Former hostage in Montreal Mafia dispute paroled in pot-smuggling case
A Montreal man who was once held hostage for more than a month as part of a dispute that involved the highest levels of the Montreal Mafia has been granted parole on a lengthy sentence he received four...
View ArticleNo jail time for getaway driver in home invasion at Mafia leader's residence
A young man who acted as a getaway driver when someone stormed into the Laval home of a Montreal Mafia leader and threatened the mobster’s family at gunpoint will not have to serve jail time for his...
View ArticleHomicide victim was drug dealer who feared poverty of his youth
The man gunned down Thursday night inside a car-repair shop in St-Léonard once told a parole officer he had opted for the life of a drug dealer as a means to escape the poverty he experienced as a...
View ArticleNotorious West End Gang leader Allan (The Weasel) Ross has died
Allan (The Weasel) Ross, one of the more notorious organized crime figures ever to emerge from Montreal, died of natural causes earlier this week while serving a life sentence in the United States. An...
View ArticleWoman in dog-attack case awaits sentence for selling ecstasy
The woman who was looking after a dog when it attacked and seriously injured two of her grandchildren inside her home in Montreal North last week is awaiting a sentence in a case in which she recently...
View ArticleMan charged with killing girlfriend wants statement to police tossed out
A man who has been assessed as having the intellectual capacity of a 10-year-old will learn later this year if a statement he gave to police, following his arrest for the murder of his girlfriend, is...
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Lachine man admits to killing girlfriend's son with a spear
A 44-year-old Lachine resident put a halt to his upcoming jury trial at the Montreal courthouse by admitting he stabbed his girlfriend and killed her son with a spear after a day of heavy drinking...
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Reza Tehrani, Montrealer who bribed CRA employee, faces sentencing hearing
A Montreal businessman who bribed a Canada Revenue Agency employee before and after the public official agreed to become an undercover agent in an RCMP investigation is scheduled to have a sentence...
View ArticleSuspect in kidnapping of Chez Cora chief was in financial trouble
A Laval man charged with kidnapping the president of the popular Chez Cora chain of breakfast restaurants will remain detained for at least two more days for a a bail hearing scheduled for Friday. Paul...
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Pierrefonds man who killed Kelly-Anne Drummond denied parole again
A former Pierrefonds resident has been denied parole a second time as he continues to serve a life sentence for murdering his girlfriend more than a decade ago. Following a hearing held on Tuesday at...
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Two men admit to killing Rwandan refugee over simple drug debt
Two men who were set to undergo a lengthy murder trial before a jury next week at the Montreal courthouse opted instead on Thursday to admit to their roles in the violent death of Gilbert...
View ArticleN.D.G. massage therapist sentenced to 18 months for sexual assaults
A man who operated as a massage therapist in Notre Dame de Graçe for years has been sentenced to an 18-month prison term for having sexually assaulted seven of his clients. David Kost admitted to...
View ArticleDrug dealer tied to Hells Angels ordered to turn over DNA because of Facebook...
A Quebec Court judge has ruled that a photo accompanied by a comment made by a drug dealer while he was being sought in connection with a police crackdown on cocaine trafficking networks tied to the...
View ArticleMan charged with harassing C.D.N.—N.D.G. mayor to face new accusations
A 58-year-old man who was scheduled to begin a trial next week on a charge alleging he criminally harassed Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough Mayor Sue Montgomery will instead make his first...
View ArticleMan who killed woman in Dorval by stomping on her head to be released
A West Island resident who killed a woman he had just met by stomping on her head during an argument has been ordered to reside at a halfway house while he continues to serve what remains of his...
View ArticleGrowth in container traffic creates 65 jobs at Port of Montreal
Strong growth in container traffic from Europe to Canada will create 65 new full-time jobs at the Port of Montreal. The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) made the announcement on Monday, stating...
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Drug dealer tied to murdered Mob-tied loan shark granted day parole
A Laval man who recently admitted he served as the longtime right-hand man to a powerful Mafia-tied loan shark who was murdered five years ago has been granted day parole. He is serving a sentence for...
View ArticleMan charged in Mile End death and dismemberment case led nomadic life
A murder case brought against a travelling musician who is alleged to have killed and dismembered a fellow bandmate inside an apartment they were sharing in Mile End weeks before police even knew the...
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Notorious bank bandit sentenced in Montreal armoured-car heist
One of Canada’s most notorious bank robbers has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a Rosemont heist fours years ago. With time already served, his remaining sentence amounts to...
View ArticleMontreal businessman who bribed CRA employee seeks new lawyer
A Montreal businessman who admitted this year that he bribed a Canada Revenue Agency employee before and after the man became an undercover agent in an RCMP investigation is looking for a new lawyer...
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