He died of natural causes in April 2014, at the age of 83. "[11] As a teenager, Papalia was a member of a gang that staged burglaries in Hamilton, with the icehouse at the corner of Railway and Mulberry streets serving as their base. [16] Tony Papalia attracted much media attention when he was named as the prime suspect in the murder of Starkman on August 13, 1930, through he was never charged. [51] After police raids, Papalia started working with James McDermott and Vincent Feeley, two major figures in gambling, in several clubs throughout southern Ontario. The branch was founded and headed by the children of Giuseppe Papalia and Serafina Barbaro. "[57] At the trial, which started on June 27, 1961, the witnesses were visibly terrified of Papalia, and several times, the presiding judge, Joseph Addison, accused several of the witnesses of perjury, saying he did not find their testimony about not being able to remember who had beaten Bluestein very credible. He was smart enough, though, to make sure he was with people who were. John himself talked tough, although he wasn't tough himself. I knew some other people that knew him, acquaintances of Carmine Galante and those guys were class acts in comparison. [158], Murdock also killed Papalia's right-hand man Carmen Barillaro two months after he killed Papalia. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 803 Sycolin Road SE Leesburg, VA 20175 Phone: 703-777-0407 Fax: 703-771-5744 Mailing Address P.O. [139] One criminal who wore a wire at a meeting with Papalia later stated in an interview with Humphreys:, "It would have been a horrendous situation if he had found the wire. Violi and Cotroni got their sentences appealed to just six months, but Papalia's was rejected; he served four of the years. [56], The illegal gambling business in Toronto was very lucrative, dominated by Maxie Bluestein who kept the Mafia out of his pocket. When Bluestein dropped to the floor, he was kicked in the face. The Musitano family was founded by Angelo Musitano in Canada in the 1940s, and was one of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton, with the other two being the Luppino crime . Joseph Todaro Sr. took control of the family in the mid-1980s and began to pull the somewhat weakened family together including strengthening its Canadian ties to longtime crime family crew in Hamiton, Ontario also known as the Papalia crime family. [Frank Cotroni]"[127] Simard replied that F.C is "my friend", leading Papalia to ask "Can you get in touch with him? [92] In 1975, Papalia founded the Gold Key Club nightclub in Hamilton. [106], In 1971, Stanley Bader, a disreputable Toronto stockbroker with a talent for swindling his investors went into business with Sheldon "Sonny" Swartz, who was the son of a Papalia family associate. [41][42][43][44][40] The Musitano's pleaded guilty to conspiracy of Barillaro's death, but not Papalia's, receiving a 10-year sentence in February 2000, but were released in October 2006. [33] Luciano had assigned Montreal to the Bonnano family. [45], Papalia often seized control of various businesses by asking of the business owners the question "Johnny Papalia-does that mean anything to you? He's hard, hard, hard. [55] The report by the National Anti-Mafia Directorate stated, "The links with the Mafia families are steadfast and deeply rooted in Australia where permanent traditional links with the Calabrian clans have been solidly establishedClans like Sergi, Barbaro, and Papalia have been active through their Australian affiliates for some time. [29] Reflecting the new power structure, Gerald "Skinny" Ward of Welland, who had long served as the Papalia's family drug distributor and smuggler in the Niagara Peninsula area, went over to the Hells Angels after Johnny's murder. [84] Papalia's homecoming to Hamilton was a lavish affair as Railway Street was filled up with a vast assortment of parked Lincolns and Cadillacs as a number of the underworld figures of southern Ontario arrived to pay their respects. "[118], In 1982, after Bader had moved south to Miami, he was sprayed with bullets when answering his front door. [53], In 2010, the National Anti-Mafia Directorate of Italy named the Papalia family as one of the 'ndrinas with "active affiliates" in Australia. In the 1960s, he played a role in the French Connection drug smuggling operation, for which he was extradited to the United States and served five years of a 10-year prison sentence. [92] Sicari stated to the police that on the day of the murder, he had driven Vendemini to Hamilton to see an unnamed mutual friend and then drove Vendemini to the Toronto airport; he denied knowing anything about the murder. [50], Another branch of the 'ndrina moved to Griffith, New South Wales. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . No question, I would have had to move. [47] Papalia especially liked to target stockbrokers who worked on Toronto's Bay Street, usually demanding that they pay him about $1,000 per week as "protection", supposedly against their enemies, but in fact for protection against being beaten by Papalia's crew. "[122] About why he was seen with gangsters so often, Papalia replied, "You go to Italian weddings, you meet people. [168] Rizzuto appointed Musitano as one of his Ontario lieutenants to work under the authority of Panepinto. [99] The allegation made by the FLQ in its manifesto of October 8, 1970 that was read out on national television and radio in both French and English following the kidnapping of the British trade commissioner James Cross on October 5 that Bourassa was working for "the election riggers Simard-Cotroni" caused Bourassa to change his policies that were perceived to be friendly towards organized crime. [105] In 1974, Papalia attended the murder trial of Peter Demeter in Toronto, which was already a media circus and his presence in the courtroom caused a "media sensation" as there was much speculation about why he was attending a trial in which the Papalia family was apparently not involved in. [62] The trial ended with Papalia being found guilty of assault and Judge Addison sentenced Papalia to 18 months in prison. [2] Magaddino informed Papalia that he was not to replace the older leaders in Ontario, but rather to work with them. Papalia also operated various gambling bars and vending machine businesses. "[131] In the same interview with Peter Moon of The Globe & Mail, Papalia listed his hobbies as watching boxing, baseball, American football and old films as he could not stand "this porno stuff" as he labelled modern films. [96], In August 1970, Papalia attended a crime summit in Acapulco representing the Magaddino family to meet with gangsters from Canada, the United States, France, and Mexico to discuss plans to take over the soon to be legalized casino industry in Quebec. He was basically the only Canadian Mafia figure who could sit at the table with the top guys in New York. [5][89] His father died on May 14, 1964, while Papalia was in jail, while his mother died on July 27, 1970. [118] At a press conference, Page answered the question if he was nave with the remark, "Yes, we knew the connotations, yes, we were nave. [119] Mora ran the Papalia family's operations in the greater Toronto area while Barillaro ran the operations in the Niagara Peninsula. [108] Papalia devised a plan under which Swartz would tell Bader that the investors were from the Cotroni family, and that Papalia would volunteer to "return" the stolen money to Montreal in exchange for sparing Bader's life. "When Johnny left, all the power left with him. But he got on everybody's nerves. [153] Musitano was unhappy with the way that his family was subordinate to the Papalia family, which in turn was the Canadian branch of the Magaddino family. [56] The "French Connection" heroin was grown in the poppy fields of Turkey and further afield in the "Golden Crescent" nations of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran or the "Golden Triangle" nations of Burma, Thailand and Laos. After the Mafia imploded in less than a year, there was no one to oppose the bikers and they came rushing in. He owned an entire city block among his vast real estate holdings. [116] After his release from prison, Papalia went to his cottage at Lake Temagami in northern Ontario. [87] There is also an Australian branch of the Papalia family based in Griffith, but the precise relationship, if any, between the Australian and Canadian Papalias beyond blood ties remains unclear. [21] The Papalia family were still angry with Perri for his refusal to support the Italiano family and made an alliance with Stefano Magaddino against him. [91] Papalia met with Luppino to ask that his interests in Toronto be returned, a request that was refused, but Luppino did say that there was still work for Papalia to do in Toronto. [142] In December 1985, several of Papalia's associates were charged with extortion in Greektown. [20] The authorities imposed conditions upon his release such as he stay out of Hamilton and regularly check in with the police. He made millions and laughed about it in the media. [68] Papalia began to hijack trucks to supply cigarettes for his vending machines. I believe you'll kill me. [47] The Hamilton police chief, Leonard Lawrence, stated in a press conference that Papalia was the leading suspect in a number of beatings of businessmen, saying, "We have heard rumors that gangland beatings have taken place here recently, but when we question people who are said to be involved, nobody-including the victims-shows much interest in talking to us. [128] Simard seized the Ontario market, bringing Quebec strippers to Toronto clubs, where he allowed Papalia to put his pinball machines in his clubs. [163][164], Papalia's brother Frank, the former underboss of the family, who would have been the heir to the operation, decided not to retaliate; instead, he retired and lived inconspicuously. "[104] However, inviting Papalia to the meeting to discuss a problem within the Racco family was sign of great respect, showing that Racco held him in high esteem. Papalia was born in Hamilton, to Italian immigrants. [57] It was understood that if Bluestein accepted a drink paid for by Papalia, it would mean submission to Papalia and he refused it, it would mean defiance; Bluestein refused the proffered drink. [20] The authorities imposed conditions upon his release such as he stay out of Hamilton and regularly check in with the police. Pat Musitanothe alleged boss of Hamilton's Musitano crimefamilyhas been released from the hospital after being shot four times in an apparent mafiahit. It would take you forever to infiltrate somebody like that to the extent that you would be a personal trust to him, that he would take you as one of his boys to tell you to do things for him. [29] In the summer of 1979, police pulled Frank over to ask questions about possible drinking and driving in hopes he would refuse a breathalyzer test, charge him, and impound his car to install wiretaps. [63] Addison noted that the witnesses had all taken oaths on the Bible to tell the truth before testifying, which led him to sourly note that the fear of Papalia seemed greater than the fear of God with the witnesses at this trial. [47], Domenico Papalia, was involved in at least five kidnappings and convicted for the 1976 murder of the emerging boss Antonio D'Agostino, outside a restaurant. "[92] Papalia had a propriety attitude towards the wives and mistresses of his men, taking the viewpoint that it was his right as a boss to sleep with the girlfriends and wives of his men, which made him unpopular. "[113], Bader testified against them, and the three were convicted of extortion in 1975 and sentenced to six years in prison. [10], Shirley Ryce, became the mistress of Rocco Papalia, the younger brother of Johnny, in 1962. [129] Cotroni's right-hand man, Claude Faber, told Simard, "If he makes any trouble, kill the fucker he's old enough to die. [54] The police noted that he had a .25 caliber handgun with him at the time of his slaying, which the police took as a sign that he was "expecting trouble". [103], In 1972, Papalia was summoned to a meeting in Toronto by Michele Racco to discuss the situation with his son Domenic who was facing three counts of attempted murder after he lost his temper and impulsively shot three men whom he felt had insulted him. [145] In response to an appeal for help, Papalia told Pressey just to give him $10,000 and he would protect him. "[81] Another Hamilton policeman told the same reporter, "A real deadly man who would crush you without thinking. Mafia Criminal organization Social issue Activism . [80] His conviction in New York generated massive press coverage in Canada. [56] Under the "French Connection", the Mafia brought heroin via France into North America. You know you didn't have to give them anything back. In October 1985, Papalia was one of the principal suspect in the disappearance of Louis Iannuzzelli, a prominent businessman in Niagara Falls who vanished after angering Papalia by operating a loansharking business in what Papalia saw as his turf. [31] A court authorization also allowed for the implementation of wiretaps at the Papalias' businesses on Railway Street in Hamilton and consigliere Bruno Monaco's car while parked at Toronto Pearson International Airport. [a] His father became associated with Calabrian compatriot and notorious bootlegger Rocco Perri, and later Guelph mobster Tony Sylvestro, working as a bootlegger who operated speakeasies. They had a lot of balls. [4] One news report stated that the events of 1997 "decapitated the Papalia family". [27] When visiting Toronto, Papalia was known to joke that the particular branch of the Toronto-Dominion bank that he robbed in 1944 was "our bank. His companies were the biggest vending-machine and liquor-dispensing equipment firms in Canada. Another branch of the family is based in Griffith in the Australian state of New South Wales. [97] French gangsters of Le Milieu attended the summit as it was planned to use the casinos to launder the profits from the French Connection smuggling network. [11] In June 1955, while collecting money from various Montreal businesses together with the boxer Norm Yakubowitz, Papalia was the subject of an assassination attempt when someone opened fire on the duo. [5] On April 30, 1974, Papalia went to Montreal, where Cotroni told him, "I don't want chicken feed. [157] He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, in a family plot, in Burlington. [57] Bluestein refused to "merge" his operations with Papalia's and was beaten with brass knuckles, iron bars and fists as a result. He used our name. The Musitano crime family (Italian: [muzitano]) is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco and Bareggio in Northern Italy. [54] Agueci went to Buffalo to see Madaddino and secured his support by paying him US$4,000 and a promise of the half the profits. It is typical of what happens when a syndicate tries to take over and organize crime. Musitano wanted an alignment with the Rizzuto family, which in turn was looking to expand into Ontario. [64] While Bluestein kept control of the Toronto gambling market, he had paranoia and was later committed to a mental institution in 1973 after he had killed a friend, before later dying of a heart attack in 1984. [13] The refusal of Perri and Starkman to financially support the Italiano family despite the way he observed Omert caused much resentment and Antonio was described at the time as being angry with Starkman, whom he felt was greedy. [131] The police did not charge Papalia for his role in the Greektown case out of the fear that he might be acquitted, which would add to the already almost legendary mystique that he had by the 1980s. Another of Papalia's lieutenants was a man known as "Pennybender", whose special talent was to place a penny between his teeth while bending it with his hand, which considered to be a terrifying act by those who saw it, and inspired many people to give in to Papalia's demands. The. [13] Papalia's parents were not married at the time of his birth, which was a source of much shame for him. The Papalia crime family ( Italian: [papalia]) also known as Papalia 'ndrina, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family [2] based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco in Northern Italy. Rocco projected power and over the years some of it rubbed off on meYou need help? "[61] In 1986, Papalia expressed no remorse for the beating, saying "Bluestein was greedy, he wanted it all for himself. [104] The meeting was held in Italian, a language that Papalia could speak competently, albeit he was "not fluent in the delicacies of the language. Brass knuckles were smashed into his eyes and a broken bottle was ground into his mouth. [53] Two members of the Papalia family have been killed in Australia. To John, it would have been the fact that he was taken for a fool, which he couldn't handle; that he had trusted somebody that he couldn't. [2], The Papalia family, like many 'ndranghetist families, has the habit of marrying its members with other important 'Ndrangheta families of Plat, such as the Marando, Agresta, Perre, Sergi, Trimboli, Musitano, and Molluso. [51], Two of Australia's best known murders have linked to the family. "[111] Papalia responded with a humility and meekness that was unusual for him as he replied, "I know you'll kill me, Vic. [29] The judge at the trial accepted this defense, and sympathetically advised Papalia to see a doctor after his release from prison, saying there were better ways of treating syphilis-induced pain. It exposes a world of big money grabbed and held by the exercise of brute power. [110], The next year, Bader mentioned to a friend from the Montreal underworld about what had happened to him in August 1973, who in turn passed along the news to the Cotroni family. McGowan; McGurk; Papalia. [170] Langton noted Papalia had a marked distaste for outlaw bikers and, in a sign of his power, Walter Stadnick, the former president of Hells Angels Canada, had trouble establishing the Angels in Ontario while Papalia was alive. [10] Papalia later gave his father's internment as the reason as to why he did not serve in the military during World War II. When the police arrested Kenneth Murdock in 1999, he decided to become a government witness. [94] The photographs of Papalia entering the Old City Hall of Toronto to testify at the inquiry dressed in a trench coat and a fedora while smoking a cigarette made the frontpages of the Canadian newspapers. Image Credit: True Crime Daily/YouTube. We though we had a noncompetition agreement. [153][169], Crime expert Jerry Langton called Papalia the most important Ontario Mafioso of his generation. "[146] The police suspect that Barillaro was involved in Iannuzzelli's presumed murder. [92] Detective Sergeant John Gordon Harris of the Hamilton police said, "There wasn't actually any gold key. [148] Papalia was prepared to grudgingly tolerate other outlaw biker clubs such as the Outlaws and Satan's Choice, but drew a line at the Hells Angels. "[122] About his reputation for violence, Papalia said he had "a short fuse" and added, "Hey, we all lose our temper sometime, don't we? [166] The journalists Andr Cdilot and Andr Nol described the Musitano brothers as merely proxies for Vito Rizzuto, the boss of the Rizzuto family, who saw Papalia, who was loyal to the Magaddino family, as an obstacle for his plans to dominate Ontario. [114] Justice Peter Wright said of the three men convicted, "The evidence in his case is grim and appalling. [34] The fact that Bynoe had paid Papalia $100 in exchange for being allowed to have sex with Ryce left him open to the charge of soliciting prostitution, which had had been very embarrassing for him, especially if he was holding a position of power. [86] It was for this reason that Papalia never visited Italy. [66] Through the company records listed Johnny only as an employee of his brother Frank, he was considered by almost everyone to be the real boss of Monarch Vending. [7], Antonio Papalia was a bootlegger with early Picciotteria values,[8] who immigrated to Canada from Delianuova, Calabria, Italy, in 1912, through New York City before moving on to Montreal, Quebec then New Brunswick in the coal mines, before finally settling on Railway Street in Hamilton, Ontario in 1917. [104] Papalia took this duty seriously, attempting to serve as a surrogate father to Domenic Racco and tried to discourage him, albeit unsuccessfully, from abusing drugs. [156], Amid controversy, Papalia was refused a full Funeral Mass by the Diocese of Hamilton due to having been a career criminal. [23] After police raids, Papalia started working with James McDermott and Vincent Feeley in several clubs throughout southern Ontario. [129] During a visit to Montreal, Cotroni asked Simard if Papalia was being polite. Antonio, born in 1894, was thought to have immigrated straight to Canada in 1900, however U.S. immigration records were found in 2004 confirming his origin. [65] The office for the Monarch Vending company was located at 20 Railroad Street and became Papalia's principle base, through officially Monarch Vending was owned and managed by his brother Frank Papalia together with Bruno Monaco. [68] Monarch Vending was a profitable concern, making a daily profit of $12,000. "[37], By the early 1960s, he earned his reputation from the "French Connection", which had then been responsible for supplying over 80 percent of America's heroin market between the 1960s and 1970s. "[75] While waiting trial in New York's West Street jail, Papalia was known as "Canadian John" and learned how to play chess. Pat and his baby-faced, 21-year-old brother, Angelo, were charged with the murder, but struck a deal, pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Papalia's lieutenant, Carmen. "[46] When the answer was no, Papalia replied "Well, it's going to. [27], While Johnny was in jail for an extortion conviction, police focused their attention on his brother Frank, the underboss of the family. The happy-go-lucky mother of five had never displayed . [41] Galante had forged an alliance with the Cotroni family, placing Quebec in the sphere of influence of the Bonanno family, and Magaddino, who wanted to keep southern Ontario in his sphere of influence, chose Papalia as one of his instruments for doing so. "[37] However, Synowich focused on Papalia's sex addiction, calling him "a compulsive womanizer. He got where he is through fear. [152], In April 1997, Pasquale "Fat Pat" Musitano, the boss of the Musitano family, met with Gaetano "Guy" Panepinto, the Toronto agent of Montreal's Rizzuto family, in Niagara Falls. Three kids, now without their parents, and . He was born out of wedlock. [118] After the sale, two of Papalia's other brothers, Rocco and Dominic, promptly set up a new company, Galaxy Vending, whose office was located at the Monarch Vending's old office at 20 Railroad Street. [9] Papalia said of his father, in a 1986 interview with The Globe and Mail's Peter Moon, "I grew up in the '30s and you'd see a guy who couldn't read or write but who had a car and was putting food on the table. Not because he used his name. Sylvestro's son-in-law Danny Gasbarrini, Papalia's brothers Frank, Rocco and Dominic, half-brothers Joseph and Angelo, brother-in-law Tony Pugliese, and associates Red LeBarre, Freddie Gabourie, Frank Marchildon and Jackie Weaver, all worked in running Papalia's clubs. The Musitano family was founded by Angelo Musitano in Canada in the 1940s, and was one of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton, with the other two being the Luppino crime . [75] It was around this time that Papalia started to be known in the underworld as "the Enforcer. Bluestein's Lakeview Club earned more than $13 million a year, but on March 21, 1961, at the Town Tavern in Toronto, Papalia met with Bluestein. No regard for anyone or anything, neither for the criminal laws nor the laws of the underworld. John Joseph Papalia , also known as Johnny Pops Papalia or "The Enforcer", was an Italian-Canadian crime boss of the Papalia crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [107] In 1973, Bader swindled a group of Montreal investors, which Swartz mentioned to Papalia. After the Rizzuto crime family were not re-paid, in September 1996, Mora was shot in the head four times at a Vaughan farm; Giacinto Arcuri was arrested and charged with Mora's murder, but was acquitted for lack of evidence. [133] When Longo died, Iannuzzeli disappeared three days later. He many never have pulled the trigger himself, but for him to say he never killed anybody when he directed other people to do it, I find hard to believe. John would have had me hit. He was killed. To save face he would had to order a hit on me, he would had no choice. LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - A family in Ashburn, Virginia is in shambles after two people were found dead Wednesday morning. [50], In 1955, with assistance from Sylvestro, Papalia started opening charter gambling clubs in Hamilton and Toronto. He was a bootlegger and you looked up to him. [104] Racco asked Papalia to look after his son after his death, which was a mark of great honor within the Mafia subculture. Once you became their friend and earned their respect and you were loyal to them, you didn't have to worryThere was no limit on what they spent. I never had to wait for a drink. John "Johnny Pops" Papalia, one-time boss of the Hamilton-based Papalia crime family/'ndrina, doing the perp walk (c. 1963) Related Topics . [151], In the 1990s, Mora borrowed $7.2 million from Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto and gave the bulk of the money to Papalia to open an upscale restaurant and nightclub in Toronto. [11] Papalia later described himself as a "wild kid" who was known for his womanizing, and who had contracted syphilis by the age of 19. The creeps. [16][5] On 23 April 1944, Perri vanished after going out for a walk and it is believed Papalia along with his father was involved in "the mysterious affair" of Perri's disappearance. The Papalia crime family is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Plat in Southern Italy and Buccinasco in Northern Italy. Papalia, even though he was 73 when he died, he wouldn't have put up with that."[172]. [44][40], In March 2014, close Papalia family associate Daniel Gasbarrini died at the age of 93. 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