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MB OPINION THE MOBBED UP. WIRED UP POLICE AGENT 3 # MILTON THE = ? EPICENTRE OF 5 UNDERCOVER 8 OPERATION, WRITES z STEPHEN METELSKY STEPHEN METELSKY Column The following is the first instalment ina three-part se- ries. "Do you think our friend deserves to be straightened out?" said the man in a thick, raspy Brooklyn ac- cent, as two men casually strolled down an aisle ina Hamilton office supply store. The second man “their friend" did deserve to curred on Sept. 2, 2016, and the RCMP was listening. During the "walk and talk," Giuseppe "Joey" Violi ad no idea or reason to be- lieve his mob friend from New York was a paid police agent. Every word they dis- cussed was being recorded OF oakvitte = The Violi brothers, Domenico ‘Dom’ (left) and Giuseppe ‘Joey’. by a hidden wire worn by the took mobster. This was recorded un- dercover scenario No. 204. It part of an ongoing in- vestigation focusing on the Violi-Luppino crime family in Hamilton, Ont.— dubbed largest mob investigations and Milton was the project epicent The topic of conversa- tion for a mob promotion Mas: simigliano "Massimo" Carfagna, con- sidered to be one of Violis it-hand men." He lived on Lakeshore Road i in Bur- fon. The ear ie bol pe. tween Violi and the agent shifted to the topic of murder ler. would hypo- thoficaliy on commit amurder — if need be, Violi told the agent, as he contorted his hand into the shape of a gun. This was just a snapshot of what Canadian authori- ties would capture during the unprecedented four- The police agent grew up in Brooklyn, New York in the mob life. He was a mem- ber of the Bonanno crime family — one of five power- ful families in the ne big apple — with historical ties mob clans in Montreal Que. After serving a number of years in an American prison while keeping his mouth shut and never "rat- ting on anyone" — he ad- hered to the "code of Omer- ta" — a mafia oath to never co-operate or discuss mob life. The reward? He was de- ported to Italy and relegat- ed to an isolated life away from the mob and his fami- ly. His feelings about the mafia soured. The notion of “Omerta" had morphed into Halton police photo watered down memory of old traditions gone by the waysi re ‘he wanted back in. The RCMP was his best op- tion — for a pri The New York mobster was not just close with Do- menico "Dom" and Joey Vi- oli, he was well connected to mobsters in Montreal, Buf- flo, a New York City. we was "the re: fel" anda tlie idee to become a PA — or police HALTON CRIME, CONFIDENTIAL. edegere ce sessments, witness protec- tion and an opportunity to speak with independent le- gal counsel. The final stepis a letter of agreement per- taining to monetary com- pensation. The police agent lars. ie four- year project, centred at the High Point Drive detachment in Milton — as part of the Combined Forces Speci Enforce- ment Unit (CFSEU) — con- sisted of RCMP, OPP an municipal agencies, includ- ing Halton. Every Monday morning at 9 a.m., the investigative team and RCMP brass would assemble in the large, third-floor confer- ence room. It was adorned with wraparound windows and afforded a panoramic view of Milton. The week's vestigave strategy and t direction would be discussed, It was usually only. murder and even the intro- duction of undercover offi- agent, who posed as inter- tional drug traffickers. In November 2016, Car- ed fentanyl trafficking pro- ject with Halton drug inves- tigators — who were not privy to the secretive details of Otremens. Itled toa search warrant at a Burlington storage locker at 1207 Appleby Line where police located co- caine, fentanyl, $45,000 in cash and a number of hand- guns, including a sawed-off rifle. The conversation sur- rounding Carfagna's arrest was recorded by the RCMP. Joey Violi told the police agent he would pay some- one to "take the fall" for the gun and drug eS, as long as Carfagna's fing prints weren't on the evi dence. Violi also discussed the Possibility of bribing a judge in arfagna' 's case. Service of Canada (PPSC) confirmed there was no evi- dence of judicial corruption and the allegations were deemed unfounded. Yet, there would be more evidence of corruption and other unprecedented mafia A police agent is an ele- to unfold in the vated form of an informant Over four years, there underworld as the RCMP's whereby authorities can were 25 Part 6 wiret ‘ices captured script and direct the person authorizations and a un- ita all to interact with their crimi- dercover operations con- Part 2: Recording amafia nalcounterparts whilethey ducted withthe mobbed up _ induction ceremony. are hard- a sound. A police agent. PA is typicall i d intelli- Stephen Metelsky is an ded ina criminal organiza- gence was voluminous. author, professor, and re- tion. Itincludedrecordedcon- tired Halton rdatined ‘police It is a complicated, versations about mobsters tective. Twi lengthy process to assess their suitability It involves und stringent checks, * eyehoinge as- on both sides of the border, international drug importa- tion from British Columbia, Colombia to Asia, the talk of oakville.ca phenMteisky 2 Maes a — idea? Reach him at Hal- tonCrimeConfiden- tial@gmail.com. | fe AG) Reynolds St, Navy St, Thomas St, Allan St, Randall St,Trafalgar Rd, Kerr Street, Bronte Rd, East St, Nelson St, Jones St, Marine Dr. within the Town of Oakville. Using the following pesticide registered under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada): Safer’s Insecticidal Soap (Reg. No. 14668), containing the active ingredient Soap (potassium salts of fatty acids). 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