johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:53 am
CabriniGreen wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:28 am
It's a little odd right? There wasn't a single guy in Brooklyn, or Queens, or NY in general, familiar enough with these guys to make an intro? Also, if there is a fully functioning Bonnano crew, why aren't THEY at the ceremony? And wouldnt Morena be in THAT crew?
This goes to WHY a Buffalo was even needed I think, the Violis were familiar with the criminal landscape up there, plus had contacts that could be maximized by an association with NY.
I don't think it's odd at all. First off there is no Bonanno crew in Ontario, Morena would in a sense be alone and operating there with the approval of the Buffalo family. It doesn't make sense to fly guys from Brooklyn to Canada for the purpose of introducing Morena around if Violi could do it. You risk exposure like that. Violi and other Buffalo members living in Hamilton could over time help make all the proper introductions Morena needed to facilitate his operations in Canada without ever risking NY Bonanno members getting noticed crossing the border or being seen around Montreal.
There are plenty of reasons why Bonanno members from Montreal wouldn't have attended the ceremony first being Hamilton is a 6 hour drive from Montreal not exactly around the corner. Second is Montreal guys have been at war for years now and are possibly under police surveillance. Making ceremonies today aren't like the old days where you would have 20 guys attending, they're small affairs with 4 or 5 guys. Last but not least the relationship between Montreal and Ny is still a big question mark so there could be other reasons no one knows about.
As for what crew Morena would be in that's entirely up to the family administration. They can put him wherever they want, if they had a crew in Florida and felt like putting him with that crew no one could say a word.
Heres the thing.... they risked exposure by dealing with a guy who was fed up with doing time....Morena
Why was it not a risk for Zummo, but risky for the next guy? A NY sicilian, someone from the Bronx crew, an inactive old timer, there really was no one?
No one is saying introduce him to the whole family, and no one is saying you have to fly up half the family, hell, they dont even have to FLY, lol they can drive....
I also dont see why the Canadian guys couldnt do the ceremony, they ARE tied into the Bonnanos still right?
Also when you say the Montreal guys were at war, again timing and context..... Violis own statements would I dictate at this point there was SOME form of peace.....
The way B. explained it, it only would take ONE guy from NY, who knew ONE guy in Brooklyn to make the Intros.
I find it VERY strange they would have kept ties with the declining Buffalo family, (especially after they apparently let Vito, let the Musitanos wack 2 high ranking made members, Buffalo really was cool with this?) and NOT the THRIVING Montreal crew......
