Hitman Gérald Gallant - Canada's most prolific killer

Gérald Gallant's hallmark was to kill with shots to the head, neck and chest.

Gérald Gallant is 5'-8" with a thin frame and a stutter. The unassuming hit man admitted killing 29, including a bystander, between 1978 and 2003, making him the most prolific assassin in Canadian history.

Gallant killed often through the ’80s and ’90s, with Desfosses paying $10k per hit.

A young Gallant worked for West-End Gang kingpin Raymond Desfosses, who gave him his first contract in 1980. He didn’t hesitate to kill anyone, but he had standards. Desfosses hired him to kill Gilles Cote in 1985. "I saw that he had a little kid next him," Gallant said. "(My partner) got ready to shoot. I told him ‘whoa, whoa! He has a little kid, you understand me? We never do that!'

We’ll come back tomorrow!’ Gallant was true to his word and Cote was riddled with bullets the next day.

Gallant confessed and named names, putting away 11 gangsters.

Work was plentiful by 1997, with the biker war pitting the Hells Angels against the Rock Machine. In 1998 he eliminated five, including Paul Cotroni Jr., son of deposed mob boss Frank Cotroni. The 2000 murder of Bob Savard, right-hand man to HA boss Maurice "Mom" Boucher, was a sign Gallant’s nerve was cracking. His associate and two bystanders were injured in a hail of gunfire. Gallant killed two more between 2000 and 2003, and hatched a failed plot to kill Boucher. Gallant killed the wrong man during a hit in Ste-Adele in 2001 and left behind DNA evidence. It was the end. In 2008, Gallant received 48 life sentences for murder and attempted murder.

He won’t be eligible for parole until 2033, by which time he will be 83 years old.

Brazil battles PCC in Amazon

Brazil’s battle to reclaim land from illegal miners turned deadly after 5 were killed in violence in the Amazon’s Yanomami territory. The bloodshed began when masked miners launched an attack on a Yanomami village called Uxiu.

Four miners were killed as special forces raided a cassiterite and gold field called 'Garimpo do Ouro Mil'.

The arrival of federal forces prompted gun battles. The camp belongs to be the First Capital Command (PCC) – a São Paulo prison gang that has grown to become one of South America’s most powerful gangs.Illegal miners have devastated the Yanomami territory, causing Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to call it 'an attempted genocide'.

Cops say there were up to 20,000 miners in the Yanomami lands, but many left after raids on 327 mining camps and destruction of 18 planes and two helicopters.

Gangsters use a fleet of helicopters to supply the mines – and smuggle out gold and cassiterite. Cops say the complete closure of Yanomami airspace to such aircraft is critical to stopping the mining.

7,000 pounds of cocaine lassoed by Mexican Navy

The Mexican navy intercepted a submersible in the Pacific which was carrying 7,000 pounds of cocaine. 5 people aboard the vessel were arrested.

Vancouver man who opened hard drug store dies of overdose

In May, Jerry Martin opened 'The Drugs Store' out of a mobile trailer in the heart of the Downtown Eastside and sold drugs such as cocaine, heroin and meth that were advertised as clean with no impurities. Cops shut him down the next day. Martin was found unconscious several days ago and hospitalized. After his brain failed to register any activity, his family took him off life support. Its thought he died from a fentanyl overdose.

Ohio GOP Larry Householder goes away for 20 years

Once among the most powerful politicians in Ohio, Householder is a convicted felon.

Ex Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years for the largest corruption scandal in state history. He bought the maximum for orchestrating a $60m illegal bribery scheme that fueled his return to politics. He was taken into custody, with a judge declaring “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” Householder's tearful pleas for mercy were met with his quotes; “If you’re going to fuck with me, I’m going to fuck with your kids”

“we can fuck with him later” - “fuck him ’til he’s dead.”

The judge called Householder “a bully with a lust for power” whose scheme marked an “assault on democracy, the betrayal of everyone in Ohio.” Householder orchestrated a $60m bribery scheme secretly funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to secure Householder’s power, elect his allies, and pass legislation containing a $1 billion bailout for two aging nuclear power plants.

Michael 'Yuppie Don' Franzese

Michael 'Yuppie Don' Franzese is a former New York mobster and caporegime of the Colombo crime family. Son of Colombo underboss John "Sonny" Franzese, Michael Franzese rose quickly in the Colombo family. By the 1980s, he was a capo. Franzese's rise was fueled by his lucrative gasoline rackets. Working with the Russian Mafia, Franzese sold millions of gallons of gasoline. The family would collect the state and federal taxes, but kept the money. At the same time, they were selling gas at lower prices than gas stations. In 1985, Franzese was indicted on 14 counts of racketeering, counterfeiting and extortion from the gasoline bootlegging racket. In 1986, Franzese pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to ten years in prison with $14m in restitution.

In 1987, while in prison, Franzese walked away from the Colombo family. Franzese renounced organized crime, become a born again Christian and became a speaker. He has spoken as a 'life skills expert'. Once described as the biggest Mob earner since Al Capone, Michael Franzese has been redeemed as a pew-packing evangelist decrying the evils of his old life, part of the deal is that he now gets to go to heaven and live forever with Jesus. His 'true-life' story has been airing forever.

Genovese capo sentenced to 24 months on gambling and racketeering charges.

John Campanella, Nicholas Calisi

Nicholas Calisi, 54, pleaded guilty to the charges in February, along with Genovese soldier John Campanella, 48. The latter was sentenced to 13 months in prison. Both men had faced a maximum of 20 years in prison. Calisi and Campanella were charged with racketeering conspiracy in April 2022 along with another capo Ralph Balsamo, solider Michael Messina and associates Michael Poli and Thomas Poli. Balsamo and Messina will be sentenced shortly.

Capo Ralph Balsamo pleaded guilty.

Romanian shoplifting ring busted in Montreal - Romanian mafia

Laurentiu Baicu, 37, Tiberius Léonard Miron, 40, and Claudia Macu.

Laval cops say the Romanians were staying in Canada after applying for asylum. They would stay for a few months stealing as much as possible, before leaving the country. Laurentiu Baicu, aged 37, remains in custody following his arrest. Tiberius Léonard Miron, 40, was released with conditions, as were Claudia Macu, Vijai Alexe and Ionel Nituwere. Valter Ionut Alexe, aged 29, and Timotei Ion, aged 27, are still wanted by cops.

Valter Ionut Alexe, 29, and Timotei Ion, 27.

Crooks targeted chains of computer equipment stores, clothing and sports equipment, as well as luxury clothing. More than $70,000 in stolen loot was recovered. Goods were sent to Romania for resale. The Romanian mafia is known worldwide for ATM-skimmings as well as pimping and drug trafficking. Gangs are organized horizontally, with the leader of a group being called 'Nașu' which means "Godfather" in Romanian.

Vijai Alexe and Ionel Nitu.

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Vallejo HA Dennis Killough Jr. in the chit again = 46 months

A federal judge sentenced HA Dennis Killough Jr., 52, to 46 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Jaime Alvarez

HA Jaime Alvarez, 52, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony crime. He was sentenced to 21 months in the big house.

Kenneth Caspers Jr., Dennis Killough Jr., Jaime Alvarez, and Michael Mahoney.

HA Michael Mahoney, 30, pled guilty and he's off to the pen for a mandatory minimum of 5 years. A search warrant at his home found a .38 and a 12-gauge shotgun with a sawed off barrel. HA Dennis Killough Jr., 51, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and faces as much as 10 years in prison when sentenced.

Cops entered Killough’s home as part of an investigation into a brutal beating at the Vallejo chapter’s clubhouse. In October 2021, two different victims, both members of puppet clubs of the Hells Angels, were beaten by Killough and two other club members. A Taurus G2C 9 mm compact pistol and a Taurus model PT 745 Pro handgun were found by cops. Killough has prior felony convictions, including previous firearm convictions. In 2013 Killough was busted with his wife, then a CHP dispatcher. He tried to sell stolen military equipment to an undercover cop, including AR-15 assault rifles. He was also nailed for selling meth. HA Michael Mahoney has pleaded not guilty to two felony firearms charges.

The Vallejo chapter was long considered the enforcement arm for the Oakland chapter, founded by the late Ralph 'Sonny' Barger. It was notorious for involvement in an Oct. 5, 1986, mass murder of a family of four, including two children, ages 5 and 17, in Fort Bragg. It was a heinous crime that made national headlines.

Sydney gangster Alen Moradian whacked

Before he was gunned down, Alen Moradian was likened by his wife to TV mafia boss Tony Soprano. Moradian, 48, was shot to death in a targeted attack in an underground carpark at Bondi Junction. In 2011 he was sentenced to a maximum of 16 years and nine months after pleading guilty to his role in a cocaine shipment. Moradian was sentenced to a non-parole period of 10 years and five months and was released in December 2017. Moradian imported cocaine and supplied a large commercial quantity of the drug. Moradian decked out his Pennant Hills home with luxury and designer items, cars, and motorcycles. After his bust, Moradian’s lawyer arranged for the surrender of firearms, including a machine gun, grenade launcher and automatic rifle.

Alen “Fathead” Moradian was a major player in organized crime with links to the Comanchero biker gang. Moradian was part of a secret cartel called the Commission, which controls the drug market in Sydney. The two assassins dumped a grey Porsche Macan a few minutes’ drive away. The killers tried and failed to burn the luxury car as they fled, managing only to blacken the windows and partially melt the interior. Cops found a gun inside. Moradian and his wife, Natasha Youkhana, lived a decadent, luxurious lifestyle buying property, designer furniture, jewellery, and luxury travel, all using drug money.

Mexico destroys 14 'monstruos'

The Mexican government destroyed 14 homemade tanks known as “Monsters” used by the country’s narco gangs. The destruction was held in the border town of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. These most recently seized homemade tanks were made by the Gulf Cartel, Zetas and Northeast Cartel.

In the last four years, Tamaulipas state cops have seized 257 similar armored vehicles from narcos. Mexican police battling against the cartels in the area also recently made a high profile arrest, bringing in Salinas Cortinas of the Gulf cartel, whose is nicknamed “La Cabra,” or “The Goat”

Foreign-origin betel nut smuggling lassoed in India

Betel nut is the seed of the fruit of the areca palm. It is also known as areca nut.

Wasim Bawla was busted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Bawla was arrested for smuggling foreign-origin betel nuts through the India-Myanmar border without payment of customs duty. Bogus invoices facilitated the sale and purchase of betel nuts in the Nagpur region of Maharashtra.

Myanmar accounts for more than half of Southeast Asia’s betel consumption.

Use involves the ingestion of a combination of betel leaves and areca nut along with other ingredients. It is common throughout Asia. Today there are about 600 million betel users worldwide. With nicotine, alcohol and caffeine, betel nuts are one of the most popular mind-altering substances in the world. Betel nut is a stimulant and a carcinogen.

5 years for NZ smash and grab robber Christensen

Christensen's lawyer said the poor baby suffered from a “warped unreality” that showed his inability to distinguish between right and wrong.

Bayley James Christensen, 20, was involved in 4 robberies that came to light when cops found pictures on his phone of him with stacks of cash and messages of him boasting about his stolen loot. He appeared at the Christchurch District Court and sat in the dock smirking with his supporters, some of whom sniggered as one of his victims retold the terrifying story of crooks smashing through her store. The victim said she couldn’t find the words to describe the helplessness she felt when the youths burst in, masked and yelling threats while smashing the counter glass with hammers.

'Trump won!' yells Danial Rodriguez as he's put away for 12 years

Daniel (DJ) Rodriguez, 40, yelled, "Trump won!" as he was led out of the courtroom. Its 12 years and seven months behind bars for the retard for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The judge said Rodriguez was "a one-man army of hate, attacking police and destroying property" at the Capitol. Cop Michael Fanone's body camera captured him screaming out in pain after Rodriguez shocked him with a stun gun while he was surrounded by a mob. He later suffered a heart attack.