Defence in double-murder trial concedes accused was at the scene
The defence in the trial of a Nova Scotia man accused of being the getaway driver in a double-murder in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce appears willing to concede Leslie Greenwood was there when it happened but...
View ArticleMan who survived hit was an undercover agent
A man who was the target of a failed organized crime hit that became part of the motive behind a double slaying in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was actually an undercover agent for the RCMP. The revelation was...
View ArticleMaurice Boucher implicated in prison stabbing: Report
Former Hells Angels boss Maurice “Mom” Boucher was involved in a stabbing at the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines prison earlier this week, according to published reports. Boucher and another inmate attacked a...
View ArticlePrison guard murderer wants early parole
A man who took part in the murders of two prison guards 18 years ago on orders from then Hells Angels leader Maurice (Mom) Boucher, in an attempt to intimidate Quebec’s justice system, will ask a jury...
View ArticleMan on trial for double murder in N.D.G. reveals tie to one Quebec's most...
Leslie Greenwood, the man accused of being the getaway driver in a double murder in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, told a jury Wednesday that a man he considers an uncle is a Hells Angel who has been sought by...
View ArticleFormer Hells Angles underling vying to move up his parole eligibility
A former underling in the Hells Angels who took part in the murders of two prison guards and then turned informant on the biker gang began testifying before a jury Wednesday in a hearing where he is...
View ArticleA glimpse into the recent life of a man the Hells Angels would love to kill
Stéphane (Godasse) Gagné hasn’t been entirely a saint while preparing for his hearing, before a jury, where he is seeking an earlier chance at parole on his sentence for murdering a prison guard. In...
View ArticleProsecutors and judges support Stéphane Gagné's efforts
Not every convicted killer seeking a reduction in parole eligibility on his life sentence can present letters of support from judges and prosecutors when he brings his case before a jury. But unlike...
View ArticleDaughters of slain guard tell of lingering pain
Eighteen years later, the daughters of murdered prison guard Diane Lavigne say they’re still struggling to cope. Testifying Wednesday at a hearing where former Hells Angels underling Stéphane Gagné is...
View ArticleSweeping raids target a who's who of Montreal underworld
Some of the most well-known names in Montreal’s underworld were arrested Tuesday in sweeping raids. Sûreté du Québec Chief Inspector Patrick Bélanger said the arrests targeted “very influential heads...
View Article'Brilliant' operation targets underworld’s upper crust
It has been almost two years since the likes of Salvatore Cazzetta, Gregory Woolley and Stefano Sollecito were seen in public at the same event, as among about 1,000 mourners at the visitation for Vito...
View ArticleCharbonneau report: Who was named and what was said
On Gérald Tremblay, who quit as Montreal’s mayor in 2012 when the commission was looking into municipal contracts, and Frank Zampino, who was chairman of the city’s executive committee during the...
View ArticleSuspects in Mafia investigation remain behind bars
Almost all of the major players arrested in last week’s stunning police roundup of the alleged heads of organized crime groups in Montreal will remain behind bars for a while. Arrangements were made...
View ArticleLeslie Greenwood's double murder trial hears closing arguments
One of the lawyers representing Leslie Greenwood in his murder trial has asked the jury to carefully consider the credibility of the Crown’s most important witnesses before reaching their decision....
View ArticleTwo witnesses the Leslie Greenwood jury did not hear from
A jury that began hearing evidence on Sept. 16 in a trial involving a double-murder carried out in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce will finally begin its deliberation on Friday morning. The 12-person jury listened...
View ArticleMafia busts: Arrested lawyer to be released with strict conditions
Defence lawyer Loris Cavaliere has agreed to put his practice on hold as part of a series of conditions to be released from detention two weeks after his arrest in a major organized crime bust....
View ArticleTwo versions of what was behind one of the murder charges in SharQc case
The Operation SharQc trial, which ended abruptly in October setting five men free, involved a general murder conspiracy charge as well as seven first-degree murder charges. At the heart of Justice...
View ArticleReport into failed SharQc trial submitted to Quebec prosecutor's bureau
The head of the provincial prosecutor’s bureau has received the report she ordered in October into how the prosecution failed to turn over evidence, within a reasonable delay, to defence lawyers in the...
View ArticleFormer Hells Angel told he can't sell real estate until sentence expires
A man who was once considered one of the most powerful Hells Angels in Quebec has been told he cannot deal in real estate while he continues to serve a lengthy sentence for conspiring to murder rival...
View ArticleBail hearing set to start Monday for alleged Mafia leaders
The two men alleged to be the new heads of the Mafia in Montreal when they were arrested in November, as part of a police investigation targeting the leaders of criminal organizations in the city, are...
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