"[113], Bader testified against them, and the three were convicted of extortion in 1975 and sentenced to six years in prison. [27], While Johnny was in jail for an extortion conviction, police focused their attention on his brother Frank, the underboss of the family. [30], In 1954, Papalia paid the tax arrears of the Porcupine Miners' Club of Timmins, a social group for the miners in northern Ontario founded in 1929 that had been out of business for some time. The Musitano crime family (Italian: [muzitano]) is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco and Bareggio in Northern Italy. He was part of the French connection; he ruled a big swath of Canada, particularly Southern Ontario, for a very long time. Sylvestro's son-in-law Danny Gasbarrini, Papalia's brothers Frank, Rocco and Dominic, half-brothers Joseph and Angelo, brother-in-law Tony Pugliese, and associates Red LeBarre, Freddie Gabourie, Frank Marchildon and Jackie Weaver, all worked in running Papalia's clubs. [22], Johnny was extradited to the United States for trial in 1962 for his role in the French Connection heroin smuggling ring, found guilty and sentenced to 10 years. I was standing there talking with John and this old Italian guy was walking by and the old guy bows his head to John and says, 'Ah comapare [an Italian expression meaning "godfather]'. [108] On August 26, 1973, Swartz told Bader that the defrauded investors were from the Cotroni family who were planning to "maim" him, but that Papalia had stepped in to save him by agreeing to take $300,000 to Montreal. [142] In December 1985, several of Papalia's associates were charged with extortion in Greektown. They got it for you. "[115] The fact that Cotroni had threatened to kill Papalia if he went to prison caused him much alarm, and it came as a considerable relief to him in May 1977 when Violi and Cotroni were acquitted on most of the charges on an appeal. [54] The police noted that he had a .25 caliber handgun with him at the time of his slaying, which the police took as a sign that he was "expecting trouble". It would take you forever to infiltrate somebody like that to the extent that you would be a personal trust to him, that he would take you as one of his boys to tell you to do things for him. Rocco projected power and over the years some of it rubbed off on meYou need help? [119] Mora was known for his practice of dosing those behind in loans to Papalia with gasoline and threatening to burn them alive in order for them to pay up. [117], In 1979, Monarch Vending was sold to Allind Distributors of Toronto while a non-competition agreement was signed with Frank Papalia and Monaco, stating the two were not to compete with Monarch Vending in the greater Toronto area for the next five years. Frank was fined $2000 and Koaches jailed for four months. [84][85] In 1963, Papalia was convicted in absentia in Italy of gangsterism and sentenced to 10 years in prison. [Frank Cotroni]"[127] Simard replied that F.C is "my friend", leading Papalia to ask "Can you get in touch with him? Calls came in reporting a shooting Read More Canadian Mafia Is the Musitano family era at an end in Hamilton? [70][71] On May 22, 1961, several people were indicted related to the "French Connection" from informants Salvatore Rinaldo and Matteo Palmeri. [a] His father became associated with Calabrian compatriot and notorious bootlegger Rocco Perri, and later Guelph mobster Tony Sylvestro, working as a bootlegger who operated speakeasies. They used a password that changed from time to time, just like in gangster movies. [51], Two of Australia's best known murders have linked to the family. [105] In 1974, Papalia attended the murder trial of Peter Demeter in Toronto, which was already a media circus and his presence in the courtroom caused a "media sensation" as there was much speculation about why he was attending a trial in which the Papalia family was apparently not involved in. "[37] Papalia's fondness for the wives and girlfriends of other men led him to engage in a succession of fights with the cuckolded men. [54] Agueci went to Buffalo to see Madaddino and secured his support by paying him US$4,000 and a promise of the half the profits. [104] Despite their efforts, Domenic Racco was convicted of three counts of attempted murder. [149] Another reason was his opposition to the Rizzuto family. The Musitanos were one of three Italian mafia families that emerged in the Hamilton area. [4] One news report stated that the events of 1997 "decapitated the Papalia family". [166] The journalists Andr Cdilot and Andr Nol described the Musitano brothers as merely proxies for Vito Rizzuto, the boss of the Rizzuto family, who saw Papalia, who was loyal to the Magaddino family, as an obstacle for his plans to dominate Ontario. [153][169], Crime expert Jerry Langton called Papalia the most important Ontario Mafioso of his generation. [5][73] After his sentence for the Bluestein assault was commuted on March 15, 1962, he was finally extradited. You did not fear the laws of this country and you have chosen to live their lives in a sub-strata of society that operates beyond the rule of law. [11] In 1986, Papalia stated that his biggest regret in life was never attending high school, saying of his life, "It's been an interesting one. [122] Papalia told Moon that he had stopped taking vacations in Mexico because there was "too much crime" in that nation, and now preferred the West Indies. [9] Papalia said of his father, in a 1986 interview with The Globe and Mail's Peter Moon, "I grew up in the '30s and you'd see a guy who couldn't read or write but who had a car and was putting food on the table. He was rushed to the hospital on April 25th after being gunned down outside of his lawyer's office in Mississauga. [31] Vincenzo Cotroni, the boss of the Cotroni family of Montreal, had formed an alliance with Antoine d'Agostiono, a Corsican gangster based in Marseille, to smuggle heroin that was the prototype of the French Connection smuggling network and by 1956 it was estimated that 60 percent of the heroin in North America had arrived via Montreal. [17], Papalia attended St. Augustine Catholic School on Mulberry Street, dropping out in grade 8 after he suffered from a case of tuberculosis that put him in a sanitorium for several months. [120] The footage was aired anyhow with the four-words being beeped out, which made Papalia appear crude and vulgar on national television. "[107] Violi agreed, saying, "That's it. "[14] Johnny, the oldest brother to Frank, Rocco and Dominic Papalia, half-brothers Joseph and Angelo Papalia, brother-in-law Tony Pugliese, and associates, all worked in running his clubs and gambling operations. [20] The authorities imposed conditions upon his release such as he stay out of Hamilton and regularly check in with the police. [44] Papalia had the games rigged at his gambling club, having the dice loaded to favour certain numbers, having small dents placed in the cards to let the dealers know what the cards were and clips were placed under the gambling tables to remove cards with high values. [132] The journalists Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso, in their 1993 book Deadly Silence, accused Papalia of being the one responsible for Volpe's murder. [143] Besides Barillaro, Papalia's other principal lieutenant was Enio Mora. The Papalia clan that operate in Italy have alliances with the Barbaro 'ndrina, while the Papalia clan in Canada is one of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton the other two being the Musitano crime family and the Luppino . [49] On May 6, 2017, after being imprisoned since 1992, Rocco Papalia, nicknamed 'Nginu, was released. [128] Simard seized the Ontario market, bringing Quebec strippers to Toronto clubs, where he allowed Papalia to put his pinball machines in his clubs. [158], Murdock also killed Papalia's right-hand man Carmen Barillaro two months after he killed Papalia. Papalia has an inbred need to steal other men's women. Walter Stadnick, a Hamilton native and Hells Angels in charge of expanding them into Ontario, was forced to keep a low profile in his hometown as long as Papalia lived. [154], Papalia was fatally shot in the head on May 31, 1997, at the age of 73 in the parking lot of 20 Railway Street outside his vending machine business, Galaxy Vending, in Hamilton. "[122], Papalia was known for his hatred of outlaw bikers, whom he found to be intolerably stupid and crude, and, in the 1980s and '90s, made it very clear that he did not want a Hells Angels chapter in Hamilton. Not because he used his name. [10] He was arrested again in 1949 and sentenced to two years in prison at the Guelph Reformatory for possession of narcotics, down from conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Michelle Castillo Murder: Where Is Braulio Castillo Now? [14] Moon stated, "John was a bastard. "[61] In 1986, Papalia expressed no remorse for the beating, saying "Bluestein was greedy, he wanted it all for himself. The crime family was founded in the early 1940s by Anthony Musitano, who fled to Canada after murdering his sister in an honour killing when she became pregnant out of wedlock. [137] Sandelli stated, "You can't infiltrate Johnny Papalia. He was known as a gentleman who did not have the temper of his big brother, Johnny "Pops" Papalia . His companies were the biggest vending-machine and liquor-dispensing equipment firms in Canada. Papalia. [1] [4] From the ten children of Francesco Barbaro and Marianna Carbone descended five branches of the family and eight 'ndrine that dominate the 'Ndrangheta of Plat: Barbaro Castanu, Rosi, Nigru, Pillaru, Perre Maistru, Papalia Carciutu, Sergi 'Mbilli (now in the background) and Trimboli Piseja. [15] It is also believed that Antonio and his son Johnny Papalia, along with Stefano Magaddino of the Buffalo crime family played a role in Perri's disappearance in 1944 after Perri left members of his Mafia crew "slighted", though both cases remain unsolved. [92] Sicari stated to the police that on the day of the murder, he had driven Vendemini to Hamilton to see an unnamed mutual friend and then drove Vendemini to the Toronto airport; he denied knowing anything about the murder. Don Micu's personality, friendships, dedication to the rules with which he moves, the close relationships with the powerful De Stefano 'ndrina, immediately make him a point of reference for the rest of the 'Ndrangheta. The elite Nomad chapter of the Hells Angels based in Montreal purchased their cocaine from the Rizzuto family, and in return sold the cocaine to the other Hells Angels chapters. [120], As a boss, Papalia was feared rather than loved; one of his associates stated, "We had to respect him because of his role. [24], By the late 1950s, Johnny Papalia was a made man in the Buffalo family, and boss of the Papalia family Ontario faction. [6], In Italy, the Papalia family is a sort of branch within the Barbaro 'ndrina, operating in Lombardy, and having its stronghold in the city of Buccinasco. "[112] Inspector Ron Sandelli of the Toronto police stated, "This was a period in John's life when John was afraid. [86] Papalia worked closely with the Italian branch of his 'ndrina (clan). [17] Maria Rosa initially married Antonio's younger brother Giuseppe Papalia Jr., giving birth to two sons in Italy, however when Giuseppe died, she immigrated to Canada with her two sons in 1923 to marry Antonio. [56], The illegal gambling business in Toronto was very lucrative, dominated by Maxie Bluestein who kept the Mafia out of his pocket. [6], In Italy, the 'ndrina is a sort of branch within the Barbaro 'ndrina, and was founded and headed by Domenico known as Micu, Antonio and Rocco Papalia, the three being the children of Giuseppe Papalia (born in 1905), known as 'u Carciutu, and Serafina Barbaro (born in 1918), daughter of Francesco Barbaro (born in 1873), founder of the Barbaro 'ndrina, considered one of the most powerful 'Ndrangheta families. Frank was born into a crime family that built a notorious empire on Hamilton's Railway Street. He owned an entire city block among his vast real estate holdings. [150] Papalia was especially opposed to the Hells Angels moving into Ontario because of their close alliance with the Rizzuto family as he felt that any Hells Angels chapters in Ontario would in effect be Rizzuto family chapters. [35] Both Galante and Cotroni served as mentors for Papalia, whom modelled himself after them. [19] When Antonio Papalia was interned, his profession was listed as "bootlegger. [21] The Papalia family were still angry with Perri for his refusal to support the Italiano family and made an alliance with Stefano Magaddino against him. [47], Domenico Papalia, was involved in at least five kidnappings and convicted for the 1976 murder of the emerging boss Antonio D'Agostino, outside a restaurant. The Papalia crime family ( Italian: [papalia]) also known as Papalia 'ndrina, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family [2] based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco in Northern Italy. [19] In 1940, Antonio Papalia was sent to internment at Camp Petawawa as part of the Italian Canadian internment, as potentially dangerous enemy aliens with alleged fascist connections to Benito Mussolini's regime. The Papalia crime family is one of three major crime families in Hamilton, the other two being the Musitano crime family and the Luppino crime family. [14] In Toronto and Hamilton, Zaneth purchased considerable amounts of cocaine, heroin and morphine from members of the Perri-Starkman group. [122], Papalia came to play a "Godfather" role in the Italian Canadian community, serving as a community mediator as Papalia's biographer Adrien Humphreys noted, "There are hundreds of people throughout Hamilton who will attest to Johnny's helping hand. [10], Shirley Ryce, became the mistress of Rocco Papalia, the younger brother of Johnny, in 1962. [11] In June 1955, while collecting money from various Montreal businesses together with the boxer Norm Yakubowitz, Papalia was the subject of an assassination attempt when someone opened fire on the duo. "[24] On January 27, 1944, Papalia was arrested for failing to register for conscription for the defense of Canada as he was legally obliged to do in 1942 when he turned 18. For a guy who been doing so much in this country, the police haven't been able to come up with anything on me. Musitano wanted an alignment with the Rizzuto family, which in turn was looking to expand into Ontario. When the police arrested Kenneth Murdock in 1999, he decided to become a government witness. [2] Papalia was to serve as the enforcer boss who was to accept the advice of the older dons who were to play a role almost analogous to a consigliere. [63] Addison noted that the witnesses had all taken oaths on the Bible to tell the truth before testifying, which led him to sourly note that the fear of Papalia seemed greater than the fear of God with the witnesses at this trial. [162] In October 2006, the Musitano brothers were both released from prison. [92] In 1975, Papalia founded the Gold Key Club nightclub in Hamilton. [104] The meeting was held in Italian, a language that Papalia could speak competently, albeit he was "not fluent in the delicacies of the language. [128] The meeting was tense as Papalia had brought along three bodyguards. "[27], Papalia was involved in petty crimes from a young age. [50], In 1955, with assistance from Sylvestro, Papalia started opening charter gambling clubs in Hamilton and Toronto. [144] Barillaro was considered to be the more important of the two as the geographical proximity of the Niagara peninsula to the U.S. border was better situated for drugs to be smuggled into Canada. [82] Had he been granted a new trial, Papalia then planned to ask to have the charges dismissed under the grounds that his guilty plea and the resultant negative publicity made it impossible to find an impartial jury to hear his case. "[11] As a teenager, Papalia was a member of a gang that staged burglaries in Hamilton, with the icehouse at the corner of Railway and Mulberry streets serving as their base. [11] Papalia later described himself as a "wild kid" who was known for his womanizing, and who had contracted syphilis by the age of 19. According to the investigations, Domenico is "one of the most authoritative figures, by far, of the entire 'Ndrangheta organization". [11] However, Papalia was suspected in playing a role in the murder of Perri's wife Bessie Starkman in 1930. [19] Papalia's criminal record, health problems and his anger at the Canadian government for interning his father ensured that he was not conscripted. [12], Antonio's wife Maria Rosa Italiano had a first cousin, Nazzareno "Ned" Italiano, who worked as a heroin dealer for Perri and Starkman. [37], Later in 1961, Papalia demolished the family home and built a warehouse for his vending machine business, an all-cash business, to serve as the front for his criminal operations. Papalia was born in Hamilton, to Italian immigrants who also had a history in organized crime. If a guy needed a few bucks, John would give him a job taking the garbage out, or painting something, or whatever needed to be done. [44][40], In March 2014, close Papalia family associate Daniel Gasbarrini died at the age of 93. [28] Bynoe was identified by the Ontario Provincial Police in April 1980 and brought in for questioning, where he confessed the sexual favours made available by the Papalias. [106], In 1971, Stanley Bader, a disreputable Toronto stockbroker with a talent for swindling his investors went into business with Sheldon "Sonny" Swartz, who was the son of a Papalia family associate. [1] [87] There is also an Australian branch of the Papalia family based in Griffith, but the precise relationship, if any, between the Australian and Canadian Papalias beyond blood ties remains unclear. The branch was founded and headed by the children of Giuseppe Papalia and Serafina Barbaro. [30], When Papalia was released in 1951, he moved to Montreal for a stint, where he worked with Luigi Greco and New York City Bonanno crime family representative Carmine Galante in heroin trafficking. [28] Ryce reported that being a mob mistress had its advantages as she was always had a table for herself and her friends at the bar of the Royal Connaught Hotel, no matter how full the popular bar was. "[122] Papalia admitted, however, "I did shylocking and bookmaking, but was back in the fifties. [45], Papalia often seized control of various businesses by asking of the business owners the question "Johnny Papalia-does that mean anything to you? In October 1990, 11 years after the police raids, the charges were withdrawn after the Crown Attorney disallowed the recorded wiretap evidence. [47] Papalia especially liked to target stockbrokers who worked on Toronto's Bay Street, usually demanding that they pay him about $1,000 per week as "protection", supposedly against their enemies, but in fact for protection against being beaten by Papalia's crew. Help me! More posts you may like. [167] On 22-23 October 1997, Rizzuto met twice in a Hamilton restaurant with his Toronto agent Gaetano "Guy" Panepinto and Pasquale "Fat Pat" Musitano. "[37] However, Synowich focused on Papalia's sex addiction, calling him "a compulsive womanizer. After the Mafia imploded in less than a year, there was no one to oppose the bikers and they came rushing in. I loved it. [16][10], Antonio's wife, Maria Rosa Italiano, also came from a Mafia family, the Italiano clan, who also participated in Perri's gang. [78], On March 4, 1963, Papalia pleaded guilty just as his trial was about to begin. [90] Giacomo Luppino and Santo Scibetta also answered to Magaddino while Papalia was imprisoned. But maybe I'd liked it to be different. He would looked like a complete fool. "[131]In 1994, Papalia began suffering from health problems, and spent most of his time either at his penthouse apartment on Market Street or his office at the Galexy Vending company across the street. He was basically the only Canadian Mafia figure who could sit at the table with the top guys in New York. [34] Galante who been impressed by Papalia appointed him to serve as his agent for Ontario. [67] Monarch Vending and its successor company Galaxy Vending had a monopoly on the vending machine business in Hamilton as no other vending machine company was willing to compete with Papalia. By the 1950s, he moved his way up to drug trafficking, and formed a powerful alliance with the Buffalo crime family. And he as always very self-conscious about it. "[146] The police suspect that Barillaro was involved in Iannuzzelli's presumed murder. They were able to take control of the local mafia in the 1990s with the backing of Montreal's powerful Rizzuto crime family. [121] By the 1980s, Papalia's firms were the largest suppliers of beer dispensers for bars in Ontario while leasing out at least 2,000 vending and pinball machines. [10] In 1968, after serving less than half the sentence, he was released from a United States prison and sent back to Canada. [58] The beating of Bluestein attracted much media attention, and the Toronto Star newspaper columnist Pierre Berton called the attack a "semi-execution" brazenly committed in public view. Just Paw-fect - new police puppies put through their . While Rocco returned to Buccinasco after 26 in prison, and is considered by the authorities as the head of the 'ndrina. Papalia was born on March 18, 1924, in Hamilton. [15], Nazzareno "Ned" Italiano, the first cousin to Maria Rosa Italiano, was imprisoned in 1929 for trafficking in heroin while he refused a plea bargain offer from the Crown to testify against his employers Perri and his common-law wife and business partner Bessie Starkman in exchange for a lighter sentence. Listen, I'm lucky to have a couple of good brothers who look after me. [47], On July 10, 2008, in the Cerberus operation of the Guardia di Finanza, several people were arrested including Barbaro 'ndrina members and Antonio Papalia's son Pasquale, who received orders from the bosses in prison, Domenico, Rocco and Antonio Papalia who were said to have controlled the construction sector in Buccinasco, Corsico and Pogliano Milanese. [2] During this period, Papalia started to work for Harvey Chernick, one of Toronto's biggest heroin dealers. [52] On January 10, 1989, Colin Winchester, the assistant commissioner of the Australian federal police, was murdered, a crime that is also linked to the 'ndrina. [135] Papalia refused to break his parole conditions that he was not leave to Hamilton. He is a cop-hater, a primitive. "When Johnny left, all the power left with him. Another branch of the family is based in Griffith in the Australian state of New South Wales. [19] Many of the members of the gang such as Volpe remained long-time associates of Papalia. "[75], On June 6, 1969, Papalia visited Toronto to meet with Luppino. They are always looking to compromise people who might help them, even if it's years and years down the road". Browsing: Papalia crime family Canadian Mafia Canadian Mobster Pat Musitano, 52, Murdered By DiMaiolo Santolo July 11, 2020 Infamous Canadian mobster Pat Musitano was shot to death in Burlington, Ontario on Friday. [168] Rizzuto appointed Musitano as one of his Ontario lieutenants to work under the authority of Panepinto. [118] Rick Page, the manager of Allind Distributors, was shocked to discover the aggressive way that Galaxy Vending went about taking away his customers with Monarch Vending machines often being found dumped in back alleys. "[129] In contrast to Simard, Papalia hated Eddie Melo, a boxer turned mob enforcer for the Cotroni family, who had replaced Simard as the Cotroni's family's supervisor for the Toronto area. [20] The authorities imposed conditions upon his release such as he stay out of Hamilton and regularly check in with the police. "[138], Several times, the police were able to pressure criminals to wear wires while visiting Papalia at his office on Railroad Street, but he never said anything that would had allowed the police to lay charges. Once you became their friend and earned their respect and you were loyal to them, you didn't have to worryThere was no limit on what they spent. [57] Bluestein refused to "merge" his operations with Papalia's and was beaten with brass knuckles, iron bars and fists as a result. [104] Racco asked Papalia to look after his son after his death, which was a mark of great honor within the Mafia subculture. You may be in during the glory with the boss, but when the boss goes, you disappear with him", according to Joe Fotia, a retired OPP Detective Staff Sergeant. Half. [66] As a loan shark, Papalia forced those who took loans from him to pay back $6 for every $5 they had borrowed with the interest compounding on a weekly basis, amounting to an annual 1,040 percent interest on the loans. [2] Magaddino informed Papalia that he was not to replace the older leaders in Ontario, but rather to work with them. John was the type of guy-even back then-that if he sensed fear in you, he tried to prey on it. [80] His conviction in New York generated massive press coverage in Canada. Papalia also operated various gambling bars and vending machine businesses. People who use our name pay. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [122] He listed jazz as his favourite genre of music. [33] With her gathered recordings, trial began in the summer of 1981, where Frank and Papalia lieutenant Steve Koaches pleaded guilty to obstructing justice, and in return, Frank's prostitution charge was dropped. Born in 1930 to bootlegger Antonio and wife Maria, Papalia came of age in the 1950s and '60s, when the Calabrian mafia dominated the Hamilton underworld. [56] Berton turned the Bluestein beating into a cause clbre, constantly demanding in his column that Papalia be brought to justice. [146] Iannuzzelli, the owner of the House of Frankenstein Wax Museum, was a loanshark who was under the protection of Dominic Longo. [153] Musitano was unhappy with the way that his family was subordinate to the Papalia family, which in turn was the Canadian branch of the Magaddino family. [50], Another branch of the 'ndrina moved to Griffith, New South Wales. [91] Vendemini's widow, Giuseppina, told the police that her husband was frequently on the phone with a man she only knew as Vincenzo. [55] The report by the National Anti-Mafia Directorate stated, "The links with the Mafia families are steadfast and deeply rooted in Australia where permanent traditional links with the Calabrian clans have been solidly establishedClans like Sergi, Barbaro, and Papalia have been active through their Australian affiliates for some time. "[123] A police officer said, "John Papalia would like nothing better than to walk into a bar and have everyone in the room bow their head in respect. [39][40] It is not clear just precisely when Papalia became a made man, but it appears to have occurred sometime in 1955. It's widely believed by Mafia insiders that Magaddino and Papalia wanted to move in on Perri's territory in Ontario. Here is a Law Society bencher, he's likey going to become a judge, or if he goes into politics, he'll become the attorney general. 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