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has gloss | eng: The Rizzuto family is a Mafia organization based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The family territory covers most of southern Quebec and Ontario. The FBI considers the family connected to the Bonanno family, The Sicilian faction was led by Nicolo Rizzuto and the Calabrian faction was led by family boss Vic Cotroni. This led to a violent mafia war in Montreal leading to the deaths of Paolo Violi (who was a capo of a crew for Vic Cotroni) and others in the late 1970s. The war ended when Vic Cotroni the Calabrian leader had to let go the Silican faction led by Nicolo Rizzuto. Today the family is considered the strongest crime family in Canada. The leader is Vito Rizzuto the son of the first leader Nicolo Rizzuto. |
lexicalization | eng: Rizzuto Crime Family |
instance of | c/Organized crime syndicates |
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