[15] In 1977, Rizzuto and Cotroni capodecina Paolo Violi met face-to-face in the home of a Montreal resident for a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences, according to a police report.
[25] In the 1980s, Vito's French-Canadian right-hand man, Raynald Desjardins, along with Gerald Hiscock and Michel Routhier were involved in smuggling drugs via Newfoundland.
[27] The same document estimated that Quebec organized crime groups made profits of $30 billion in 1993 with the Mafia and the Hells Angels taking the largest share.
The territory under its control is huge—more than a million square miles of Quebec and Ontario directly fall under its influence, an area larger than one-quarter the size of the entire United States.
It includes major cities, the busiest border crossings between the U.S. and Canada, and many mature Mafia clans that are, by and large, cooperating under the Sixth Family's banner.
[32] OMG enjoyed massive success, winning contracts for recycling with the cities of Ottawa, Markham, London, Hamilton, Windsor and St. Catharines as well with numerous school boards and universities across Ontario.
[34] The journalists Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso wrote: "The murder marked a rare lapse in Vito's judgment and a subtle turning point in his fortunes.
[43] Despite this inauspicious history, Zappia was a friend of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and he was favored to win the contract to build the bridge over Strait of Messina.
[42] Colonel Paolo La Forgia in a press conference in Rome stated the construction firm of Zappia International which had been bidding for the rights to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina was a front for the Rizzuto family, who had plans to lauder billions.
[47] Adriano Iasillo, an anti-Mafia prosecutor stated in an interview with Isabelle Richer of Radio Canada that: "Without Rizzuto, it would have been impossible for a criminal organization from outside to invest in one of the biggest projects of the century.
[47] Cédilot and Noël wrote: "That a Canadian, Vito Rizzuto, was the chief architect of this massive campaign to plunder Italian government funds and European Community subsidies spoke volumes about his reach and influence.
[48] On August 30, 2006, 35-year old Domenico Macri, a Rizzuto family enforcer and protégé of Francesco Del Balso, was murdered in a drive-by shooting as he waited at a traffic light in his Cadillac car in downtown Montreal.
[39] On September 18, 2008, as a result of the investigation, the committee six members of the family pleaded guilty to possession of proceeds of a crime for the benefit of, the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization.
[53] On January 15, 2008, Constantin "Big Gus" Alevizos, an associate of Panepinto before his murder in October 2000, was shot and killed outside of a halfway house in Brampton, Ontario.
[66] A month later 66-year old Agostino Cuntrera, the presumed acting boss who was believed to have taken control of the family, was killed together with his bodyguard 44-year old Liborio Sciascia on June 30, 2010.
[69] Bruni previously managed to escape an assassination attempt on his life on November 24, 2009, after he was shot three times in the shoulder and once in the back shortly after his departure from a restaurant in Laval.
[70][71] On November 10, 2010, Nicolo Rizzuto was killed at his residence in the Cartierville borough of Montreal when a single bullet from a sniper's rifle punched through double-paned glass of the rear patio doors of his mansion; he was 86.
[82] On March 1, 2012, 38-year old Giuseppe "Joe Closure" Colapelle, was shot inside of his parked car in North Montreal and later pronounced dead upon arrival of the hospital.
[89] On November 5, 2012, Rizzuto family confidant-turned rival 70-year old Giuseppe "Smiling Joe" Di Maulo was executed by a hitman waiting outside his home in Blainville, Quebec.
[94] On May 8, 2013, 57-year old Juan "Joe Bravo" Fernandez and his associate 36-year old Fernando Pimentel, considered neutral in the Rizzuto war, were both found murdered in a garbage dump in Casteldaccia, Palermo, his body was burnt and riddled with over 30 bullets.
[107] On November 10, 2013, 67-year old Moreno "The Turkey" Gallo, a once-influential member of the crime family, was killed by a gunman inside an Italian restaurant in the Mexican city of Acapulco.
Five days before the death of Rizzuto, on December 18, 2013, 54-year old Roger Valiquette Jr., a loan shark and Raynald Desjardins ally who also had ties to Joe Di Maulo, was gunned down in the parking lot of a restaurant in Laval.
[126] On June 2, 2016, semi-retired Rizzuto family member, 72-year old Angelo D'Onofrio, was shot several times at close range inside of Café Sinatra by a young male.
[127][128][129] On October 15, 2016, 65-year old Vincenzo Spagnolo, considered formerly as a mediator, messenger and advisor to Vito Rizzuto, was shot multiple times at his home in Vimont, Quebec, and pronounced dead.
[132] On January 30, 2017, 39-year old Anastasios Leventis, a former computer technician and enforcer associated with the Rizzuto crime family, was shot to death in Toronto, two firearms were recovered close to the scene of the homicide.
[134][135] On August 17, 2017, 45-year old Antonio De Blasio, a Rizzuto family soldier and Sollecito crew member, was gunned down outside his son's football practice in Staint-Leonard.
Law enforcement alleged Ranieri took over the Toronto crew on behalf of the Rizzuto crime family following the April 2013 murder of Joe Bravo.
On February 19, 2018, Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito were released from prison since their November 2015 arrest, and acquitted of charges of gangsterism and conspiracy to traffic cocaine.
[140] On October 17, 2019, Jonathan Massari, Dominico Scarfo, Guy Dion and Marie-Josée Viau, were arrested and charged with planning and executing the murders of Sollecito and Giordano.
[148] On November 10, 2021, Serafino Olivero, an independent money launderer closely connected to the Rizzuto organization, survived a drive-by assassination attempt in Montreal's Riviere-des-Prairies neighbourhood.