Hitman denied full parole
Charles Gagne says he’s not the same person that killed Eddie Melo and his friend Jaoa (Johnny) Pavao for money and underworld prestige two decades ago. The parole board isn’t so sure.
Read MoreWas Toronto restaurateur killed over someone else’s $5 million cocaine debt to the Sinaloa cartel?
Paolo Caputo wasn’t a big-time criminal. So why was he targeted for murder? A strong theory is that he was connected to someone who owed big money to the Sinaloa cartel. If cartel members couldn’t collect the money, they’d make an example of him about settling your debts.
Read MoreMurders of two GTA men in highlight Mexico’s bloody history with Canadian organized crime
The Mexican Riviera was a popular and dangerous spot for Canadian mobsters long before the killings of Robert James Dinh and Thomas Cherukara.
Read MoreStrong Mexican interest in The Wolfpack
The Wolfpack, my new book with Luis H. Nájera, is attracting strong interest in Mexico, home of the major cocaine cartels.
Read More‘Dumb as a bag of hair’: excerpt from newly released book, The Wolfpack
Nick Nero had plenty of money, muscles and ambition, as well as the backing of The Wolfpack Alliance. So how did things go when he hooked up with the Sinaloa Cartel. Here’s an excerpt from The Wolfpack, just hitting the bookstores now.
Read MoreDrug dealer’s lie put man in prison nine years
Peter Frumusa couldn’t believe it when he was sent to prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother and stepfather. He would spend nine years in prison before his lawyers could poke holes in Crown case, which depended on drug dealer called The Snake.
Read MoreConvicted hitman denied parole in GTA, where he murdered two men while on earlier passes
Charles Gagne lost his bid to get unescorted day passes in the GTA. That’s where he murdered boxer/ enforcer Eddie Melo and his friend, Jaoa (Johnny) Pavao in 2001, while on an unescorted parole pass. Gagne wants to be close to his wife, who lives in the GTA. He met her online while serving his…
Read MoreRock Machine has new “secret” constitution: Read it here
The Rock Machine is attempting to rebound and has drafted a new constitution that includes a ‘biker” group for members who don’t ride bikes, called “The Infantry.”
Read MoreWildfire that consumed Lytton, B.C. burned down by childhood home
A childhood friend emailed to say the wildfire that has consumed Lytton, B.C. has burned down my childhood home. The Lytton of my memories is an idyllic place, where I was free to roam without fear.
Read MoreMore charges in on-going tow truck corruption saga
Police say 59 vehicles illegally towed and/ or seized. That’s latest chapter in ongoing saga of GTA tow truck criminality, that includes murder, arson and corruption allegations.
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