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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]
Another board member, Frank Campoli was the first cousin to Giovannia Rizzuto (the wife of Vito Rizzuto) and was a guest at the wedding in 1995 of Nick Rizzuto Jr. [30] Giovannia Rizzuto and her three adult children, namely Nick Rizzoto, Leonardo Rizzuto and Libertina Rizzuto, collectively owned shares worth $1.6 million in OMG. [31]
Vito married Giovanna Cammalleri, daughter of compatriot mobster Leonardo Cammalleri, [8] on November 26, 1966, and had three children. His eldest son, Nicolo Rizzuto (Nick Jr.) – named after his grandfather – was born on 4 December 1967.
Nick Rizzuto (radio producer) Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010), Montreal-based Mafioso don, father of Vito Rizzuto Nick Rizzuto Jr. (died 2009), Montreal-based Mafioso, son of Vito Rizzuto
The Rizzuto family is sometimes referred to as the Sixth Family. [398] In 1988, Nicolo Rizzuto was convicted of cocaine trafficking and his son Vito Rizzuto became boss of the family. [401] Vito Rizzuto was arrested in January 2004, and extradited to the United States on murder charges in August 2006.
In the early 1990s, Mora along with Johnny Papalia and Carmen Barillaro borrowed $7.2 million from Vito Rizzuto and the trio refused to pay back the loan to Rizzuto. [172] On September 11, 1996, Mora was murdered as he pulled his gold-colored Cadillac into the driveway of a farm in Vaughan. He was shot four times in the head. [172]
The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto, Toronto: John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd., ISBN 0-470-15445-4 (revised edition) Schneider, Stephen (2009). Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470835005. Sher, Julian; Marsden, William (2003).
Rizzuto (Italian: [ritˈtsuːto]) is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Angelo Rizzuto (1906–1967), American photographer; Garth Rizzuto (born 1947), retired National Hockey League player; Nick Rizzuto (radio producer) Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010), Italian-Canadian mobster