- Seems the first redacted name described as a capodecina in the Bonanno family who controls the "first group" (a "traditional LCN organization") in Montreal would likely be Gerlando/George Sciascia, who we know from other accounts was the captain by this time. It does not refer to Cotroni, as that name shows up unredacted below.
- Curious who the Genovese associate is, identified as a "major contact in the US" for the Bonanno Montreal decina. Same with the Brooklyn Gambino associate and Detroit associate.
- Interesting the Bonanno Montreal crew is said to have ties to Detroit, Buffalo, and the Patriarca family.
- The "second group" appears to be a branch of the Sicilian mafia and is likely a reference to the Caruana-Cuntrera faction. The redacted name from Montreal said to be the liasion between this group and the Cotroni group, plus Sicilian figures in the US, could be Nick Rizzuto, as he best fits that description and role.
- The US Bonanno soldier said to represent the US-based Sicilians could be Baldassare Amato. He was perhaps the most significant Sicilian Bonanno "soldier" at the time and is known to have had a close relationship with Montreal.
- What's interesting is the "second group" of Sicilian mafiosi is said to be close with the Patriarca family as well. At this time, Biaigio DiGiacomo from Aragona (Agrigento province) was a rising power in New England and drug trafficker Salvatore Caruana was also an associate of the Patriarcas. DiGiacomo's relatives were members of the Sicilian mafia in Agrigento, so him and the appropriately named Caruana seem like potential explanations for this connection between the Patriarcas and both the Montreal Bonanno crew and Montreal Sicilian mafia faction.
- The last paragraph is open for interpretation. Is the "Cotroni group" the same as the "first group" (decina) described as being under a Bonanno capodecina, or does it refer to the non-Sicilian Cotroni sub-faction within the Bonanno Montreal crew? "Non-LCN crime groups" could refer to non-Italian organized crime or other Italian groups like the 'ndrangheta. We know the Sicilian sub-faction of the Bonanno Montreal crew had not broken off, but it could indicate they were now operating more independently under Sciascia. Or it could be saying the Sicilian mafia "second group" (presumably Caruana-Cuntera) had once been under closer supervision by the Bonanno crew and were now operating more autonomously now that their allies were in charge of the Bonanno decina. We know when Violi was acting capodecina he was quite strict about what the Sicilian men of honor could do in Montreal, so these restrictions may have been lifted somewhat following his death.
Interesting possibilities either way. They don't mention the DeCavalcantes, another family known to associate with Montreal, but the families mentioned are even more intriguing given we have heard little to nothing about them associating with Montreal.
