Buffalo/Ontario Mob Acitivity

[John W]

Cross-posting again.

Link to Peter Edwards's article below is one of the best stories I've read all year. He is continuing to report on the testimony provided by police agent Carmine Guido.

"Court hears details of mob killings in secret recordings"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... dings.html

Iv been following this trial closely through what’s been posted here, it’s a very interesting trial with lots of valuable information regarding the goings on in Ontario the last few years.

[antimafia]

Cross-posting again.

Link to Peter Edwards's article below is one of the best stories I've read all year. He is continuing to report on the testimony provided by police agent Carmine Guido.

"Court hears details of mob killings in secret recordings"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... dings.html

Iv been following this trial closely through what’s been posted here, it’s a very interesting trial with lots of valuable information regarding the goings on in Ontario the last few years.

Yes, JW, we are getting an insight into what has transpired in the last few years. As well, we are also getting insights into unsolved murder cases going back many years--the murder of Francesco Loeiro was in 1996 (see https://www.yrp.ca/en/community/Francesco-Loiero.asp.)

Peter Edwards had another article published today. See below.

‘I was starting to lose my mind,’ former mobster tells cocaine trafficking trial

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... trial.html

[antimafia]

[snip]
"Toronto police identify Playfair Ave. shooting victim as Rocco Zito"

http://on.thestar.com/1WTvvrL

Both a motion and trial are scheduled tomorrow at 10:00 am in the case of Domenico Scopelliti, charged with the murder of his father-in-law, Rocco Zito, back on January 31, 2016. The case will be heard in a courtroom of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in downtown Toronto, where the cocaine-trafficking trial of 'ndrangheta member Giuseppe Ursino and 'ndrangheta associate Cosmin Dracea is being held ; the trial continues tomorrow. I hope to attend part of both trials tomorrow.

[antimafia]

^^^^
Jury selection in relation to Scopelliti's murder case begins next week on Wednesday, April 11. All parties will reconvene this Thursday morning.

I did attend part of the proceedings of Ursino and Draceca's cocaine-trafficking trial this afternoon. The jury was excused till 2:15 pm tomorrow after having previously been excused in the morning.

[antimafia]

"Man who worked as paid agent for RCMP tells court he was not involved in murder of reputed mobster Carmine Verduci"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... rduci.html

[antimafia]

"Man who worked as paid agent for RCMP tells court he was not involved in murder of reputed mobster Carmine Verduci"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... rduci.html

"Ex-mobster tells court $2.4M he was paid for working as police agent ‘isn’t half of what I gave up’"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... ve-up.html

[SonnyBlackstein]

"Man who worked as paid agent for RCMP tells court he was not involved in murder of reputed mobster Carmine Verduci"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... rduci.html

"Ex-mobster tells court $2.4M he was paid for working as police agent ‘isn’t half of what I gave up’"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... ve-up.html

Great article AM.

When he states the $2.4mil wasn’t ‘half of what I gave up’ he’s actually referring to opportunity cost of what he could have made as a criminal, not monies he actually forefitted/paid himself. So it’s a misleading statement. He never gave up a cent and was paid by the Canadian G $2.4 mil over TWO YEARS to be a CI. He sued when he wasn’t paid and won.

$2.4 mil over two years is a DISGRACEFULL amount of money for a CI to be paid.

Do we know why he flipped in the first place?

[antimafia]

"Man who worked as paid agent for RCMP tells court he was not involved in murder of reputed mobster Carmine Verduci"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... rduci.html

"Ex-mobster tells court $2.4M he was paid for working as police agent ‘isn’t half of what I gave up’"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... ve-up.html

Great article AM.

When he states the $2.4mil wasn’t ‘half of what I gave up’ he’s actually referring to opportunity cost of what he could have made as a criminal, not monies he actually forefitted/paid himself. So it’s a misleading statement. He never gave up a cent and was paid by the Canadian G $2.4 mil over TWO YEARS to be a CI. He sued when he wasn’t paid and won.

$2.4 mil over two years is a DISGRACEFULL amount of money for a CI to be paid.

Do we know why he flipped in the first place?

In the last post on p. 1 of this thread, I linked to an article that ostensibly provides reasons for his becoming a police agent, but they don't seem to give the full picture. This guy was stressed out before and after he flipped.

I would be curious to know whether he was being investigated during or before 2012. The latest article mentions an investigation that has never been reported on: Project OGusta, which preceded the investigation in which the two defendants in this cocaine-trafficking trial were targeted. The earlier investigation, if and when we ever find out what it was about, may yield clues as to why "Carmine Guido" decided to co-operate with the Mounties.

[SonnyBlackstein]

Cheers AM

[antimafia]

In the last post on p. 1 of this thread, I linked to an article that ostensibly provides reasons for his becoming a police agent, but they don't seem to give the full picture. This guy was stressed out before and after he flipped.

I would be curious to know whether he was being investigated during or before 2012. The latest article mentions an investigation that has never been reported on: Project OGusta, which preceded the investigation in which the two defendants in this cocaine-trafficking trial were targeted. The earlier investigation, if and when we ever find out what it was about, may yield clues as to why "Carmine Guido" decided to co-operate with the Mounties.

Correction: I overheard one of the Crown lawyers in the cocaine-trafficking trial tell Peter Edwards outside of court that the name of the earlier investigation is "Project OBusta," not OGusta. Which means the Busta part of the project name could refer to one or more envelopes (tribute? payoffs?).

[antimafia]

The cocaine-trafficking trial of Ursino and Dracea resumes this Friday.

"Paid police agent used cocaine while undercover, drug trafficking trial told"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... -told.html

[antimafia]

"Man who worked as paid agent for RCMP tells court he was not involved in murder of reputed mobster Carmine Verduci"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... rduci.html

Although the cocaine-trafficking trial of Giuseppe Ursino and Cosmin Dracea resumes tomorrow (Friday), Peter Edwards has written another article about it, published just today.

"‘Respect’ came up at least 33 times in secret tapes, drug trafficking trial told"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... -told.html

Excerpt:

On May 23, 2014, [police agent Carmine] Guido and Ursino spoke elliptically about the murder of reputed York Region mobster Carmine Verduci a month earlier.

Verduci was shot dead outside the Regina Café in an industrial and retail plaza near Hwy. 7 and Martin Grove Rd. The killing remains unsolved.

Guido told Ursino that a man named Antonio Coluccio ordered the closure of the Regina Café after the murder.

“They said close it for respect for Carmine, and they closed it,” Guido said.

“What’s Carmine have to do with this?,” Ursino asked.

“Because they killed him outside of there,” Guido said. “Closed. I don’t know why but together ... now it’s …”

“They were four or five that were involved,” Ursino said in a combination of English and Italian....

[antimafia]

^^^^
“Accused in criminal organization trial says he’s no boss — ‘not even in my family’”

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/201 ... amily.html

[John W]

^^^^
“Accused in criminal organization trial says he’s no boss — ‘not even in my family’”

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/201 ... amily.html

This trial really is historic, an actual Ndrangheta boss testifying in his own defence, denying everything of course lol.

Thanks for keeping me updated antimafia, keep it coming.

[antimafia]

^^^^
“Accused crime boss admits at trial he talked to agent about cocaine trafficking — but didn’t mean it”

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... an-it.html