THE BLACK HAND FORUM

La Presse published a three-part series on the Rizzuto/Del Balso feud. Some really good info in there. https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/autopsie-de-l-attentat-contre-le-fils-du-parrain/2024-05-18/attentat-contre-leonardo-rizzuto/crois-tu-que-j-avais-vraiment-le-choix-de-par...

Montreal mobster arrested in Italy for importing a ton of marijuana:

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/just ... italie.php

$2 million in cash and several dozen kilos in his own house? Either dumb or way too arrogant.

“It’s settled with a bullet”: a look back at the reign of the formidable godfather of gangs, Gregory Woolley https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/01/27/ca-se-regle-avec-une-balle---le-regne-du--parrain-des-gangs--gregory-woolley Some good surveillance footage of Woolley meeting with other organiz...

Organized crime: kingpin Gregory Woolley was the best client of a hitman turned informer https://www.journaldequebec.com/2024/01/25/crime-organise--le-caid-gregory-woolley-etait-le-meilleur-client-dun-tueur-a-gages-devenu-delateur Does anyone have access to the full article? If so, can you kindly s...

The victim has been identified as Tiago Correia-Sabino, a drug trafficker who was apparently close to Andrew Scoppa.

The JE investigative show did a detailed report on the status of the Montreal Mafia. Definitely worth watching if you understand French: https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/emissions/je

Man that's crazy that Wooley finally got got. How many bodies does he have on him I wonder? He was a major factor in the 90s biker war. He was allied with Rizzuto but was he still allied with the HA? ha most likely had to be the culprits.. street gang members wouldn’t be able to get the intel requi...

That is massive news. I guess he was starting to take up a bit too much space downtown.

Leonardo Rizzuto gets back $55,000 and other items seized in 2015 raid — but not several firearms.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/just ... n-pere.php

Montreal police are currently carrying out a large operation to arrest “influential criminals” connected to the Hells Angels. I wonder if Martin Robert and Stephane Plouffe will be taken off the streets.

Vanessa Desjardins (Raynald's daughter) is mentioned in the article to which I've linked below. She is the wife of Adham Haouili, one of several individuals -- accused in a case -- who are at large. She appears to be facing another charge (charges?). Quatre suspects toujours au large https://www.la...

^^^^ Le SPVM arrête un deuxième suspect https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2023-08-14/meurtre-de-claudia-iacono/le-spvm-arrete-un-deuxieme-suspect.php The article has been updated. Tyranne Andre Greenidge is the man arrested for organizing Iacono's murder. Everytime I look a...

Domenic Manno, one of Paolo Violi’s killers, has died at age 89:

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2023/ ... -de-89-ans

Not about the mafia directly but instead about two members of the West End Gang, another serious Montreal crew.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/just ... iberte.php