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Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:53 pm Two infiltrated Philly in the 2000s and 2010s.


Pogo

AustraliaSteve wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 12:28 am

motorfab wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:42 pm I was about to cited you Ménard but antimafia was faster than me.

In Australia, Damian Marrett and Colin McLaren of the Victoria Police infiltrated the local 'ndrangheta during the 90s. They both wrote books about their missions

I was just thinking of this one, Fab. You know, Marrett had actually done some work with buy/busts in Mildura and actually caught Matty Medici out through a guy named Patty Condro.

Also, two SAPOL officers spent a year undercover getting close to Dom the Bomber Perre. Ray and Mike, I think they went by. Their actual name’s haven’t been released.

motorfab wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:42 pm I was about to cited you Ménard but antimafia was faster than me.

In Australia, Damian Marrett and Colin McLaren of the Victoria Police infiltrated the local 'ndrangheta during the 90s. They both wrote books about their missions

Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 8:15 pm

antimafia wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:19 pm In my opinion, these are the most notable of the law-enforcement officers in Canada who have gone under cover:

1. Robert Ménard, Sergeant-Detective, Major Crimes Unit, Service de police de Montréal / Service de police de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal (SPCUM)
He got Paolo Violi to rent him a flat above the Reggio Bar. Starting in December 1970, Ménard lived in the apartment for six years.

2. Giovanni Persichetti, Constable, RCMP
In 1985, he was initiated into an 'ndrangheta cell in London, Ontario, Canada. A total of three separate ceremonies were captured on police videotape.

3. Carl MacLeod, Staff-Sergeant, RCMP
The subject of the book A Master of Deception: Working Undercover for the RCMP. Infiltrated the mafia in Ontario, Colombian drug cartels, and triads.

There are a number of infiltrating cops whose names we may or will never know.

Infiltrating the cartels for the past 20 years sounds more scary and more reasons to be fearful then the current Italian organized crime element imo. Giovannis Rings for example, add up all the crimes in that book, it's not even remotely close to a week of living a secret life in the cartel, most likely.

antimafia wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:19 pm In my opinion, these are the most notable of the law-enforcement officers in Canada who have gone under cover:

1. Robert Ménard, Sergeant-Detective, Major Crimes Unit, Service de police de Montréal / Service de police de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal (SPCUM)
He got Paolo Violi to rent him a flat above the Reggio Bar. Starting in December 1970, Ménard lived in the apartment for six years.

2. Giovanni Persichetti, Constable, RCMP
In 1985, he was initiated into an 'ndrangheta cell in London, Ontario, Canada. A total of three separate ceremonies were captured on police videotape.

3. Carl MacLeod, Staff-Sergeant, RCMP
The subject of the book A Master of Deception: Working Undercover for the RCMP. Infiltrated the mafia in Ontario, Colombian drug cartels, and triads.

There are a number of infiltrating cops whose names we may or will never know.

CornerBoy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:40 am these guys are to admired. great police work and commitment. sacrifice. no unreliable rats needed. balls of steel

any books on these guys?

Lefty_Ruggiero wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:31 am

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:51 am Wasn't there one who infiltrated Andy Gerardo's crew? Like set up a fake storefront right beside Andy's social club...I saw a documentary on it once

Mike Russell is his name.

sdeitche wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:40 pm

Browniety86 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:07 pm

sdeitche wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:07 pm Frank Panessa, DEA undercover agent.

He was setting up guys on the Pizza Connection case right? I remember an old documentary with him talking about it.

Correct.

I'm on the Mob Museum Advisory Council with Frank, Giovanni Rocco, and some other undercover LEOs from DEA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies. Their stories are unbelievable.