York Regional Police makes mafia arrests, seizes millions in proceeds of crime - will show off goods and images July 18 at press conference.

https://www.yorkregion.com/news-sto...rime-investigators/#.XS9sp2zgnOc.twitter

Police to release details of biggest traditional organized crime bust

https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/local...traditional-organized-crime-bust-1589791

York Regional Police to announce 'significant arrests' in organized crime investigation

http://ctv.news/2fc0H8Y

York police to reveal details of ‘largest traditional organized crime’ bust

https://globalnews.ca/news/5541105/project-sindacato-york-regional-police/

HUGE HAUL ..

Adrian Humphreys tweeting that they have taken down the Figliomeni Family .. $35 million proceeds of crime seized … homes, gaming houses, cafes,

https://twitter.com/AD_Humphreys/status/1151851934812442625?s=20

Link to Italian-language article:

http://www.strettoweb.com/2019/07/n...indagine-parallela-svolta-canada/871773/

Hollander and Ciment have already posted about "Canadian 'ndrangheta Connection" in the Ndrangheta News thread.

Official YRP Press Release

https://www.yrp.ca/en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=e9cee48c-c534-4ea9-ae67-ec846e3f10a2

Duplicate of DanD's post. Will ask moderator to delete.

Project Sindacato ends in arrests of 9 members of alleged crime family in Vaughan, Ont.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...ndrangheta-vaughan-york-police-1.5216270

Major players in Italian crime family taken down in massive bust in Ontario

https://globalnews.ca/news/5541105/project-sindacato-york-regional-police/

From the York Regional Police channel on YouTube:

CHARGES LIST- ORGANIZED CRIME CHARGES LAID AND PROCEEDS OF CRIME SEIZED
https://www.yrp.ca/en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=c94c9faa-fe0c-4971-a310-7448e82659ef

(tap/click on above link to see photos of those charged)


Angelo FIGLIOMENI, 56, of the City of Vaughan

Instructs or Directs Criminal Organization - Section 467.13, Criminal Code
Possession of Proceeds of Crime - Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code
Laundering Proceeds - Section 462.31 (1) Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Laundering Proceeds - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Keep a Common Gaming House - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code
Defrauding the Government of Canada - Section 380, Criminal Code
Making False or Deceptive Statements on a T1 General Income Tax and Benefit Return - Section 239(1)(a), Income Tax Act
Wilfully Evading the Payment of Taxes Imposed by the Income Tax Act Upon by Understating their Taxable Income in their T1 General Income Tax and Benefit Returns - Section 239 (1)(d), Income Tax Act


Emilio ZANNUTI, 48, of the City of Vaughan

Commits for the Benefit of, Direction of or in Association for a Criminal Organization - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Possession of Proceeds of Crime - Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code
Laundering Proceeds - Section 462.31 (1) Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Laundering Proceeds - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Keep a Common Gaming House - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code


Vito SILI, 37, of the City of Vaughan

Commission of Offence for Criminal Organization. - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Laundering Proceeds - Section 462.31 (1) Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Laundering Proceeds - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code


Erica QUINTAL, 30, of Bolton

Commission of Offence for Criminal Organization. - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Fraud Over $5,000- Section 380 (1) b, Criminal Code
Use/Possess Forged Document - Section 368(1)(a), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit- Drug Trafficking Section 465(1), Criminal Code
Laundering Proceeds - Section 462.31 (1) Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Laundering Proceeds - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code


Salvatore OLIVETI, 54, of Oakville

Commission of Offence for Criminal Organization. - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Possession of Proceeds of Crime - Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code
Laundering Proceeds - Section 462.31 (1), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Laundering Proceeds - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code
Careless Storage Firearm - Section 86(1), Criminal Code


Nicola MARTINO, 52, of the City of Vaughan

Commission of Offence for Criminal Organization. - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Laundering Proceeds - Section 462.31 (1), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Laundering Proceeds - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code


Giuseppe CIURLEO, 30, of Toronto

Commission of Offence for Criminal Organization. - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Keeping a Common Gaming House - Section 201(1), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Keep a Common Gaming House - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code
Careless Storage Firearm - Section 86(1) Criminal Code


Rafael LEPORE, 59, of the City of Vaughan

Participates in Activities of a Criminal Organization, Section 467.11 – Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Keep a Common Gaming House - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code


Francesco VITUCCI, 44, of the City of Vaughan

Commits for the Benefit of, Direction of or in Association for a Criminal Organization - Section 467.12, Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Keep a Common Gaming House - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code


WANTED:

CHARGES:

Giacomo CASSANO, 46, of the City of Toronto

Keeping a Common Gaming House - Section 201(1), Criminal Code
Conspiracy to Commit, Keep a Common Gaming House - Section 465 (1)(C), Criminal Code
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Oxycodone - Section 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Have they listed the cafes operating as gambling dens yet?

Only one name is visible in the police photos … "Pine Valley Café Sport"

No.

Forty-eight search warrants were executed on businesses, cafes, and residences over the course of three days last weekend, of which 27 homes were seized.

At this morning's York Regional Police press conference, the Director of the Servizio centrale operativo (Sco) in Rome -- Fausto Lamparelli -- stated that 12 individuals were arrested in Italy last night, people who were linked to those arrested by the York Regional Police here in the Greater Toronto Area. The Italian-language article to which I've linked below has a list of the 12 arrested.

http://www.strettoweb.com/2019/07/n...derno-toronto-nomi-foto-dettagli/871995/

Thanks Antimafia .. saw all those other details but couldn't locate the names of the businesses. Thx for the reply.

"Surveillance officers witnessed $30,000 to $50,000 gambled per night at Ontario casinos.
They estimate the group earned as much as $70 million over the last several years, with some money filtered through legitimate real estate, construction and financial services businesses."

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/largest-...-million-worth-of-homes-seized-1.4513261

Reporter Jeremy Grimaldi has updated his article. Among the 11 gambling houses / cafes raided are Jevlan Cafe, CC2 (Crazy Cafe 2), and Marycroft Cafe (all of them in Vaughan).

York Regional Police make mafia arrests, seizes millions in proceeds of crime: investigators

https://www.yorkregion.com/news-sto...ions-in-proceeds-of-crime-investigators/

Thank you

https://torontosun.com/news/local-n...ousin-slain-in-brazen-2015-double-murder

Suspected mob chieftain's cousin slain in brazen 2015 double murder

Italian Police declared: in #Canada we discovered a #Ndrangheta entity known as ‘camera di controllo’ taking decisions independently from Calabria.

One of those charged, Salvatore Oliveti appears to the the Salvatore Oliveti who was once a CHIN Radio personality in Toronto.

He was a Board member for "rev it up" for Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. They organized an annual motercycle ride to raise funds for Sick Kids. He also owned a motercycle shop in Vaughan.

https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/2506626-people-we-love-vaughan-businessman-revs-it-up/

https://revitupforsickkids.com/committee-members/

He's also the owner of Option B Solutions based out of Vaughan... It's a privately held secondary auto lease and finance company offering financing for cars for those with less than stellar credit. A few Google reviews warn of shady practices.

OLIVETI was charged with Money Laundering in this sting which leads me to suspect he might have been using his financing company as a means to wash the cash.

^^^^
More important, Oliveti had been behind the controversial recycling company OMG Media Inc., which was found to have a connection to Vito Rizzuto, whose relatives and friends were silent investors.

JEREMY GRIMALDI has updated his article to include the Olivetti information

https://www.yorkregion.com/news-sto...rough-laundering-gambling-crimes-police/

Police allege ‘crime family’ busted in mob raid laundered more than $70M through Ontario casinos

https://globalnews.ca/news/5655827/...d-more-than-70m-through-ontario-casinos/

Canadian police nab nine suspected members of powerful Mafia clan

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-p...suspected-members-of-powerful-mafia-clan

Holy Hell, Canada’s Alleged Mafia Were Living Good Until They Were Arrested

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/...ere-living-good-until-they-were-arrested

This part really struck me with respect to how powerful the Canadian clans have become..

"The Canadian Figliomeni family is so powerful, according to director Faustus Lamparelli of the Italian state police, who spoke at the YRP press conference, that it's one of the first known crime families in Canada actually giving orders to associates in Italy."

York Region police announce ‘largest’ organized crime takedown in Project Sindacato

https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/...rganized-crime-in-project-sindacato.html