Four years in jail for gangster attack on retired Montreal cop

Sandel Pierre, 21, struck Pietro Poletti with a brick during an attack on the ex-detective and his mother in LaSalle in 2020. He was one of three men who attacked the pair. He bought 4 years.

The crown sought 8 years.

The court noted there was no evidence of a motive for the assault on Pietro Poletti and his mother. Before he retired, Poletti had been an expert on the Montreal Mafia and organized crime for decades. Neither victim required hospitalization. Mitchaino Bruno, who is affiliated with the Profit Boyz has been found guilty. He was sentenced to 8 years in June for discharging a gun in front of a convenience store in Montreal North. Yadley Deutz Saint Jean, 25 was also found guilty of assaulting Poletti. The two gangsters will be sentenced in June.

Richard Barnett crying now - convicted on all counts

Richard Barnett shouted that it was “not fair” that he remain in jail. Barnett complained of his pretrial detention after the next court date was set for May. “The government keeps dragging this out and letting everybody else out,” Barnett cried. Barnett was photographed with his feet on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the riot at the Capitol. He was found guilty of 8 Federal charges. “I made some bad mistakes and I regret them, but I don’t think I broke the law,” Barnett foolishly said. Barnett decided to testify and the jury took less than 2 hours to find him guilty on all counts.

Barnett will be sentenced May 3 and is looking at serious time for his crimes.

Trump takes selfie with mob boss Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino

Trump and notorious Philly mob boss Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino wound up in a photo together at a South Florida golf course. Trump posed for the photo with Merlino at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach.

The Philadelphia Inquirer notes "They share an affinity for golf and an aversion to cooperating witnesses who “flip” to help federal investigators.

Commentators say Trump "lacks the sort of protective political infrastructure that would prevent a candidate for president from taking a picture with a convicted mobster whose last stint in federal prison ended in mid-2020." Merlino is the current mob boss in Philadelphia. See ----->Philly Mob Boss Merlino; “It’s easy to kill somebody”

Canadian cops raise alarm over ghost guns

The OPP seized 18 such weapons in 2022, after having found one in 2021.

Cops in Canada seized more than 100 3D-printed guns last year. In Calgary, cops seized 17 3D-printed guns in 2022, compared to just one each in 2021 and 2020. The guns have been found across the country, from cities such as Saskatoon and Winnipeg, to smaller towns. In December, Winnipeg cops busted a ghost gun maker. In NL a Feb bust nailed another manufacturer. Eight 3D-printed firearm frames were seized, along with multiple printers and including silencers, which were also 3D-printed. In Saskatoon, cops seized two 3D printers and gun parts — a first for police there. Cops said that across the country, an untraceable gun can sell for between $2,500 and $7,500.

Bill C-21, Canada's recently introduced firearms legislation, does not target ghost guns specifically. In most U.S. states, residents are allowed to make a gun for personal use. 3 weeks ago the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued an open letter to federal firearms dealers saying a rule that went into effect in August applies to certain partially completed pistol frames and parts kits, subjecting them to regulation. This closes the ‘ghost guns’ loophole in US federal law.

See ----->3D-printed ghost guns
See ----->3D printed ghost gun bust in NL

Mongols David Martinez pulls 10 years for killing cop - out soon

David Martinez

David Martinez of the Mongols MC was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of voluntary manslaughter for killing a Pomona police officer during a 2014 raid. Martinez shot SWAT Officer Shaun Diamond with a shotgun, severing his spine and shattering his jaw. He could be out of prison as soon as March. By March, Martinez will have served 85% of his sentence, the statutory minimum for violent crimes in California. One day after the Oct. 28, 2014 shooting, Diamond was taken off life support and died at Pasadena’s Huntington Hospital.

Spanish cops land 3 tonnes of cocaine

Spanish cops found three tonnes of cocaine on a cargo vessel off the Canary Islands. The 4,300-dwt Blume was intercepted 193 nautical miles (360 km) from the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Togo-flag vessel was reportedly sailing with AIS turned off. The Blume had left the port of Santos, in Brazil, on Dec 20. Its destination was listed as Riga in Latvia.

All 15 Blume crew were arrested. The ship limped across the Atlantic at some 4-6 knots. Manager of the ship is Dignatio Corp.

Gansta G Gang of Four: Genesis, Grayscale, Galaxy, Gemini - update III

Crypto lender Genesis announced that it had filed for bankruptcy.  The health of Genesis, DCG and its affiliated units is critical to the future of others in the crypto space. The apparent pending failure of Genesis stands to bury DCG and its affiliated units. (some 160 entities) Genesis owes DCG $1.1b. DCG owes creditors over $3b. Fears were swirling that $10b bitcoin and crypto giant Digital Currency Group (DCG) was in trouble after its crypto lender Genesis was forced to pause withdrawals and was seeking an emergency $1b loan.

These are four prominent companies in the crypto space; two are associated with crypto billionaire Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group – Grayscale and Genesis Global Capital. The future of crypto exchange Gemini and Galaxy Digital is also uncertain.

Juan Ramon Fernandez - Joe Bravo

In the early 2000s, Italian police intercepted a conversation regarding a drug deal between Mississauga mob figure Juan Ramon Fernandez and a Sicilian mafioso working for Messina Denaro. In the conversation Messina Denaro is referred to by his nickname of 'Diabolik'. Fernandez admitted guilt to a half-dozen underworld charges involving a murder plot, conspiring to traffic 1,000 kg of cocaine with Montreal’s Vito Rizzuto crime group and local Hells Angels, using forged passports, possessing a counterfeit credit card and defrauding a bank. Fernandez supported Rizzuto in his expansion from his Quebec base into the GTA in the early 2000s. The Rizzuto group encountered resistance from GTA underworld groups like the ’Ndrangheta. Fernandez used the names Joe Bravo, Johnny Bravo and James Shaddock.

Juan Ramon Fernandez, right, with Giuseppe Carbone shortly before Carbone killed him.

Two mobsters in Sicily were sentenced to life for killing two gangsters from Canada in 2016. Juan Ramon Fernandez, 56, had been deported from Canada when he was murdered. Dying beside him was Fernando Pimentel, who was visiting Italy to help his exiled boss. Pietro Scaduto, 51, Salvatore Scaduto, 54, and Giuseppe Carbone shot Fernandez and Pimentel to death on April 9, 2013.

Pietro Scaduto, left, Salvatore Scaduto. Giuseppe Carbone became a cooperating witness against the brothers.

Fernandez was close to both Rizzuto and Raynald Desjardins. Desjardins had brought Fernandez into a higher echelon of crime, but it was Rizzuto who gave him his power. Fernandez claimed Rizzuto even inducted him as a “made man” of the Mafia — despite him being Spanish, not Italian. Fernandez’s sin was failure to chose sides: He was “like a priest who visits all the churches.”

The order to kill Fernandez came from Canada. The bodies were dumped in a shallow grave and set ablaze. The car was then driven to a different location and was set on fire to destroy evidence. Unable to resist profit Carbone slipped an expensive watch off Fernandez’s wrist. It had been a gift to him from Rizzuto. Carbone was later caught trying to sell the watch, leading to his arrest. He agreed to help police with their investigation and to testify against his co-accused, becoming a “pentito” in Italian parlance.

Ryan Mark Daigneault back behind bars

Ryan Mark Daigneault was awaiting trial on a dozen drug trafficking and weapons charges. He is back behind bars charged with assault causing bodily harm. Daigneault was one of 10 people busted 2 years ago in Project Weaver, a probe of gun and drug trafficking led by the OPP’s biker enforcement unit. The investigation targeted 4 criminal organizations, including the Outlaws in London. Ryan 'Big Red' Daigneault appeared in a London court by video link. He was remanded in custody pending an appearance.

Cops seized 31 guns, 81 grenades, two grenade launchers, 22 other prohibited devices, three explosive projectiles, 98 kg of pot, 16 kg of magic mushrooms, 10 kg of cocaine, more than two kg of hashish, 715 grams of MDMA, 8 vehicles and $130k in cash.

In 2018 Daigneault walked from accusations of plotting a hit on a member of the Hells Angels. While Daigneault was in custody awaiting trial the Hells Angels arranged an assault. They sent the wrong tuffs and Daigneault lived up to his 'Big Red'. The assault failed miserably.

Bikie Dayne Brajkovich - Out and Fu*k the Police - update IV

Bikie Dayne Brajkovich has won his legal battle after being found not guilty of displaying bikie insignia.

Brajkovich took to the stand at Perth Magistrates Court to deny allegations he wore a Hells Angels club logo on a shirt while walking past Ascot Racecourse on January 21, five days after he was booted from the club. He was also accused of displaying a tattoo referencing the club at Belmont Shopping Centre a few days later on January 30. Brajkovich suggested the shirt shown in CCTV footage being worn by a heavily tattooed man was a fake and stated he “doesn’t wear fake shit” when he has “two-hundred grand around his neck” – referring to his trademark gold chain. Brajkovich was booted from the Hells Angels in early 2022. His new wife, Jacinta Hill, told the packed courtroom her husband had been let go by the Hells Angels for “bashing the president”.

Former HA bikie Dayne Brajkovich thinks a swastika on his chiny chin chin is super. Dayne Brajkovich bashed Rebels boss Nick Martin weeks before his public assassination. Shots were fired at Brajkovich’s home in Ascot in early March 2021. Nobody was injured.

The words 'revenge' and 'enforcer' are still marked on Brajkovich's inky head.

Dayne Brajkovich was expelled from the HAMC. His troubles continued as he was charged under WA's tough new anti-gang laws. Brajkovich needed to 'do' something about his dopey tatoos before stepping out in public, and that he did. The words 'sergeant at arms' has been covered. A '1%' tattoo on his chest is now a black diamond.

Among Brajkovich's many tattoos are the word 'Hells Angels' on his forehead and '1%er' on his neck. Cops suggest he needs to buy cases of band-aids to walk the streets of Perth. Brajkovich couldn't be missed at a recent court appearance. He was wearing a red and black HAMC jersey, along with a Gucci cap, sunglasses and a massive gold chain, bracelet and watch. His pretty shoes were likewise designer club colours. Brajkovich, 41, faced Perth Court, not the fashion police, and was fined $300, plus $248 in court costs. He pleaded guilty to entering a premises where he was barred. It is not known if they had a dress code for circus clowns.

See -----> Nick Martin, Rebels bikie boss whacked - sniper
See ----->Bikie sniper pleads guilty - 20 years

Daniel Lesin - Ferrari con boy

Daniel Lesin, 24, is not a typical rich kid. He’s not rich at all, and neither are his parents, even though Lesin claimed his father is a Russian billionaire. He lassoed the good life, driving rare exotic cars, and wearing expensive watches and designer clothes. He claimed to have invented gambling software while in college, and his hedge fund father was funding it all. It was all a fabrication, one suckers lapped up with gusto. For four years, Lesin persuaded buyers into giving him huge sums of cash and wire transfers up-front with the promise of a car, but he never delivered anything in return.

Fraudulent Lesin purchase order.

In June 2022 he began selling fake reservation slots for the coveted Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 to buyers across the U.S. and Canada. One buyer even shelled out seven figures for a place in line that didn't exist outside of Lesin's imagination. Lesin was sentenced to 45 months in prison and he forfeited more than $2m in cash. The total traceable funds identified in the court case was $2,270,865.50. Lesin also relinquished nearly $200k in luxury Ulysse-Nardin and Rolex watches, and a Salvador Dali painting. That time doesn't sound like much considering the dope was looking at 20 years for wire fraud.

HA linked Cornwall biker whacked by Bandidos - update II

Benjamin Parry

A group of bikers killed David Crawford, 59, by smashing into the back of his bike and dragging his body for nearly a mile. Benjamin Parry, 42, Thomas Pawley, 32, and Chad Brading, 36, were all convicted of manslaughter by a jury. Crawford had been wearing his colors on a 'rival patch' at the time of the incident, which is considered 'bad form'. Crawford told the jury: 'I had a rush of blood to the head and decided to knock him off into the verge. I lost all me common sense.' He goes to jail for 12 years.

Thomas Pawley - 4 years

Chad Brading - 4 years

Moment Benjamin Parry, 42, felt the body of David Crawford finally dislodge from under his van after dragging it along the A38. CCTV video captured and identified the men. The jury had already seen Crawford as he was followed. All 3 bikers pleaded not guilty.

David 'Mad Dog' Crawford, 59, belonged to the Cornwall branch of the Red Chiefs Motorcycle Club, an HA affiliated farm club. Bandidos Benjamin Parry, Thomas Pawley and Chad Brading are charged in the murder of Crawford, who was mowed down and dragged hundreds of metres along the A38 on May 12.

Chad Brading was the president of the Plymouth Bandidos MC. Parry, 42, drove the van. They worked together to carry out their targeted attack on Crawford.