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. [12] 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 1913 to live with Antonio, whom she married at some point, through it remains unclear when the wedding actually took place. In 1993, authorities seized a house, factory, land, cars and businesses that belonged to Antonio and Rocco, worth over $40 million. [148] The crime expert Jerry Langton wrote, "Well into the '90s, Papalia was the undisputed Godfather in Hamilton, especially after Luppino died in 1987. 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. Pat Musitanothe alleged boss of Hamilton's Musitano crimefamilyhas been released from the hospital after being shot four times in an apparent mafiahit. [26] By that time, he was considered to be the "most organized crime figure" in Ontario. [52] Together with Alberto Agueci of the Magaddino family, Papalia contacted Antoine Cordoliani and Joseph Csari, two Corsican leaders of Le Milieu, to buy high-quality heroin. They were generous that way. [135] Papalia refused to break his parole conditions that he was not leave to Hamilton. Not because he used his name. [93] The speech caused a media storm in Ontario. [119] In 1977, Papalia was featured in the CBC television documentary, Connections, about Mafia influence on the Canadian economy. [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. "[46] Those who refused his offers of partnership were then beaten bloody by Papalia's thugs. [91] On the following day, the bullet-ridden body of Filippo Vendemini was found in the parking lot behind his shoe store on Bloor Street. [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. No question, I would have had to move. [35], Also in late 1979, the wiretaps allowed police to raid homes and businesses for files in a defrauding case. "[130], The murder of Volpe in November 1983, together with the fact that Luppino had suffered mental decline in his old age, forced the Magaddinos to put Papalia in charge of southern Ontario again. I tell you, this guy was like a fox. The Papalia crime family is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco in N. Box 7200, Leesburg, VA 20177 [120], As a boss, Papalia was feared rather than loved; one of his associates stated, "We had to respect him because of his role. Just Paw-fect - new police puppies put through their . [75] Much to Papalia's annoyance, some of his interests in Toronto were handed over by the Magaddinos to Volpe. [149] The Quebec biker war confirmed his prejudices as he found the Angels to be too violent and too vulgar for his liking. Police. [2] The Papalias also operated with the Barbaro 'ndrina in the northsouth operation, also having connections stretching to Australia. You have to remember, he grew up in an era when it was a terrible thing to be conceived out of wedlock. [131] The police considered Papalia to be one of the prime suspects behind Volpe's murder. He was known as a gentleman who did not have the temper of his big brother, Johnny "Pops" Papalia . [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. [156] Papalia was brought to Hamilton General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. [16] Tony Papalia attracted much media attention when he was named as the prime suspect in the murder of Starkman on August 13, 1930, through he was never charged. [56] The "French Connection" heroin was grown in the poppy fields of Turkey and further afield in the "Golden Crescent" nations of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran or the "Golden Triangle" nations of Burma, Thailand and Laos. [79] On March 11, 1963, Papalia was sentenced to 10 years in prison. 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. Three kids, now without their parents, and . Antonio Papalia founded the Papalia family in Canada in the 1940s, and is one of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton, with the other two being the Musitano crime family and the Luppino crime family. [53] In October 1958, Papalia made contact with Vinnie Mauro and Frank Caruso of the Genovese family, saying he wanted to smuggle heroin into the United States and needed someone to sell the heroin. When the police arrested Kenneth Murdock in 1999, he decided to become a government witness. Johnny was too much like Sonny Corleone," said Dubro, referencing James Caan's hotheaded character in 1972's The Godfather. [34] Galante who been impressed by Papalia appointed him to serve as his agent for Ontario. [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. "[57] Several of the witnesses to the Bluestein beating received threatening phone calls in the days after, warning them that it would be "healthier" for them to forget what they had just seen. [96] The incident led to Papalia being charged with assault, but a month later, in September 1971 the assault charges were dropped when Joy accepted a written apology from Papalia who stated he "been under a great deal of pressure at the time" and refused to testify against him. "[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. [37] Yakubowitz was shot in the leg while Papalia was unharmed. [104] Despite their efforts, Domenic Racco was convicted of three counts of attempted murder. [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. [29] The judge at the trial accepted this defense, and sympathetically advised Papalia to see a doctor after his release from prison, saying there were better ways of treating syphilis-induced pain. 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. "[122] About his reputation for violence, Papalia said he had "a short fuse" and added, "Hey, we all lose our temper sometime, don't we? [97] French gangsters of Le Milieu attended the summit as it was planned to use the casinos to launder the profits from the French Connection smuggling network. The killings of Johnny and his lieutenant Carmen Barillaro in 1997, ordered by the Musitanos, had effectively wiped out the family's remaining leaders in Canada. 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. Papalia was born on March 18, 1924, in Hamilton. Being Rocco's best girl opened doors for me. [21], In the 1950s, loan sharking and extortion became important parts of the family's operation. [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. [148] Papalia was prepared to grudgingly tolerate other outlaw biker clubs such as the Outlaws and Satan's Choice, but drew a line at the Hells Angels. At a young age, he was involved in petty crimes. [92] Detective Sergeant John Gordon Harris of the Hamilton police said, "There wasn't actually any gold key. [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. Apparently it bothered him all his life and you had to very careful about calling John a 'bastard'. 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. John would have had me hit. Killed. [56] Under the "French Connection", the Mafia brought heroin via France into North America. [20] After his release, the Papalia family aligned with the Buffalo crime family, causing tensions with the still interned Perri who saw this as a betrayal. [95] The inquiry commissioner found no evidence that Papalia had corrupted Silk via Duke, but did criticize Silk for associating with Duke, whom he stated was an unsavory figure. [133] Despite the unflattening picture of him in Deadly Silence, Papalia never sued Edwards and Nicaso for libel. [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. 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. [2], During his time in Toronto, Papalia served with a youth gang consisting of Paul Volpe, Pasquale Giodrano , Roy Pasquale, and Alberto Mignacchio. J. Parker, the former British Empire and Canadian heavyweight champion. [118] At a press conference, Page answered the question if he was nave with the remark, "Yes, we knew the connotations, yes, we were nave. [47] The Hamilton police chief, Leonard Lawrence, stated in a press conference that Papalia was the leading suspect in a number of beatings of businessmen, saying, "We have heard rumors that gangland beatings have taken place here recently, but when we question people who are said to be involved, nobody-including the victims-shows much interest in talking to us. [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. [50], Another branch of the 'ndrina moved to Griffith, New South Wales. [10], Shirley Ryce, became the mistress of Rocco Papalia, the younger brother of Johnny, in 1962. [9] Antonio, born in 1894, was thought to have immigrated straight to Canada in 1900, however U.S. immigration records were found in 2004 confirming his origin. [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. [80] His conviction in New York generated massive press coverage in Canada. Musitano wanted an alignment with the Rizzuto family, which in turn was looking to expand into Ontario. Antonio is still in prison sentenced to life imprisonment and today writes poetry. [18] Papalia had "a reputation for extreme violence" from the start of his criminal record as a teenager in the 1930s, and despite being only 5feet 8inches (1.73m) with a slender build, was widely feared. [28] At his trial, Papalia claimed that he was not selling heroin as the prosecution claimed, but rather buying it as he maintained he needed heroin to treat the pain caused by the syphilis he contacted. Known as the "The Enforcer," Johnny (Pops) Papalia was born March 18, 1924 in Hamilton and died at the age of 73 when he was shot in the head outside his family's vending machine business,. [31] A court authorization also allowed for the implementation of wiretaps at the Papalias' businesses on Railway Street in Hamilton and consigliere Bruno Monaco's car while parked at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Musitano family was founded by Angelo Musitano in Canada in the 1940s, and was one of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton, with the other two being the Luppino crime . He made millions and laughed about it in the media. [16][10], Antonio's wife, Maria Rosa Italiano, also came from a Mafia family, the Italiano clan, who also participated in Perri's gang. [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. [37][30] Businessmen who were unable to repay their loans were forced to take on vending machines from Papalia on his terms while those who could still not repay their loans were further threatened "or worse. Listen, I'm lucky to have a couple of good brothers who look after me. [171] One police officer, Shawn Clarkson, of the Niagara Falls Police Department, stated: "There was nobody to stand up to the Hells Angels the way Barillaro or Papalia would have. "[2] Antonio Papalia was released in 1941 after he convinced the authorities that he was not a Fascist. [42] By 1955, Papalia was known for wearing expensive suits and driving equally expensive automobiles, together with his womanizing habits. [120] Papalia refused to be interviewed, exploding in rage and swearing at a CBC television crew that tried to interview him on the streets, believing that this would render the footage un-airable. After the Rizzuto crime family were not repaid, in September 1996, Mora was shot in the head four times at a Vaughan farm; Giacinto Arcuri was arrested and charged with Mora's murder, but was acquitted for lack of evidence. Papalia has been linked with his death, as well as the 1983 murder of Volpe, but no charges were laid. [16][5] On 23 April 1944, Perri vanished after going out for a walk and it is believed Papalia along with his father was involved in "the mysterious affair" of Perri's disappearance. Papalia also operated various gambling bars and vending machine businesses. [19] Papalia's criminal record, health problems and his anger at the Canadian government for interning his father ensured that he was not conscripted. [60] Berton's columns had their effect, causing massive public outrage and Papalia was ordered to turn himself in. His companies were the biggest vending-machine and liquor-dispensing equipment firms in Canada. "Mafia hitman reveals his code for killings", "His brother was Ontario's pre-eminent Mafia boss, but long-suffering Frank Papalia was still his keeper", "Bawdy houses, biker clubs and Mafia joints: Should we give gang landmarks historical status? Papalia was born in Hamilton, to Italian immigrants who also had a history in organized crime. Rocco projected power and over the years some of it rubbed off on meYou need help? Amusements, a pin-ball machine company and Beer Magic, which had a virtual monopoly on supplying beer dispensers for bars in Ontario for decades to come. [57] It was understood that if Bluestein accepted a drink paid for by Papalia, it would mean submission to Papalia and he refused it, it would mean defiance; Bluestein refused the proffered drink. I believe you'll kill me. [23] After police raids, Papalia started working with James McDermott and Vincent Feeley in several clubs throughout southern Ontario. [88] Two of Papalia's Australian cousins were murdered. For a guy who been doing so much in this country, the police haven't been able to come up with anything on me. [129] During a visit to Montreal, Cotroni asked Simard if Papalia was being polite. (Bobby Hristova/CBC) Pasquale (Pat) Musitano was killed Friday, but Mafia experts say the notorious Hamilton mobster was living on borrowed time long before the fatal shot was fired. By the 1950s, he moved his way up to drug trafficking, and formed a powerful alliance with the Buffalo crime family. [20] The authorities imposed conditions upon his release such as he stay out of Hamilton and regularly check in with the police. [154] Both Papalia and his right-hand man Barillaro were "made men" in the Magaddino family, and Musitano needed the "protection" of a more powerful family to avoid retaliation from the Buffalo family should either be killed. [2], The Papalia family, like many 'ndranghetist families, has the habit of marrying its members with other important 'Ndrangheta families of Plat, such as the Marando, Agresta, Perre, Sergi, Trimboli, Musitano, and Molluso. [44][40], In March 2014, close Papalia family associate Daniel Gasbarrini died at the age of 93. To John, it would have been the fact that he was taken for a fool, which he couldn't handle; that he had trusted somebody that he couldn't. [145] In response to an appeal for help, Papalia told Pressey just to give him $10,000 and he would protect him. [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. [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. [8] He was suspected in playing a role in the murder of Perri's wife Bessie Starkman in 1930. [13] Antonio is believed to have been involved in Starkman's murder as her killers fled in an automobile stolen from the garage where Antonio worked. [142] In December 1985, several of Papalia's associates were charged with extortion in Greektown. He died of natural causes in April 2014, at the age of 83. [35] Both Galante and Cotroni served as mentors for Papalia, whom modelled himself after them. [27] When visiting Toronto, Papalia was known to joke that the particular branch of the Toronto-Dominion bank that he robbed in 1944 was "our bank. [127] The strippers from Quebec were the first to engage in nude table dancing in Ontario, which made them very popular. More posts you may like. [92] As Papalia grew more wealthy and powerful, he came to display a sultanistic attitude alongside his megalomania. [25] It is believed Antonio and 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 the case remains unsolved. In late 1981 and early 1982, the trial was halted, and a second trial the following year saw them acquitted. "[111] Papalia responded with a humility and meekness that was unusual for him as he replied, "I know you'll kill me, Vic. "[170] In a sign of the new power structure, one of Papalia's leading lieutenants, Gerald Ward of Welland, who had served as the Papalia family's principle drug dealer in the Niagara Peninsula, defected over to the Hells Angels after his murder. [145] It was only later that Pressey learned that "Pennybender" was working of Papalia. "[27], Papalia was involved in petty crimes from a young age. [38], In the 1990s, Papalia lieutenant Enio "Pegleg" Mora borrowed $7.2 million from Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto, and gave the bulk of the money to Papalia to open an upscale restaurant and nightclub in Toronto. Ron Sandelli, a staff inspector with the Toronto police and a Mafia specialist said in 1986 about Papalia's claims to have never killed anyone, "He is probably telling the truth in a stretched way. 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. "[124] A man who knew him stated, "John was revered on Railroad Street. [97] The chairman of the Acapulco summit was Meyer Lansky who represented "the Commission" of New York while Vic Cotroni, Paolo Violi and Frank Cotroni were present to represent the Cotroni family. [77] He was regarded as a rude, foul-mouthed prisoner with another Canadian prisoner, James Roxburgh saying, "He was anything but a gentleman. [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. The Papalia crime family is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco in N. Help me! [107] In 1973, Bader swindled a group of Montreal investors, which Swartz mentioned to Papalia. [127] Despite their first meeting, Papalia managed to get along well with Simard, who spoke fluent English and always respectful towards him. [122] In the 1980s, Papalia tried to seize control of the illegal gambling houses in Toronto's Greektown on the Danforth, sending his right-hand man Carmen Barillaro to lead a crew to beat up patrons and rob the gambling houses that refused to pay the extortion. In October 1985, Papalia was one of the principal suspect in the disappearance of Louis Iannuzzelli, a prominent businessman in Niagara Falls who vanished after angering Papalia by operating a loansharking business in what Papalia saw as his turf. [91] Papalia met with Luppino to ask that his interests in Toronto be returned, a request that was refused, but Luppino did say that there was still work for Papalia to do in Toronto. Police. Premier; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Police. People who use our name pay. [2] Papalia's territory covered Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, St. Catharine's, Welland, Niagara Falls and much of Toronto. [2] Magaddino informed Papalia that he was not to replace the older leaders in Ontario, but rather to work with them. He is a cop-hater, a primitive. "[37] However, Synowich focused on Papalia's sex addiction, calling him "a compulsive womanizer. [157] He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, in a family plot, in Burlington. "[46] When the answer was no, Papalia replied "Well, it's going to. LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - A family in Ashburn, Virginia is in shambles after two people were found dead Wednesday morning. They are considered all cousins, one large extended family. [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. [68] Monarch Vending was a profitable concern, making a daily profit of $12,000. [162] In October 2006, the Musitano brothers were both released from prison. [14] Moon stated, "John was a bastard. [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. [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 kind of the rock of the Papalia crime family. And he as always very self-conscious about it. [146] Iannuzzelli, the owner of the House of Frankenstein Wax Museum, was a loanshark who was under the protection of Dominic Longo. [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. [152], In April 1997, Pasquale "Fat Pat" Musitano, the boss of the Musitano family, met with Gaetano "Guy" Panepinto, the Toronto agent of Montreal's Rizzuto family, in Niagara Falls. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . [34] A policeman stated that Ryce was being used for the long-term purposes of the Papalia family, saying, "They do these things for a reason. A French language version of the show premiered on November 11, 2017 on Ici Radio-Canada Tl under the title Les liens du sang.. [57] As Papalia entered the Toronto police station, he displayed his hatred of journalists yelling insults at the assembled reporters, being quoted as saying "look at the dirty rats. [41] Galante had forged an alliance with the Cotroni family, placing Quebec in the sphere of influence of the Bonanno family, and Magaddino, who wanted to keep southern Ontario in his sphere of influence, chose Papalia as one of his instruments for doing so. During this internment he served some time with Perri, however Papalia was released two years before Perri, in 1941, after he convinced the authorities that he was not a Fascist. He was basically the only Canadian Mafia figure who could sit at the table with the top guys in New York. [153][169], Crime expert Jerry Langton called Papalia the most important Ontario Mafioso of his generation. [37] He liked to flash what he called "reds and browns" ($50 and $100 bills) as a sign of his wealth. [7], Antonio Papalia was a bootlegger with early Picciotteria values,[8] who immigrated to Canada from Delianuova, Calabria, Italy, in 1912, through New York City before moving on to Montreal, Quebec then New Brunswick in the coal mines, before finally settling on Railway Street in Hamilton, Ontario in 1917. They're taking me somewhere I don't want to go! [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. [94] The photographs of Papalia entering the Old City Hall of Toronto to testify at the inquiry dressed in a trench coat and a fedora while smoking a cigarette made the frontpages of the Canadian newspapers. [51] Using money raised from kidnappings in Italy, the Griffith branch of the family invested heavily in the marijuana industry in the 1960s and 1970s, making a profit of about $60 million Australian dollars that was laundered via investments in tourist related developments such as restaurants and hotels in Calabria. When Michelle Castillo was found hanging from a showerhead in her Ashburn, Virginia, home with an electrical cord around her neck, her family was dumbfounded. 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