The Gangster's Archive

  ​Legal and violent pressure is mounting for the Rizzuto Clan: trial dates are set, a fugitive has been caught, and external attacks are escalating. ​ Last week, Quebec Superior Court Justice Yvan Poulin confirmed the planned trial schedule stemming from the extensive Project Alliance investigation. The prosecution is proceeding with a series of trials split among the 16 defendants charged. This series of proceedings officially kicks off with the trial of Patrick Gilbert , a former member of the Moors MC, which is slated to run from September 9th to November 6th of next year. Gilbert is charged with the 2012 murder of Domenico Facchini and attempted murder of Vito D'Orazio. (Leonardo Rizzuto & Stefano Sollecito) ​ The most anticipated and high-profile proceeding, however, involves the alleged leadership itself. This second major trial, slated to begin once Gilbert’s concludes, is scheduled for a lengthy six-month run, starting on November 16, 2026, and concluding on May 15, 20...

Salvatore “Totò” Catalano: Extortion Charges Dropped, Possible Influence in Sicily "I've come across some powder, a few kilos… worst case scenario, I'll blow his house up… he won't take me for a ride, Uncle Totò, I'll blow his house up, you can be sure of that," Filippo Cimilluca is heard telling Salvatore Catalano on a police wiretap. The case began in 2021, when Cimilluca allegedly loaned a local businessman an unspecified amount for renovations. In return, he demanded €500 ($580) a month for life. Payments continued into 2023, but the businessman believed he had fully repaid the loan and decided to sell his business. The Mafiosi then demanded a “severance package” of €30,000 ($34,000), insisting he would pay one way or another. When the businessman refused, the group launched a series of intimidation tactics—demands, veiled threats that became increasingly explicit, repeated requests for money, tense meetings, and even near-physical confrontations. At one p...