 | Four men, including one with longstanding ties to the Montreal Mafia, face charges after their bust in Montreal. Mafioso Pietro D’Adamo, 54, of Île-Perrot, Joshua Sarroino, 31, of LaSalle, and frequent flyer Lawrence Cooney, 56, of Verdun were nailed. Two guns was seized. D'Adamo is a clan leader and an influential figure in the Montreal mafia. He is a street boss and leads a clan in southwest Montreal and is close to Irish organized crime and the Sicilians. D'Adamo is currently facing charges of threatening and intimidating cops. Joshua Sarroino, 31, was acquitted by a jury of the murder of Éric Francis De Souza, committed in May 2019. He faces fraud charges in a grandparent scheme. Cooney is a veteran, frequent flyer thug. |
 | Enforcer for the West End Gang Lawrence Cooney, 54, received a three-year sentence at the Montreal courthouse in 2022 after he pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and cocaine. Cops were informed he was acting as a bodyguard for top players and followed Cooney on three different dates during June and July 2022, proving it. “He was wearing a man purse while he was around people associated with organized crime. With that in mind the police obtained a search warrant for his Volkswagen Golf and also at his place. They found a loaded firearm. They also found seven grams of cocaine inside the car and $1,595 in cash in different areas.” Defence lawyer Dominique Shoofey admitted “This is not Mr. Cooney’s first day in court,” Cooney has survived at least two attempted hits. |
