Mafia
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Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mob boss, dies of cancer months after captureAs his condition worsened in recent weeks, he was transferred to a hospital from the maximum-security jail in central Italy where he was initially held.WorldSep 25, 2023
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Man arrested in attempted murder that has ties to organized crime: Quebec policeQuebec provincial police arrested a 32-year-old man from Mascouche late Thursday in connection with a brazen daylight shooting north of Montreal last month.CanadaApr 28, 2023
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Quebec police carry out anti-drug trafficking raids targeting Hells Angels, MafiaQuebec provincial police say they aren't planning any arrests Wednesday but are searching for evidence that could lead to arrests.CrimeMar 29, 2023
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Laval, Que. shooting leaves 1 hurt, victim reportedly tied to mafiaPolice would not confirm who was shot, but La Presse is reporting the victim is Leonardo Rizzuto -- youngest son to late mafia boss, Vito Rizzuto.CrimeMar 15, 2023
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Inside an Italian mob boss’s ‘regular life.’ What authorities discovered after arrestInvestigators believe Messina Denaro was driven on Monday to Palermo's La Maddalena hospital from Campobello di Mazara to be treated for cancer.WorldJan 17, 2023
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Italian police arrest top Mafia boss who was on the run for 30 yearsMatteo Messina Denaro was captured at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, said Carabinieri Gen. Pasquale Angelosanto.WorldJan 16, 2023
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New York mobster who killed 3 in 1980s escapes federal custody in FloridaDominic Taddeo, 64, had been imprisoned at a medium-security lockup in Florida before being transferred to a residential halfway house, also in Florida, in February.WorldApr 1, 2022
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Montreal police investigating attempted murder of 69-year-old Rivière-des-Prairies manThe victim is allegedly affiliated with the Italian mafia in Montreal and is allegedly an ex-associate of Vito Rizzuto.CrimeNov 10, 2021
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Last known Hells Angels bunker in Quebec demolished after long legal sagaThe property had been empty since 2009, when a major police operation led to mass arrests and the dismantling of much of the Hells Angels' network in the province.CrimeJun 30, 2021
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Italian police arrest 334 suspects — including politicians — in anti-mafia raidsAmongst the possible charges facing those detained were mafia conspiracy, murder, extortion, loan sharking, corporate fraud and money laundering.CrimeDec 19, 2019
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