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January 2 – A funeral was held for Nick Rizzuto Jr., who was shot to death on December 18, 2009. His father, reputed Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto, was not permitted to attend because he was serving a prison sentence in the United States. Police videographers filmed every guest at the funeral. [9] [10]
In May 2007, Rizzuto accepted a plea deal for his involvement in the May 1981 murders of three renegade Bonanno capos in New York, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. During his time in prison, his son Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. was murdered on December 28, 2009, while his father Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. was murdered on November 10, 2010.
Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. was gunned down on December 28, 2009, followed by the disappearance of his brother-in-law Paolo Renda on May 10, 2010. Renda was the Rizutto crime family consigliere at the time of his murder. Finally, Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. was killed by a sniper on November 10, 2010. [58] [65]
Nicolo Rizzuto was born in Cattolica Eraclea, in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, on February 18, 1924.His father, Vito Rizzuto Sr. had been convicted on 23 June 1921 by an Italian military court of theft after he was caught stealing from the Regio Esercito. [1]
Rizzuto emigrated from Sicily with his family to Montreal in 1954. [8] In the 1970s, Rizzuto was an underling in the Sicilian faction, led by Luigi Greco until his death in 1972, [9] [10] of the Calabrian Cotroni crime family. As tension then grew into a power struggle between the Calabrian and Sicilian factions of the family, a mob war began ...
Nick Rizzuto may refer to: Nick Rizzuto (radio producer) Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010), Montreal-based Mafioso don, father of Vito Rizzuto; Nick Rizzuto Jr. (died 2009
Founded in the 1960s, the gang's name stems from a street corner that intersects 10th Street and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia. [1] The 10th & Oregon Crew conducts drug trafficking, gambling, extortion and loan sharking rackets and operates from a series of taverns, bars, restaurants and social clubs in South Philadelphia and South Jersey. [1]
Conservative Punk was a website that promoted conservative views in the punk subculture.It was created by Nick Rizzuto, an employee of a New York City rock radio station, partially in response to the left-liberal group Punkvoter (created by NOFX lead singer Fat Mike).