Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Italian Arrests Linked To Montreal Mafia

From Canada.com:

The long tentacles of the Montreal Mafia can travel well beyond prison walls, according to Italian anti-Mafia police who have arrested at least a dozen people in a large-scale money-laundering operation based in Italy and allegedly orchestrated by Vito Rizzuto.

MONTREAL - The long tentacles of the Montreal Mafia can travel well beyond prison walls, according to Italian anti-Mafia police who have arrested at least a dozen people in a large-scale money-laundering operation based in Italy and allegedly orchestrated by Vito Rizzuto.

Among the people alleged to be involved in an attempt to launder more than $600 million in drug money is Rizzuto, 61, the reputed head of the Montreal Mafia. He is currently serving a 10-year sentence in a Colorado penitentiary for participating in the 1981 murders of three men.

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