.

Rizzuto, who has his title of lawyer, has no criminal history except impaired driving cases dating from the early 1990s. He is however considered by the Montreal police as one of the leaders of the Sicilian clan of the Montreal Mafia and one of the influential members of Montreal organized crime.


Laval police and SQ patrollers were dispatched to the scene on Wednesday, a large security perimeter having been erected in front of the funeral home and on Highway 440, where the first bursts took place. Rizzuto's vehicle, a Mercedez-Benz GLE, had flat tires. At the time of La Presse, one could also see at least eight bullet holes on the front left window, indicating that the shots could initially have been aimed at Rizzuto's head.

A funeral center official met at the scene indicated that the establishment will not comment on this event for the moment. The young guardian Alexandra Geramoutsos, meanwhile, was in an apartment located in front of the funeral center when the event occurred. “I saw an ambulance and several police cars arrive suddenly. And they erected a police perimeter quickly, ”she says.

“We always play in the corner, her and me. We often walk in the neighborhood, continues Ms. Geramoutsos, speaking of the young girl she regularly babysits. Of course that worries me. If it was her or me… Now, we wonder if we will continue to do all this. She is like my little sister. »

At the time, Maryse, a resident of the neighborhood, also said that she did not hear any shots, but saw many patrol cars arriving at a whirlwind. “We thought it must be serious, we wondered if someone had fired inside the establishment. Then we understood by reading the news, ”she exclaims in her doorway.

OPERATION MAGOT-MASTIFF

Leonardo Rizzuto was arrested in November 2015 as part of Operation Magot-Mastiff in which the SQ decapitated a Mafia-biker-gang alliance that ran Montreal's organized crime, and was charged with gangsterism and possession of a handgun and drugs.

But the evidence came mainly from a conversation picked up during the investigation by microphones installed by the police in the conference room of former criminal lawyer Loris Cavaliere. The police then obtained a warrant allowing them to search his home, where they found the gun and a small amount of cocaine.

But Rizzuto challenged the legality of the wiretap, which he said violated attorney-client privilege, and won. The search warrant was therefore invalidated and Rizzuto was acquitted, as was Stefano Sollecito, also considered one of the leaders of the Sicilian clan of the Montreal mafia.

Leonardo's older brother, Nicola Rizzuto Jr., was murdered in December 2009 in what was the genesis of an attempted coup against the family by rebel Mafia clans. His grandfather and former godfather, Nicola Rizzuto, and his uncle, Paolo Renda, were respectively murdered and abducted – without ever being found – in November and May 2010, during the same coup attempt.

Vito Rizzuto, for his part, died of natural causes in December 2013.

The attempted murder of Leonardo Rizzuto must be considered a major event in the criminal world in Montreal and could cause an escalation or at the very least an aftershock.

Many individuals linked to organized crime have been warned by the police that their life was in danger for a year, but these warnings are commonplace in the community.

Although police sources have reported some tensions within the mafia in recent months, others have told us more recently that the situation has been much calmer since the elimination in 2019 of the brothers Salvatore and Andrew Scoppa, who had them also took part in a power war against Sicilians in 2016, according to police.

The latest attacks targeting mafia-linked individuals came last fall when a cocaine importer, Vincenzo Armeni, was killed in October and a former lieutenant of the Rizzuto clan now close to the bikers, Francesco Del Balso, was the target of an attempted murder a month later. Both events occurred in Laval.

QUÉBEC WILL REMAIN ON THE ALERT

In the evening, Wednesday, the Minister of Public Security, François Bonnardel, reiterated through his cabinet that he had put "several measures in place to reduce armed violence on the territory of Quebec and mainly in the greater Montreal area. “, a “scourge” for which he says he actively supports the police on the ground. “We have confidence in the police forces, including that of Laval, to protect citizens. They are on the lookout and the specialized teams are on the ground, ”added the minister in reference to the attempted murder against Leonardo Rizzuto. He also promises to remain present to support local populations “as needed” in the coming days.

https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/a2c6d643-a669-4313-8180-f252dbe467fd%7C_0.html

the shooters must have made their way back to the scene of the crime. because, after the shooting, they took the avenue des Bois. To leave Laval sur le Lac (Laval's wealthiest district). they have to turn around and get back on Highway 440.
Except, if they took the bridge to go to Saint-Hyacinthe.

The states have nothing to do with this.

@Blackmobs

A thanks from me too for the clarification.

@Mafia101 @antimafia

Ya’ll welcome

You see the car he was driving while shot at? What a heap of shit. But he learned from the old school, no flash. Joey Merlino should learn from him.

It looks like a Mercedes GLE AMG 43. Hardly my dream car but I wouldn't say it's a heap of shit. It's still an almost hundred thousand dollar car.

Of course, that's Canadian dollars.

SQ seeks witnesses to alleged Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto's attempted murder
https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...eader-leonardo-rizzutos-attempted-murder

La Sûreté du Québec demande l’aide du public pour faire avancer son enquête
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...ublic-pour-faire-avancer-son-enquete.php

Tentative de meurtre sur Leonardo Rizzuto: la Sûreté du Québec recherche des témoins
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...a-surete-du-quebec-recherche-des-temoins

What a close call

Tentative de meurtre à l'endroit de Leonardo Rizzuto: la police s'attend à une réplique violente
https://www.journaldequebec.com/202...a-police-sattend-a-une-replique-violente

Him driving alone in a regular car with no bulletproof glass means that he thought that the underworld was so stable that no one would make a move.

Ok, maybe not a heap of shit, but it's still pretty discreet or unassuming if you ask me. He still dresses nice, which puts the lie to the notion that wiseguys have to dress like slobs to not go to jail.

Analysis by Mafia inc. co-author André Cédilot appears in Pascal Robidas’s latest article:

Guerre ou retraite? Leonardo Rizzuto à la croisée des chemins, selon un spécialiste
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvell...zzuto-options-guerre-retraite-enquete-sq

Rough translation of the article posted above by antimafia:

WAR OR RETIREMENT?
Leonardo Rizzuto at a crossroads, according to a specialist
The son of the late Montreal mafia godfather Vito Rizzuto survived a burst of bullets fired at his car in Laval.


After miraculously surviving an attempted murder by firearm on Wednesday, Leonardo Rizzuto, considered by the police as one of the leaders of the Sicilian clan of the Montreal mafia, may have to choose between going to war against those who ordered his murder or lowering his flag by formalizing his retirement.

This is the opinion of the renowned Italian mafia specialist André Cédilot, who worked for 35 years at La Presse and signed two books on the Rizzuto clan.

One thing is certain, according to this expert, Leonardo Rizzuto, son of the late Montreal mafia godfather Vito Rizzuto, will not flee Canada as would other alleged mafias whose heads are put at a price.

Leonardo was born in Montreal and will never leave the city. When his father, Vito, was imprisoned in the United States, several police officers believed that he would never return to Quebec and choose Venezuela or Italy at the end of his sentence in Colorado. But her daughter Maria had told my police sources: her family was from Montreal and she would never leave the city, recalls André Cédilot.

The alleged 53-year-old mafia leader escaped death on Wednesday at about 4:40 p.m., while driving his Mercedes-Benz at the junction of Highways 440 and 13, in Laval.

The shooter opened fire about ten times, but only injured him in the leg.

Leonardo Rizzuto was transported to the Cité-de-la-Santé de Laval, but he left the hospital, escorted by his close guard, in the early evening, according to our information.

It was not a message, we wanted to get rid of it, says the mafia specialist by looking at Radio-Canada's photos, thus corroborating the opinion of our police sources.

As Leonardo is the last living son of Vito Rizzuto, André Cédilot explains that it was the former lawyer Loris Cavaliere who took him under his wing to propel him to the consultation table created between criminal organizations about ten years ago.

Leonardo has neither the charisma nor the experience or contacts his father had when he ruled organized crime in Montreal. It could have been propelled only because of its name. But since his father's friends were all murdered, he no longer has control over the Italian mafia clans in Montreal and other criminal organizations, adds Mr. Cédilot.

The withdrawal of Stefano Sollecito

After the assassination of Rocco Sollecito on May 27, 2016, a few meters from the Laval police headquarters, his son Stefano took over to take care of the affairs of the Rizzuto clan, the expert reports.

I am convinced that Leonardo was imposed on Stefano, who already had business relations with bikers and other criminal organizations, explains André Cédilot.

However, according to our police sources, Stefano Sollecito, now 54, is no longer considered an influential and active member of organized crime because of serious health problems.

According to our information, his condition has deteriorated in recent months.

Stefano was the last one who could prevent us from trying to get rid of Leonardo, who does not have the respect of the mafia Italian families of Montreal. There are about ten of them. Without a protector, he has simply become an accessory in the organized crime ecosystem, adds the former investigative journalist.

André Cédilot does not believe that Leonardo Rizzuto can have the allies and resources necessary to go to war against those who ordered his murder.

Several organized crime actors have the potential to be behind this attack. It can be bikers, like the Calabrian mafia or old enemies of the Rizzuto family, says the specialist.

The confession of the hitman Frédérick Silva, who agreed to collaborate with the Sûreté du Québec, could make several members of organized crime who are still active nervous. Leonardo's involvement in crimes confessed by Silva could encourage people to take action, believes André Cédilot.

Over the past year, police officers specialized in the fight against organized crime have warned several people that their heads were put at a price.

According to our information, the name of Leonardo Rizzuto was part of the number.

No one has ever said you have to dress like a slob to not go to jail guy just got shot and you're more interested in what kind of heap of shit he's driving and what he wears

Yes, it's a shame he got shot. Excuse me.

A few days ago i mentioned Stefano health issues.

about 10 families

Come to check on Montreal news and here we are. Interesting...

All fingers pointing to “UNCLE JR”
Leonardo never had the makings of a Varsity athlete.

Sounds like Jr. got a couple of the “Girls from the Hood”
to carry this out.

More analysis.

L’absence de chef commence peut-être à se faire sentir
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...commence-peut-etre-a-se-faire-sentir.php

Would Desjardins be so stupid while under supervision? Or he sees it as the only way to save himself.

very interesting details in last 2 la presse articles by daniel renaud.
now renaud has stated as much since 2019 about the structure of the mafia in mtl and this would confirm that such structure still exists. a vertical group of competing cells working at times together and at times with other OC groups. NOT a pyramid like more traditional italian crime family.

he mentions there being around 10 families or cells operating in the city. i believe in 2019 that number was around the same may have been as high as 13 so not alot of fluctuation in total cells. and renaud further confirms that since 2013 death of VITO RIZZUTO no single person has taken over as #1 BOSS of these 10 or so cells.
it would also confirm that LEONARDO RIZZUTO although may lead a cell it is not the most important or first among equals at all but on par with the other cells in the city.

possible montreal mafia cells (mar 2023)

1.RIZZUTO
LEADER
LEONARDO RIZZUTO

2.SOLLECITO
LEADER
STEFANO SOLLECITO

3.ARCADI/DEL BALSO
LEADER
FRANCESCO ARCADI/ FRANCESCO DEL BALSO

4.PIZZI
LEADER
MARCO PIZZI

5.BARBERIO
LEADER
DAVIDE BARBERIO

6.OLIVERIO/LOPEZ
LEADER
SERAFINO OLIVERIO

7.PIETRANTONIO
LEADER
ANTONIO PIETRANTONIO

8.MIRARCHI
LEADER
VITTORIO MIRARCHI

9.ALBANESE/COLAPELLE
LEADER
FRANCO ALBANESE/CARLO COLAPELLE

10.BASTONE
LEADER
ANTONIO/ROBERTO BASTONE

11.SILVANO
LEADER
PASQUALE/PATRIZIO SILVANO

12.SUCAPANE
LEADER
ALESSANDRO SUCAPANE

-these would be the most prominent names i could pull from the old filing cabinet. i will not attempt at this point to claim who may be allied together after the most recent attempted murder. who is vying for power and a chance at the top seat is unknown at this time. i did not include any reference to a desjardins cell as he is not italian. there would still exist the possibility that the albanese/colapelle cell is in fact working for or still paying a tax to the VIOLI bros out of hamilton. past investigations after 2014 arrest of nicola valvano and colapelle revealed there tobacco import group was paying tax to VIOLIS. this arrangement continued through the olios-median tobacco arrest of domenico agostino et al in 2018. 5-9 years ago i realize but a possibility.

there would also appear to be a somewhat clear divide amongst these cells but again at this point who knows.
historically the first 6 cells listed have worked together and with full patch members of the mtl chapter of hells angels. there has also been past working alliances with gregory woolley allied street gang members but not all street gangs.

cells 8 through 12 have historically never been allied with the RIZZUTO/SOLLECITO,RIZZUTO CRIME FAMILY.
mirarchi obviously because of his past alliance with desjardins and through him joe dimaulo. also because of this mirarchi would have found himself working with the now deceased giuseppe devito. as mentioned previous the albanese/colapelle cell possibly has ties to the VIOLI bros. also colapelles brother giuseppe (murdered 2012) was allied with both mirarchi/desjardins and never worked with the RIZZUTOS. the bastone and silvano cells when busted as part of project clemenza 1/2 in 2014 and 2015 were either reported as being independent or to be working with giuseppe devito. i can recall no media or law enforcement documents alleging they were part of the RIZZUTOS that is for sure. the same can be said for alessandro sucapane and anyonre who possibly lines up with him. sucapane was devitos man on the street after his 2010 capture and imprisonment. there was some reporting that sucapane had fallen in line after the return of VITO RIZZUTO and this is possible considering he wasnt one of the many to be murdered in the ensuing revenge/purge. however sucapane has been fairly inactive and quiet since his release from proj clemenza sentencing.

the major question is where does pietrantonio sit in all this. he was once allied with salvatore montagna and after dec 2011 attempted murder looks to have been active as a cocaine importer for the sinaloa cartel according to testimony at the EL CHAPO trial. he dealt direct with el chapos secretary/#2 alex fuentes villa i believe. that connection is dead after fuentes villa testimony/cooperation but the connect to the cartel may still exist making pietrantonio an important member in montreal. this also may explain his alliance with the 2 newest power players for the HA MARTIN ROBERT AND STEPHAN PLOUFFE. ROBERT it appears is the most influential full patch in quebec if not all of canada and has been linked to several drug networks and large imports of cocaine.

i am NOT stating this is how these cells line up to be clear. there would however exist the possibility that if yet again the mafia in montreal is about to go to war battles lines could be drawn along those lines. there also exists the possibility that there is no sucapane,silvano or bastone cells at all. this list is just a best guess at this point...back to the jays game...happy st pattys day...cheers

I'm betting this came from Desjardins

I wouldn't call Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito as separate cells they're firmly together as one.

Very possible after the plot to kill him in prison was found out

And they killed his brother a very well respected guy.

Ducarme Joseph killed Nicky for Tony Magi. It wasn't Raynald Desjardins.

No Ray his brother Jacques Desjardins I mean in 2017.

Oh misunderstood. But just saying we don't know they took him out.

Yep just another finger possibly pointing Desjardins way. Got to say it's a ballsy move if it is him, but they may have missed their chance for sure because surely he bunkers down now.

Stefano Sollecito and Vito Rizzuto filmed by the police in 2013. In December Vito died.

ANALYSE | Tentative d'assassinat sur Leonardo Rizzuto :
«L'étape de vouloir éliminer cette personne» :
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/03...etape-de-vouloir-eliminer-cette-personne

If the Hells Angels were behind it he would be dead this looks more like streetgangs.

https://torontosun.com/news/national/gangland-canada-will-renewed-montreal-mayhem-spread-to-gta

Will renewed Montreal mayhem spread to GTA?
Published Mar 19, 2023 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 4 minute read

“And dat’s dat.” — Vinnie (Charles Scorsese), GoodFellas

That was the general feeling among underworld observers when Pasquale “Fat Pat” Musitano was rubbed out in the parking lot of a Burlington patio furniture store in July 2020.

The hit ended three years of internecine gangland warfare between rival factions for control of lucrative southern Ontario dope and gambling markets.

But there was much more: Fellow mobsters didn’t like or trust Musitano, a Mafioso nepo baby who overplayed his hand in the 1997 Hamilton hit on underworld paragon Johnny Papalia.

And by the end of that scorching day in 2020, not only was Fat Pat on his way to the morgue, but so was the Musitano crime family.

The rubout of Musitano immediately dialled back the violence that claimed at least a dozen men and one innocent woman.

Nearly three years later, there are stirrings in the organized crime milieu.

Those rumblings are the result of a brazen afternoon hit on mob scion Leonardo Rizzuto, 53, in the Montreal suburb of Laval. The reputed Mafia leader survived the attempt on his life but it could bring ill-tidings to the underworld in Quebec — and Ontario.

At least six bullets were fired at the Mercedes GLE 53 Rizzuto was in.

“When Montreal gets the sniffles, Toronto gets a cold,” Mafia expert Antonio Nicaso told The Toronto Sun.

“Usually, they want to stay under the radar. Violence is very dangerous to their business and normally they will try to avoid any form of violence at all costs.”

Leonardo Rizzuto’s famed father was longtime Montreal boss Vito Rizzuto. Nicaso and others have said junior wasn’t a big player in gangland, but his last name is highly symbolic.

The drug-fueled and heat attracting antics of Montreal North caused concern for mob boss Nicola Rizzuto, pictured, and his Irish allies.
“He is the son of Vito Rizzuto, the target of a shooting … it shows revenge doesn’t have a statute of limitations,” the Queen’s University professor said.

The crime family had split into two factions following the death from cancer of Vito Rizzuto in 2013. And then, the bodies began hitting the pavement.

But as Nicaso noted, bloodbaths are expensive and soon, an uneasy peace took hold. A peace that was fuelled by staggering profits, more than enough for everyone.

“Leonardo Rizzuto was not very active but he had people around him who were loyal to his father. But it appears certain wounds do not heal,” Nicaso added.

And there will be repercussions in Ontario, where peace has bolstered the bottom line.

“Criminal organizations are always more profitable — and dangerous — when they fly under the radar,” Nicaso said. “Canada is a perfect place for them: Complacent politicians and businessmen … it’s a perfect situation.”

However, with new challenges and potential revenue streams, the Mafia maven said sometimes violence is “inevitable.”

As for the mob’s traditional rackets, Nicaso doesn’t believe the legalization of cannabis has hurt the underworld at all. Nor have they taken a hit from legalized gambling.

He said in some areas, mobsters own cannabis dispensaries and supply them with much stronger, illegal weed. Plus, synthetic drugs like deadly Fentanyl are where the money’s at.

Nicaso said that for a $1,500 investment, 1 million tablets can be made and then sold for $5 a pop, resulting in a profit of $5 million.

And online betting? Boffo bucks for the bad guys.

Longtime underworld watcher and author James Dubro agreed that Leonardo Rizzuto was not a particularly powerful mob boss.

He believes Calabrian gangsters and members of Ontario’s many N’drangheta cells are looking to settle scores.

“Montreal is always a battleground. After all, it’s the red zone for organized crime in Canada,” Dubro told the Sun.

That doesn’t mean because Musitano is out of the way that the Mafia is inactive in southern Ontario.

Dubro noted Buffalo crime family underboss Domenico Violi is now back on the streets after being jailed in a monster drug trafficking investigation. Now on parole, Dubro said he is “clearly on the ascent.”

And he has long had a bone to pick with the Rizzutos who backed the Musitano crime family in their criminal machinations over decades.

“So quiet is relative,” Dubro said. “There’s always competition and rivalries in the biker and Mafia worlds, either open [with violence] or just under the surface.”

He added: “It’s the nature of the beast, but with ‘Fat Pat’ and his ragtag family more or less gone it is quieter — for now. But there is a lot simmering under the surface.

“We have no lack of very ambitious and often very violent N’drangheta bosses like the Violis in Ontario.”

Nicaso added: “The Rizzuto hit is one of those events that can have terrifying consequences. Someone was emboldened to do this during a truce … they have been working together. That truce ended a long string of murders.”

“Someone has opened a Pandora’s Box in Montreal. There will be repercussions, especially in Ontario, and many things could happen. I mean, you’ve just tried to kill the son of Vito Rizzuto.”

bhunter@postmedia.com

@HunterTOSun

Two "experts" that have the dumbest takes

Let me guess: they hype the Violis and underestimate Rizzuto’s power?

I don’t know about Dunbro but Nicaso is considered knowledgeable about Calabrians.

So are they saying that they think Ontario and the Violi's are responsible? What happened to Desjardins and Mirarchi? Does anyone really know at this point?

Dubro is saying it could be what happened but the only theory that's more unlikely than that is the Mancuso one take my advice and read the articles written by Canadians in Montreal they're far more reliable than a guy from Boston.

Nicaso is well respected in Italy. Has written dozens of books about the 'Ndrangheta. He will never present information about (something) in a sensational way.

Yes he makes regular collaborations with Nicola Gratteri, a well know anti-Mafia magistrate.

Nicaso is alright on other things but his takes on Montreal are garbage. He thinks everything is some vendetta that has been decades in the making when they're just new power struggles or shootings over criminal activities. There will not be any repercussions in Ontario because of Leonardo Rizzuto's shooting.

Interestingly enough, Anna Sergi, another knowledgeable criminologist that focuses mostly on Italian organized crime abroad, disagrees with the Ontario-scenario and tweeted something similar to what Mafia101 just posted.

Not everything is some major international or nation-wide plot:

People need to keep posting the list of murders and their motives that have occurred as a result of this "war" so we can maintain a clear picture of what's going on.

I still have yet to see a confirmed hit on a mobster by bikers. Confirmed being the keyword here, not speculation, but confirmation.

That was NO MESSAGE JOB...
That was a "SLEEP WITH THE FISHES" near miss Job.....

Mafia, ambush boss Leonardo Rizzuto: shot and wounded in Montreal
Leonardo Rizzuto, last heir of the powerful Cattolica Eraclea mafia family, is considered to be at the top of the Montreal mafia

Posted 7 days agoFrom editorial staff
Leonardo Rizzuto, son of the boss Vito and last heir of the powerful mafia family originally from Cattolica Eraclea, was shot while he was aboard his Mercedes in the Laval district of Montreal. The man, considered by the investigators to be at the top of the Canadian mafia, is not in danger of life. The ambush took place on Wednesday afternoon along highway 440. The news was reported by the overseas media. At least six shells exploded. Rizzuto, after being shot, would continue to drive for at least another two kilometers before stopping near a funeral home between the Highway 13 service road and Principale Street.

The last sighting of Leonardo Rizzuto in Sicily dates back to the summer of 2019 when he returned to Cattolica Eraclea together with his wife and children and together with his sister Libertina, her husband Benny Sciortino and their children to spend a short holiday. They stayed in a b&b in the historic center of Cattolica Eraclea and then spent another short holiday also at the Verdura Resort in Sciacca.

The history of the Rizzuto family starts from Cattolica Eraclea. The progenitor boss Vito Rizzuto was the first to move to the new continent in 1922. Immediately engaged in criminal affairs, he was killed when he was 32 years old. In February 1954, Nicolò Rizzuto, son of Vito, arrived in Canada. Unlike his father, Nicolò arrived in the land of lakes with his family and immediately headed to the big city of Montreal. For over twenty years, heroin trafficking enriched the Sicilian bosses and it is precisely in this perspective that the Caruana and Cuntrera rose to prominence, coincidentally also coming from the province of Agrigento, Siculiana, only 16 kilometers away from Cattolica Eraclea. In 1966 Vito married Giovanna Cammalleri, originally from Cattolica Eraclea, but moved with her family to Toronto, Canada. The most influential bosses attended the wedding. Nick Rizzuto had the opportunity to build an outpost of the family in Venezuela, where he moved in 1973 and where he was able to take advantage of the support of the Caruana Cuntreras, and in that territory he was at the head of the main businesses. Vito Rizzuto, born in 1946 in Cattolica Eraclea, died on December 23, 2013 in Montreal of natural causes after almost eight years in prison during which his rivals had killed his son Nick Jr and his father Nick.

Today the scepter of command - according to news arriving from Montreal - is held by the tandem formed by Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito. Son of Vito the first, who became godfather; son of Rocco Sollecito the second, who was the shadow of Nicola and Vito Rizzuto.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...lan-rizzuto-se-retrouve-dans-leau-chaude

Organized crime: this ex-strongman of the Rizzuto clan finds himself in hot water

The boiling Laval mafioso Francesco Del Balso, suspected of having plotted the assassination attempt of which Leonardo Rizzuto was the victim in mid-March, has known for a week that a bounty has been placed on his head for having dared to attack the son of the late mob boss.

Hunted from all sides, the former strongman of the Rizzuto clan has been hiding as a fugitive since the police prevented him from fleeing Canada urgently by arresting him at Trudeau airport on March 23, according to information from our Bureau of Investigation.
Del Balso, a specialist in extortion and illegal sports betting, had been advised by relatives of the underworld that his life was in danger and that he had better get out of the way as soon as possible.

However, the mafioso known for his impulsive and angry temperament was already under police surveillance, since the authorities considered him a suspect in the attempted murder perpetrated on lawyer Rizzuto, when he was trying to take a flight in the direction of the city. 'Europe.
The police therefore arrested him and confiscated his passport to prevent Del Balso from managing to escape.
Reprisals
According to our sources, the presumed motive behind this settling of scores is a response to the attempted murder of which Del Balso himself was the victim, on November 7, also in Laval.

At least six shots were fired in the direction of the Lexus SUV where he was sitting but he escaped unscathed.
However, law enforcement would have no evidence or clues leading them to believe that Leonardo Rizzuto could have authorized or ordered the armed attack on Del Balso.

The police continue to keep an eye on the latter despite his movements.
Searches
Del Balso was not at his home in Laval when the police carried out one of the eight searches carried out there simultaneously on Wednesday by the Sûreté du Québec, which is seeking to elucidate the crime committed at the expense of Leonardo Rizzuto and by the Squad National Organization for Repression against Organized Crime (ENRCO), which is carrying out an anti-drug investigation targeting three influential members of the Hells Angels.
As one might expect, the March 15 shooting that the late godfather's son Vito Rizzuto survived despite being hit by multiple gunshots caused quite a stir in the highest circles of the organized crime, both on the side of the Italian mafia and the Hells Angels bikers.
Several meetings have been organized, within the two groups but also between Hells Angels and members of the Rizzuto clan, since Del Balso is now considered by the police to be closer to bikers than to the mafia, our Office has learned. of investigation.
Our sources, as well as police documents, say that Del Balso would even be closely linked to the most influential Quebec member of the Hells, Martin Robert, and to the one who would be unofficial number 2 of the gang, Stéphane Plouffe.
The Hells Robert and Plouffe are also among the business “associates” of the Rizzuto clan, according to a report by the Criminal Intelligence Service of Quebec produced in 2021.
Coincidence or not, Robert and Plouffe were also targeted by the series of searches carried out on Wednesday in the ENRCO anti-drug investigation.
According to our information, this ENRCO investigation targeting the Hells and the search targeting Del Balso in relation to the shooting against Leonardo Rizzuto are however two separate files. This suggests that the bikers would therefore not be involved in the Rizzuto affair.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-qu-il-s-appretait-a-quitter-le-pays.php

Attack against Leonardo Rizzuto Francesco Del Balso arrested as he was about to leave the country

Mafioso Francesco Del Balso, whose residence was raided on Wednesday morning as part of a major drug trafficking investigation, was arrested at Montreal-Trudeau airport in the middle of the evening last Thursday, in connection with the attempted murder of which Leonardo Rizzuto was a victim in mid-March, La Presse learned from various sources.

At the time of his arrest, Del Balso would have intended to go to Italy, a country for which he would have obtained a plane ticket, one way only, according to our information.

Del Balso, 52, was released without charge pending further investigation by the Sûreté du Québec.
According to our information, his passport and his telephone were however seized by the investigators.
Leg and shoulder injuries

On Wednesday, March 15, Leonardo Rizzuto, youngest son of former Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto, was the target of several shots fired from a moving vehicle while he was in his car, in a sector located at the corner of highways 440 and 13, in Laval.

Leonardo Rizzuto, member of the Bar and considered by the police to be one of the leaders of the Sicilian clan of the Montreal mafia, was reportedly hit by two projectiles, and was injured in the legs and shoulder.

Driving, alone on board, he still managed to get to the parking lot of a funeral home, where he was rescued by Urgences-Santé paramedics and taken to hospital.
Aimed at least three times

Formerly associated with the Sicilian clan of the Montreal mafia, Francesco Del Balso was sentenced to 15 years in prison for gangsterism, trafficking and importing cocaine in the wake of the major Coliseum operation carried out by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in November 2006.
He was shot while in his car near his home in Laval last November, and it's a miracle he got away without a scratch.

According to our sources, Del Balso was the target of another attempted murder by shooting in Laval at the end of January, but there was a mistake about the person.
The attack on Rizzuto could be a response to these murder attempts, sources say.
In May 2017, while he was on parole, individuals broke into Del Balso's house, presumably to kill him. But the mafioso was absent and the suspects manhandled his family members before fleeing.
Last September, Laval police arrested him in connection with allegations of extortion against a priest, but he was never charged in this case.
According to police sources, Del Balso is today more associated with bikers than with the mafia. He would be close to the Hells Angels Martin Robert and Stéphane Plouffe, considered by the police to be among the most influential individuals in Montreal organized crime.

According to our information, members of the Montreal mafia have found that Del Balso's group has been too broad in recent months in certain criminal activities, which could explain the attempted murders of which the latter has been the victim more recently.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...se-montrealais-dans-la-ligne-de-mire.php

Look like Del Baso was really really tight with the Hells Angels. Guess now the HA could be suspects in the hit against Leonardo after all…..

According to reports, investigators from the National Organized Crime Repression Squad (ENRCO) are raiding the residences of half a dozen individuals, including the Hells Angels of the Montreal section Martin Robert, Stéphane Plouffe and Michel Lamontagne.
The homes of other individuals, including the former lieutenant of the Rizzuto clan Francesco Del Balso, now considered by the police to be close to the bikers, are also searched.

70 police officers are taking part in the operation, including members of the Sûreté du Québec's Tactical Intervention Group (GTI) and dog handlers. No arrests are expected.
This is the first wave of searches carried out during the investigation and intended to gather clues, because since the Supreme Court's Jordan decision, which limits judicial delays, the police and the prosecution want to be ready to release their evidence as soon as a suspect is arrested and charged.
The investigation, which began in 2021, “concerns drug trafficking and targets influential members of the Hells Angels,” a spokesperson for the SQ simply told La Presse.

Beat me to it Blackmobs. I dont believe Frank Del Balso is involved, but you never know. Balso did send one of his guys to Europe at the beginning of the year, as reports said there was a plot on his life. If Balso is involved, he would not have made a move on Rizzuto without some major backing, and the HA Montreal have business of their own to take care of instead of taking part with the Italians at the moment.

Since Del Baso was doing alot of buisness with the Hells Angels, can we assume that the HA were involved or they knew the hit was going to happen…..

I guess Del Baso would not have done this hit without talking to his new partners the Hells Angels….

Yeah, I think if Del Baso did the move that would be stupid from his part. Especially if he tried to escape in Italy (probably the worst place to hide, if you kill/or try to kill a mob boss without no backup from an italian organized crime group.

Every article says the searches of Francesco Del Balso and of the bikers are separate files. Francesco Del Balso is stupid enough to make this move on his own. Let's not forget a few months ago he was trying to extort a church for $5000 a week because years ago his ex wife donated clothing that had expensive jewelry in them. Everytime we hear his name it's because he did something stupid.

In the interview of Felix Seguin in the radio, he’s talking about those events.

The day of the hit against Leonardo Rizzuto, Del Baso was in Mexico with the Hells Angels Martin Robert.

Also, the police think that, Del Baso could have the ok from the Hells Angels.

Felix seguin also said in the interview at the radio. That the police told Del Baso that he has the biggest contract in history of the mafia on his head.

From reporter Paul Cherry’s Dec. 6, 2018 article:

According to a joint statement of facts presented to Quebec Court Judge Robert Marchi by prosecutor Simon Lacoste and defence lawyer Anthony Francischiello on Thursday, Del Balso told the prosecutor “that he was in the Italian Mafia. That he was a lieutenant in the Rizzuto clan,” and that he was upset over the publication of the photo of his family’s home.

Link: https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...leads-guilty-to-threatening-tva-reporter

Frappes de la SQ contre des têtes dirigeantes des Hells Angels et de la mafia italienne
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvell...aires-tentative-meurtre-leonardo-rizzuto

Arrestation spectaculaire d'un Hells sur l'A-50 :
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/03...laire-de-martin-robert-sur-lautoroute-50

Quebec police execute search warrants in Hells Angels investigation
https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...search-warrants-in-probe-of-hells-angels

500k on Del Baso’s head

That's pretty quick by police so it has nothing to do with Desjardins-Mirarchi.

Hollander Francesco Del Balso is only suspected of being behind it he hasn't been charged with anything yet. We have no idea if Vittorio Mirarchi or Raynald Desjardins have any involvment.

Quebec provincial police executing search warrants targeting Hells Angels.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-police-search-warrants-hells-angels-1.6794679

Yes we have to wait if they charge him or the 81.