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Organized crime charges laid and proceeds of crime seized as part of Project Sindacato
https://www.yrp.ca/en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=e9cee48c-c534-4ea9-ae67-ec846e3f10a2

Project Sindacato ends in arrests of 9 members of alleged crime family in Vaughan, Ont.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/figliomeni-crime-family-ndrangheta-vaughan-york-police-1.5216270
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‘You’re Never Too Busy For Your Banker’: How Italy’s ’Ndrangheta Mafia Allegedly Infiltrated Canadian Banks
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/youre-never-too-busy-for-your-banker-how-italys-ndrangheta-mafia-allegedly-infiltrated-canadian-banks
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Alleged Italian Mobsters Grew Powerful in Toronto. Experts Say Canadian Law Can’t Stop Them.
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/alleged-italian-mobsters-grew-powerful-in-toronto-experts-say-canadian-law-cant-stop-them
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‘I cannot believe we are not even going to try’ (Toronto Star), Apr 25, 2024
https://pressreader.com/article/281509346248205
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Major Canadian Banks TD and RBC Hold Mortgages for Alleged Toronto Mafia Boss
https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/major-canadian-banks-td-and-rbc-td-bank-and-rbc-hold-mortgages-for-alleged-toronto-mafia-boss

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NickleCity in a league of his own
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Agreed. One of the best contributors on the forum despite focusing on only one family.

NickleCity in a league of his own

Here is a link to the diagram of the Masecchia/Serio Drug Trafficking Organization that I've been working on: https://littlesis.org/oligrapher/10183-ronald-serio-drug-trafficking-organization
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Didn’t see that coming

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Metelsky has stated they believe Pat Musitano was inducted in Buffalo after the murder of Papalia.
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So the Musitano and Luppino familes are/were actually all Buffalo members? Who was killing them off?
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It seems that way.

We learned from the Jabril Abdalla court case that the killers of Angelo Musitano were in contact with Daniel Ranieri and Jospeh Iavarone prior and after the murder took place. I can't recall any credible theories or suspects for Cece Luppino's murder.

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Opening statements in the Gerace trial were today.
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Anthony Gerace is testifying against his brother?
https://x.com/DanielTelvock/status/1854884354431820140?t=f7JG1kpiiF5iksI2ZqmIFg&s=19

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Metelsky has stated they believe Pat Musitano was inducted in Buffalo after the murder of Papalia.
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So the Musitano and Luppino familes are/were actually all Buffalo members? Who was killing them off?

Opening statements in the Gerace trial were today. Here is some of the news coverage:

WKBW: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/trial-begins-against-cheektowaga-strip-club-owner-peter-gerace-jr

The Buffalo News: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-courts/trial-opens-as-key-question-hangs-over-gerace-were-the-strip-club-dancers-coerced/article_9eee7738-9c44-11ef-96b8-b354c977c8f7.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

WGRZ: https://www.wgrz.com/video/news/local/as-seen-on-tv/opening-statement-in-trail-against-gerace/71-0ccc425e-2ab3-41d3-909a-1a7e0acf801c

Metelsky has stated they believe Pat Musitano was inducted in Buffalo after the murder of Papalia.

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Question, were the Musitanos Buffalo members or were they an independent clan?
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I don’t think we have a definitive answer on that but I believe it’s more than likely they were members of the Todaro family.

Question, were the Musitanos Buffalo members or were they an independent clan?

Ralph Criminisi passed away this past Sunday.

https://www.friscolanti.com/obituary/ralph-criminisi?fh_id=16442

Marty Mazzara comes up in Serio's testimony. He is Michael Masecchia's wife's cousin whom Masecchia introduced to Serio to Mazzara in Vegas to help him get into the debt collection business. It appears her cousin served time in a public corruptions scheme that involved bribing tribal officials of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. See: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/las-vegas-businessmen-sentenced-prison-montana-public-corruption-case
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Bongiovanni trials give glimpse into federal case against strip club owner Gerace
From the Complete coverage: The case of Peter Gerace Jr. series

Patrick Lakamp

Prosecutors said the aura of Mafia connections could be seen as stronger in Gerace’s case than Bongiovanni’s.

“Because here we also have a sex-trafficking conspiracy charged that alleges force, fraud and coercion,” Tripi said. “And Gerace’s family reputation, true or not, is highly relevant to his ability to exert control and influence over the employees and dancers at Pharaoh’s who engage in commercial sex acts. There’s going to be testimony that he’s made reference and alluded to his being in the Mafia.”

Even if untrue, “if that’s what he’s putting out there, fear sounds a lot like coercion,” Tripi said.

Foti, the defense lawyer, countered that “the jury’s going to be looking at the person at the defense counsel table saying we’re hearing from multiple sources that he’s apparently a member of the Mafia, and there is no way that doesn’t have an impact on him.”

Vilardo said he will not allow testimony alleging Gerace is involved in Italian organized crime, but will allow testimony about what Gerace has said himself about any connections and Bongiovanni’s understanding of it.

For the whole article see: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-courts/peter-gerace-jr-pharaohs-strip-club-federal-trial/article_113f5d8e-9231-11ef-965f-2be230a1f52c.html#tracking-source=home-top-story