Another Montreal hit

[Wiseguy]

Reputed associate of ex-Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto killed in 'settling of accounts'
Vincenzo Spagnolo believed to have had close ties with former Montreal Mafia head, crime expert says
Benjamin Shingler
October 16, 2016


A man believed to have had close ties to former crime boss Vito Rizzuto was gunned down in Laval on Saturday, in what police described as a "settling of accounts."

Vincenzo Spagnolo, 65, was killed at his home in the city's Vimont neighbourhood, sources told Radio-Canada.

Spagnolo reputedly served as Rizzuto's right-hand man when he had control over the Montreal Mafia.

Rizzuto, the longtime patriarch of the Montreal Mafia, died of natural causes in 2013.

André Cédilot, an organized crime expert, said the pair met regularly when Rizzuto ran the city's organized crime circuit.

In the early 2000s, when Rizzutto was in prison, they kept in touch by phone, Cédilot said.

Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said the shooting appeared to be linked to a "settling of accounts" within the Mafia.

Laval police were called to the scene at around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, and Quebec provincial police later took over the investigation.

A security perimeter was installed near the intersection of Arthur-Mignault and Antoine-Forestier streets.

The Rizzuto crime family, once considered one of the most powerful in Canada, has been in an extended period of upheaval.

In May, another reputed high-ranking member, Rocco Sollecito, was gunned down in Laval.

Three months earlier, another alleged Rizzuto lieutenant, Lorenzo (Skunk) Giordano, was killed.

Leonardo Rizzuto, Vito Rizzuto's son, was arrested in organized crime raids last November.

His brother Nick Jr. and grandfather Nicolo were shot dead in separate incidents in 2010.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/mont ... -1.3807439

[dixiemafia]

This is a pretty big hit in terms of who he was. He was a very close Rizzuto friend. They just refuse to slow down up there and keep hitting folks.

[Teflon john]

Love reading about Montreal,they still clip people pretty regular up there. Anybody know what organization is running things and who the boss is? Is this former Rizzuto organization internal stuff or is someone else from a rival organization doing this? Those guys in Montreal dont fuck around,its like NYC or Philly was in the 80's.

[TommyGambino]

So the Rizzuto's are basically finished?

[Rocco]

Love reading about Montreal,they still clip people pretty regular up there. Anybody know what organization is running things and who the boss is? Is this former Rizzuto organization internal stuff or is someone else from a rival organization doing this? Those guys in Montreal dont fuck around,its like NYC or Philly was in the 80's.

Even worse the 70s....

[Rocco]

You think they will hit the other son when he comes out of jail? Leonardo Rizzuto? Doesn't seem like he has a firm grasp of the LCN family up there.

[Slumpy]

So the Rizzuto's are basically finished?

That's the often repeated line of thought, although you really have to wonder, if they're beaten and have capitulated, why haven't the killings stopped? I have no clue, I'm not even from QC, but it seems to me that someone must be calling the shots in the Sicilian faction that is unwilling to capitulate.

[dixiemafia]

Love reading about Montreal,they still clip people pretty regular up there. Anybody know what organization is running things and who the boss is? Is this former Rizzuto organization internal stuff or is someone else from a rival organization doing this? Those guys in Montreal dont fuck around,its like NYC or Philly was in the 80's.

The consensus is still Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito. With Stefano dealing with cancer it's hard to gauge just how much involved he is, but with his dad Rocco getting killed this year I imagine he has revenge on his mind as well. Remember, when they were arrested they were plotting with Mom Boucher to kill Raynald Desjardins behind bars. I would imagine they are after Vittorio Mirarchi as well. If they can beat this case this year they have a shot at keeping the Sicilians in power, but if they go behind bars for a while they are done I think. I think they need the Arcadi bunch at this point, but it's hard to gauge who killed Skunk, if it was the Sicilians or Desjardins faction.

But at this point it's the Sicilians vs the Desjardins faction in my mind. Of course others are nagging this on because they want Montreal, but I doubt they are actually hitting folks from the GTA. And I agree, for me being an 80's kid this is the closest I'll ever get to the 70's mafia action that the older folks lived through and followed. With the lax Canadian laws, they are not afraid to go to war there for sure. They have no RICO to worry about. Desjardins before he is sentenced would have already served more than half his sentence AT LEAST, if not more. Remember, I think he only pled guilty to conspiracy to murder. You have to be like Mom Boucher to get life up there and they went through bombings and him killing 2 guards before he got it I think.

[Rocco]

Raynald Desjardins faction must still be strong if he is still hitting the Rizzuto faction from behind bars. I guess since Vito died the Raynalds luck has changed. Killing of Rocco Sollecito looks like Raynald chipping away at the Sr Rizzuto faction and weaking them.
Mom Boucher's biggest mistake was the bombings. Now Government is going to take that shit because its terrorism against the community outside OC as well. Mom would have gotten 20-25yrs with parole had he not done the bombings.

[SonnyBlackstein]

I seriously doubt it's Desjardines.

He's not Italian and is behind bars. What pull do people seriously think he has?

In my opinion it's internal Italian factions. Clearly one or more supported or influenced by the Toronto clans.

I don't see why people would assume thy would sit on the sideline whilst such an opportunity exists. If they weren't actually the ones who created it.
They are the largest most stable OC group in Eastern Canada now (bikers excluded, they have no part in drug importation or racketeering IE construction, gambling and loan etc) And the Montreal coke pipeline is not an unsubstantial prize.

That all this would be executed with zero clan involvement, would be, astonishing.

[OlBlueEyesClub]

There's never been a definitive answer as to whose behind the killings going on within the last year or so in Montreal. But I'd definitely attribute it to an internal conflict, between numerous factions, as supposed to just one, ie. Desjardins.

[Lupara]

I seriously doubt it's Desjardines.

He's not Italian and is behind bars. What pull do people seriously think he has?

In my opinion it's internal Italian factions. Clearly one or more supported or influenced by the Toronto clans.

I tend to agree with this. It's hard to grasp that a French Canadian is killing all these Mafia bigshots. He already overstepped the boundry when he killed Montagna and he might now want to go all in but somehow I doubt it. He's very lucky to still be alive after having made both the Sicillians and the Bonannos his enemies so why push it? He also doesn't have a Di Maulo standing in for him anymore.

I also still believe this is a strickly Italian matter.

[dixiemafia]

You guys are selling Desjardins short. Way short. I agree there is a chance he is not behind these hits, but he has more clout on the streets than you think. There is a reason Rizzuto/Sollecito wanted him hit behind bars, then a few months later Rocco dies. That don't make you wonder?

I'm sure y'all thought he would never hit the ex-Bonanno boss either?

[Lupara]

You guys are selling Desjardins short. Way short. I agree there is a chance he is not behind these hits, but he has more clout on the streets than you think. There is a reason Rizzuto/Sollecito wanted him hit behind bars, then a few months later Rocco dies. That don't make you wonder?

I'm sure y'all thought he would never hit the ex-Bonanno boss either?

He was forced to hit Montagna. It was kill or be killed. Also, he used his most trusted men for the job, now they're all in jail. I'm not sure whether he wants to risk his change for a reduced sentence by ordering high-profile hits from jail and without being to able coordinate it himself, like he did with Montagna. Also, i'm sure they keep a close eye on him after he was caught using a mobile phone and because of the threat made on his life. He's in the same kind of situation as Rizzuto was before he got out, who wasn't able to do anything until he came home.

It might be people allied with Desjardins doing this, but I doubt he's calling the shots himself.

[OlBlueEyesClub]

Rizzuto wasn't able to do anything because he was incarcerated and serving his sentence in the US, far away from his domain, and most likely his reach and pull. If I'm not mistaken, I think Desjardins is incarcerated in a Canadian prison. So I think it could definitely be possible that he still has some respect on the streets and willing and able guys who'd follow his orders. But I like you, think it's unlikely, however I also believe it could be a lot more plausible than you're making it out to be.