[1] Verduci was considered to be the 'Ndrangheta's transatlantic messenger, having "the task of travelling between Italy and Canada, acting as a carrier of news between the Italian group and the Canadians," according to police reports.
On March 8, 2011, Verduci was among 51 individuals whose arrest warrants were issued by Italian authorities for mafia association.
[2] The charge against him in Italy meant he could not return there without arrest, but was not grounds either for extradition, as Mafia association is not a crime in Canada, or deportation as he was a Canadian citizen.
[4] According to police, Verduci was a prime target for Montreal assassins because he had tried to encroach on turf which the Rizzuto crime family considered their own.
[4] During the fight to steal turf from boss Vito Rizzuto, Verduci was allegedly part of a group that became involved with Salvatore Montagna, head of the Bonanno crime family of New York City.