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This Canadian Hells Angel is serving time for a drug bust and is accused in a Toronto-area hit. He also trolled Drake for talking like a gangster
Canadian Hells Angel Damion Patrick Ryan is finally behind bars and there’s a lineup of authorities intent on keeping him there. Through it all, Ryan also found time to dip into the music industry and chide Drake for talking like a gangster. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Toronto’s AI Data Centre Gold Rush None of this surprises one of Ryan’s longtime underworld enemies.
He’s the dangerous, modern face of the Hells Angels in Canada. Here’s how a $900,000 betrayal led to his arrest
Canadian Hells Angel Damion Patrick Ryan is finally behind bars and there’s a lineup of authorities intent on keeping him there. Through it all, Ryan also found time to dip into the music industry and chide Drake for talking like a gangster. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Toronto’s AI Data Centre Gold Rush None of this surprises one of Ryan’s longtime underworld enemies.
Outlaw biker who murdered 8 Bandido clubmates dies in Ontario prison
An outlaw biker convicted of helping murder eight Toronto-area clubmates in the largest mass murder in modern Ontario history has died in custody of apparent natural causes. Marcelo (Bull) Aravena, 50, was serving a life sentence when he died on Monday in Bath Institution, a medium-security prison outside Kingston. His sentence began on Oct.
Paralyzed in a Hells Angels mob shooting, Louise Russo reflects on the day that changed her life forever
Louise Russo doesn’t have time to talk about the organized criminals who put her in a wheelchair. “I don’t think about that at all,” she said during a recent interview. “I have enough challenges to deal with every day.” She’d rather talk about gardening, and how people in wheelchairs can do it, with a little boost. Or the importance of lovingly-prepared meals that pull people together.
One shopping list at a time: How GTA organized criminals are recruiting teens as scouts for car thefts
Teenage scouts cruise high-end GTA neighbourhoods and parking lots with shopping lists of vehicles they could never afford themselves. They hope to make $75 to $100 for spotting a vehicle worth stealing: A Lexus RX, a Toyota Highlander, a Ram truck, a Honda CR-V, maybe a Range Rover. Toronto has seen an auto theft boom since the beginning of the pandemic — and these young scouts are a vital part of it. Canadian auto thefts fuel the global trade in weapons and drugs, Équité Association has warned.
One shopping list at a time: How GTA organized criminals are recruiting teens as scouts for car thefts
Teenage scouts cruise high-end GTA neighbourhoods and parking lots with shopping lists of vehicles they could never afford themselves. They hope to make $75 to $100 for spotting a vehicle worth stealing: A Lexus RX, a Toyota Highlander, a Ram truck, a Honda CR-V, maybe a Range Rover. Toronto has seen an auto theft boom since the beginning of the pandemic — and these young scouts are a vital part of it. Canadian auto thefts fuel the global trade in weapons and drugs, Équité Association has warned.
Inside the world of ‘Narcas,’ the women taking power in the Latin American drug trades
It’s an obvious question and one that has to be asked. Does journalist Deborah Bonello worry about her security, especially with the launch this month of her book “Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America’s Cartels”? “My Mom worries about this a lot,” says Bonello, a VICE News journalist who has covered the drug trade in Latin America for 15 years. “As a journalist, there is often a discomfort there,” she understates in an interview from Mexico.
Inside the world of ‘Narcas,’ the women taking power in the Latin American drug trades
It’s an obvious question and one that has to be asked. Does journalist Deborah Bonello worry about her security, especially with the launch this month of her book “Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America’s Cartels”? “My Mom worries about this a lot,” says Bonello, a VICE News journalist who has covered the drug trade in Latin America for 15 years. “As a journalist, there is often a discomfort there,” she understates in an interview from Mexico.
Inside the world of ‘Narcas,’ the women taking power in the Latin American drug trades
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Inside the world of ‘Narcas,’ the women taking power in the Latin American drug trades
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‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
"The Godmother" by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955...
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
"The Godmother" by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955...
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
WhatsOn “The Godmother” by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955 in Italy, when as a pregnant, 18-year-old widow, she fired 29 bullets into a man she suspected of killing her husband. Not surprisingly, her target died.
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
WhatsOn “The Godmother” by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955 in Italy, when as a pregnant, 18-year-old widow, she fired 29 bullets into a man she suspected of killing her husband. Not surprisingly, her target died.
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
WhatsOn “The Godmother” by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955 in Italy, when as a pregnant, 18-year-old widow, she fired 29 bullets into a man she suspected of killing her husband. Not surprisingly, her target died.
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
WhatsOn “The Godmother” by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955 in Italy, when as a pregnant, 18-year-old widow, she fired 29 bullets into a man she suspected of killing her husband. Not surprisingly, her target died.
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
WhatsOn “The Godmother” by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955 in Italy, when as a pregnant, 18-year-old widow, she fired 29 bullets into a man she suspected of killing her husband. Not surprisingly, her target died.
‘The Godmother’ pulls back the curtain on the role of women in organized crime
WhatsOn “The Godmother” by journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the true-life story of Assunta (Pupetta) Maresca, an underworld pioneer of sorts. Pupetta first gained public attention back in 1955 in Italy, when as a pregnant, 18-year-old widow, she fired 29 bullets into a man she suspected of killing her husband. Not surprisingly, her target died.
Toronto police inspector who lives in Richmond Hill charged with impaired driving
News York Regional Police charged Chris Boddy Aug. 29 Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Toronto police Insp. Chris Boddy, a high-profile senior officer, has been suspended with pay after he was charged with impaired driving last month in Richmond Hill. Boddy, 52, a Richmond Hill resident, was charged by York Regional Police on Aug. 29 after allegedly being found to have a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit. Already have a Torstar account?
Ontario announces overhaul for towing industry rocked by organized crime, violence, corruption
Announcement comes days after 2 veteran OPP officers charged criminally regarding corruption in local tow-truck industry
Ontario announces overhaul for towing industry rocked by organized crime, violence, corruption
Announcement comes days after 2 veteran OPP officers charged criminally regarding corruption in local tow-truck industry
Mafia figure tied to Vaughan murder gets Italian prison sentence reduced
Vincenzo Macri, 56, allegedly could have stopped murder of Carmine Verduci, 56, of Vaughan
Former Woodbridge Mafia boss loses appeal over 18-year Italian prison sentence
'If organized crime was the game of hockey, Mr. Caruana would be Wayne Gretzky': RCMP Insp. Ben Soave
90% of Ontario drivers want regulation in violence-plagued tow-truck industry, CAA poll says
The vast majority of Ontario motorists want the province to play a stronger role in regulating the towing industry, according to a recent study. The poll, commissioned by the Canadian Automobile Association for South Central Ontario, comes amid a turf battle that has seen murders, assaults, threats and shootings rock the GTA tow truck industry and brought the arrest or suspension of police officers in corruption-related investigations.
Man killed in daylight Toronto shooting previously escaped targeted attack in Woodbridge
A B.C. man who was shot to death in a targeted attack outside a St. Clair Avenue West bakery last week narrowly escaped a murder attempt 5 1/2 years ago in Woodbridge. Farogh Sadat, 37, died Friday when he was fired upon at least a dozen times by two gunmen as he was getting into his SUV, which had California license plates. That attack took place at 11:40 am outside 1346 St. Clair Ave. W. in the Corsa Italia neighbourhood.
Breaking the cycle of cement overcapacity?
Written by Peter Edwards 11 March 2020 Announcements from two very different countries serve to highlight the global cement sector’s on-going and seemingly intractable overcapacity issues this week. First up, India, the world’s largest democracy and second-largest cement market, will reportedly struggle to exceed 70% capacity utilisation in the forthcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year, according to the credit ratings agencies ICRA, India Ratings and Crisil.
OPP bust multi-million dollar gambling network linked to York Region mobsters
Three Ontario Hells Angels bikers have been charged in a multi-million dollar offshore gambling enterprise that police say has links to mobsters in York Region. The investigation originally also targeted Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde, a Niagara Hells Angel who was murdered on March 11 after leaving a workout at a gym in a commercial plaza in Mississauga. The complex gambling network was pulling in gross revenues of more than $131-million over a five-year span OPP Chief Supt.
Richmond Hill man may have been killed over associates’ cocaine debt to Mexican cartel, sources say
A Roncesvalles wine bar owner may have been shot dead Friday afternoon because his associates had an outstanding $5-million debt to a Mexican drug cartel, police and underworld sources say. Paolo Caputo, 64, of Richmond Hill, was killed in a targeted shooting in front of Domani Restaurant, on Roncesvalles Ave. near Grenadier Rd., shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday. The suspected gunman fled in a waiting SUV, police say. Witnesses reported the sound of two gunshots.
York Region police announce ‘largest’ organized crime takedown in Project Sindacato
Police in York Region and Italy have made massive property seizures and dozens of arrests in an 18-month operation targeting what they describe as a multimillion-dollar Mafia organization run by a Vaughan man. "We have dismantled the financial structure of this organized crime operation, both here and in Italy," York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe told a news conference Thursday morning following a police operation called Project Sindicato.
Hundreds of bikers honour murdered Hells Angel at Woodbridge funeral
Four dozen Hells Angels sporting the club's distinctive red-and-white winged skull "deathhead" patches on their backs roared the engines of their Harley Davidson motorcycles to escort murdered Mississauga Hells Angel Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde to his grave Saturday. The Woodbridge funeral at the Vescio Funeral Home was attended by more than 350 outlaw bikers from across Canada and at least one Hells Angel from the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds of bikers honour murdered Hells Angel at Woodbridge funeral
Four dozen Hells Angels sporting the club's distinctive red-and-white winged skull "deathhead" patches on their backs roared the engines of their Harley Davidson motorcycles to escort murdered Mississauga Hells Angel Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde to his grave Saturday. The Woodbridge funeral at the Vescio Funeral Home was attended by more than 350 outlaw bikers from across Canada and at least one Hells Angel from the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds of bikers honour murdered Hells Angel at Woodbridge funeral
Four dozen Hells Angels sporting the club's distinctive red-and-white winged skull "deathhead" patches on their backs roared the engines of their Harley Davidson motorcycles to escort murdered Mississauga Hells Angel Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde to his grave Saturday. The Woodbridge funeral at the Vescio Funeral Home was attended by more than 350 outlaw bikers from across Canada and at least one Hells Angel from the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds of bikers honour murdered Hells Angel at Woodbridge funeral
Four dozen Hells Angels sporting the club's distinctive red-and-white winged skull "deathhead" patches on their backs roared the engines of their Harley Davidson motorcycles to escort murdered Mississauga Hells Angel Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde to his grave Saturday. The Woodbridge funeral at the Vescio Funeral Home was attended by more than 350 outlaw bikers from across Canada and at least one Hells Angel from the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds of bikers honour murdered Hells Angel at Woodbridge funeral
Four dozen Hells Angels sporting the club's distinctive red-and-white winged skull "deathhead" patches on their backs roared the engines of their Harley Davidson motorcycles to escort murdered Mississauga Hells Angel Michael (Diaz) Deabaitua-Schulde to his grave Saturday. The Woodbridge funeral at the Vescio Funeral Home was attended by more than 350 outlaw bikers from across Canada and at least one Hells Angel from the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds of bikers honour murdered Hells Angel at Woodbridge funeral
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RCMP worried Hells Angels and Mafia would take over medical cannabis business, internal report says
Organized crime groups like the Hells Angels and the Mafia saw plenty of opportunities after Canada announced it would allow the production of cannabis for medical purposes, according to RCMP intelligence documents obtained by The Star.
RCMP worried Hells Angels and Mafia would take over medical cannabis business, internal report says
Organized crime groups like the Hells Angels and the Mafia saw plenty of opportunities after Canada announced it would allow the production of cannabis for medical purposes, according to RCMP intelligence documents obtained by The Star.
RCMP worried Hells Angels and Mafia would take over medical cannabis business, internal report says
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Vaughan Hells Angel killer looks back on outlaw life that won’t let him go
Biker Frank (Cisco) Lenti says he’s not looking over his shoulder or losing any sleep even though police still haven’t caught whoever appeared on his Vaughan driveway two winters ago and fired a bullet at his head. “He was aiming right at my face,” Lenti, 71, said in an exclusive interview at a York Region café.
A Hells Angel killer looks back on an outlaw life that won’t let him go
Biker Frank (Cisco) Lenti says he's not looking over his shoulder or losing any sleep even though police still haven't caught whoever appeared on his Vaughan driveway two winters ago and fired a bullet at his head. "He was aiming right at my face," Lenti, 71, said in an exclusive interview at a York Region café.
A Hells Angel killer looks back on an outlaw life that won’t let him go
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Judge sentences ‘Ndrangheta crime boss to 11-1/2 years for cocaine conspiracy
Convicted Mafia boss Giuseppe (Pino) Ursino smiled faintly when he was sentenced to 11-1/2 years in prison on drug trafficking charges in Toronto on Thursday. “Based on the evidence at trial, Giuseppe Ursino is a high-ranking member of the ‘Ndrangheta who orchestrated criminal conduct and then stepped back to lessen his potential implication,” Superior Court Justice Brian O’Marra said at the University Ave.
Judge sentences ‘Ndrangheta crime boss to 11-1/2 years for cocaine conspiracy
Convicted Mafia boss Giuseppe (Pino) Ursino smiled faintly when he was sentenced to 11-1/2 years in prison on drug trafficking charges in Toronto on Thursday. “Based on the evidence at trial, Giuseppe Ursino is a high-ranking member of the ‘Ndrangheta who orchestrated criminal conduct and then stepped back to lessen his potential implication,” Superior Court Justice Brian O’Marra said at the University Ave.
Two Canadians charged over alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into Australia
A former Vice Canada music journalist and a Toronto man have been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into Australia. The RCMP said the arrests come after further investigation of a December 2015 bust in which four other Canadians and an American were arrested at Sydney International Airport for possessing nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine. Yaroslav Pastukhov, 28, formerly of Toronto, and Ali Taki Lalji, 30, of Toronto, were arrested on Jan.
Two Canadians charged over alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into Australia
A former Vice Canada music journalist and a Toronto man have been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into Australia. The RCMP said the arrests come after further investigation of a December 2015 bust in which four other Canadians and an American were arrested at Sydney International Airport for possessing nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine. Yaroslav Pastukhov, 28, formerly of Toronto, and Ali Taki Lalji, 30, of Toronto, were arrested on Jan.
Two Canadians charged over alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into Australia
A former Vice Canada music journalist and a Toronto man have been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into Australia. The RCMP said the arrests come after further investigation of a December 2015 bust in which four other Canadians and an American were arrested at Sydney International Airport for possessing nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine. Yaroslav Pastukhov, 28, formerly of Toronto, and Ali Taki Lalji, 30, of Toronto, were arrested on Jan.
Two Canadians charged over alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into Australia
A former Vice Canada music journalist and a Toronto man have been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into Australia. The RCMP said the arrests come after further investigation of a December 2015 bust in which four other Canadians and an American were arrested at Sydney International Airport for possessing nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine. Yaroslav Pastukhov, 28, formerly of Toronto, and Ali Taki Lalji, 30, of Toronto, were arrested on Jan.
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