Michele Racco (December 12, 1913–January 4, 1980), known as "Mike the Baker", was an Italian-Canadian gangster, regarded as the founder of the Siderno Group.

[1] Racco had been urged to start the Canadian operation by Antonio Macrì, the undisputed boss of Siderno until he was killed in January 1975.

[6] During another wire-tapped phone call to an American gangster, Racco was heard to say: "Jesus Christ, I really can't go into details here.

[8] On July 19, 1971, Domenic Racco shot three men in a Toronto shopping mall following an argument over a cigarette; he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for attempted murder and was released on parole in 1978.

[8] The journalist Adrien Humphreys wrote: "That Mike Racco, the pre-eminent immigrant Italian criminal, invited Canadian-born Johnny to this important family meeting was a mark of great respect".

[8] Roy McMurtry, the future Ontario Attorney-General met Racco in 1975 while he was still serving as a defense lawyer and described him as "the cruelest looking person I have ever seen".

[10] McMurtry stated that Racco was a stereotypical gangster straight out of a Hollywood film in every respect, saying he gave off a strong sense of malevolent power.

[1] Domenic Racco did not last long as a boss, and was murdered on December 10, 1983 on the order of the Musitano crime family in Hamilton for violating cocaine trade agreements.