Ed Scarpo's Blog, page 11

Reputed New Montreal Mob Boss Says His Life Is Not in Danger

"Chit" wants out of prison -- he's certain that no assassins are going to kill him.The parole board decided to agree with him.

One of the last surviving members of an exclusive group of Rizzuto loyalists -- that very same group that someone seems to be systematically killing, apparently thinks he has nothing to fear but fear itself -- and wants out of prison posthaste.

Francesco "Chit" Del Balso, 46, wrote to the Parole Board of Canada last week, informing them th...

Slaughter of Rizzuto Loyalists Continues....

Rocco Sollecito was formerly part of Vito Rizzuto's inner circle.
Montreal Mafia Rizzuto loyalist Rocco Sollecito, seen above, was killed last Friday in a daring daytime shooting near Montreal's Laval police headquarters.

The suspected shooter, based on police evidence, was described as in his 30s and wearing black clothes. He apparently waited at a bus stop beside a stop sign. Around 8:30 am he fired several shots through the passenger-side window of Sollecito's white...

Feds: Ex-Cop with Gambino Ties Ran Prostitution Empire

DEVELOPING: Michael Rizzi, a former NYPD officer who allegedly ran a massive prostitution operation that generated millions, was arrested yesterday morning at his home by Homeland Security agents.

He was freed on a bond when the NYPD promptly returned him to custody on a gun charge. Allegedly a stolen pistol was found in his residence, as was widely reported.

Rizzi is married to the daughter of Gambino crime family soldier Richard Juliano, whose older brother, Joseph...

Feds: Ex-Cop with Gambinos Ran Prostitution Empire

DEVELOPING: Michael Rizzi, a former NYPD officer who allegedly ran a massive prostitution operation that generated millions, was arrested yesterday morning at his home by Homeland Security agents.

He was freed on a bond when the NYPD promptly returned him to custody on a gun charge. Allegedly a stolen pistol was found in his residence, as was widely reported.

Rizzi is married to the daughter of Gambino crime family soldier Richard Juliano, whose older brother, Joseph...

Ex-Cop with Mob Ties Allegedly Ran Million-Dollar Escort Ring

DEVELOPING: Michael Rizzi, a former NYPD officer who allegedly ran a massive prostitution operation that generated millions, was arrested yesterday morning at his home by Homeland Security agents.

He was freed on a bond when the NYPD promptly returned him to custody on a gun charge. Allegedly a stolen pistol was found in his residence, as was widely reported.

Rizzi is married to the daughter of Gambino crime family soldier Richard Juliano, whose older brother, Joseph...

There's a WITSEC Mafia, John A. Gotti Says

REVISED: John A. Gotti is working on a new project, titled WITSEC Mafia (the above video is at 1,319 YouTube views as of this posting).

The recently announced project follows the 2015 release of his book, Shadow of My Father, which is set to be made into a film starring John Travolta.

The focus of WITSEC Mafia is to expose former mob turncoats who, Gotti alleges, are committing crimes following life in the Witness Protection Program. And, they are sometimes doing so un...

Giannini Crew's Undoing Also Was Baldo Amato's

Joseph Galante, 49, a member of the Queens-based Giannini Crew, who assisted in the 1993 disposal of a murder victim, but then cooperated and wore a wire, was sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier this month for this "gruesome" crime.

Galante caught some major luck as he had apparently decided flipping wasn't for him. He "resumed committing crimes and prosecutors tore up his cooperation agreement," the Daily News reported.

Galante, who faced 30 to life, got away with 10 years. Federal Judge N...

Q&A With "Chin" Author Larry McShane

Click on image to see book's Amazon page.
Larry McShane covers the Mafia, among other things, for the New York Daily News; he has authored a book about Vincent "The Chin" Gigante.

Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante will be available on May 31. (McShane also had a hand in writing Ralph Natale's memoirs, as noted, which is due for release next year but is already available for preorder in the U.K. The title, Lost Lives and Forgotten Vows: The Ralph Natale Story, may chan...

Trafficker Tied to Boucher, Cazzetta Flipped

Drug traffickers have nice houses. This one belongs to a turncoat....

He's clearly tied to the street gangs and apparently the MCs. He also dealt with a Mafia-linked group. But the big question is, does he have any dirt on the Rizzuto bosses arrested last November?

The turncoat headed up a narcotics trafficking network until his arrest last November when 200 police officers hauled away 48 as part of Projects Magot and Mastiff.

One major revelation of this investigation was that the Cosa Nostra,...

Liborio, Arrested Yesterday, Due in Court Today

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Liborio "Pancho" Cuntrera -- having returned from his Italian vacation -- is due to appear at the Montreal courthouse this afternoon, The Montreal Gazette just reported.

Cuntrera, 47, of Laval, faces three charges related to Project Clemenza, an investigation into cocaine trafficking and smuggling. Cuntrera was in Italy when the RCMP was conducting arrests. "Pancho" was arrested yesterday, while in the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport. He was taken directly into c...