Rocco Sollecito

Rocco Sollecito (1948/9 – May 27, 2016) was a member of the Rizzuto crime family based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Biography

Sollecito was born in Bari, Italy.[1] Sollecito was believed to be one of the "top five figures" within the Rizzuto family and was responsible for deals within the construction industry.[1] Sollecito was arrested in 2006 along with dozens of others including Nicola Rizzuto and his son Nicolo, and Paolo Renda as part of Project Colisée.[2] Sollecito pled guilty in 2008 to "general conspiracy to commit extortion, bookmaking, illegal gaming as well as being in possession of the proceeds of crime" and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment, though he was released in the summer of 2011.[3][4][5]

His son, Stefano, and Vito Rizzuto's son, Leonard, are believed to be the heads of the Mafia in Montreal, who were both arrested and charged with drug trafficking and gangsterism in 2015.[1]

Death

Sollecito was shot to death in Laval, Quebec around 08:30 ET on 27 May 2016 while driving a white BMW SUV.[6] He was 67 years old at the time of his death.[1] Sollecito's death is believed to be part of dismantling the older generation of the Rizzuto family.[7] Sollecito's death occurred just months after the death of 52-year-old Lorenzo (Skunk) Giordano, a "lieutenant" within the Rizzuto family who was shot to death in a parking lot in Laval.[6][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Major figure in Montreal Mafia gunned down". The Globe and Mail. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Mafia leader assassinated in Laval". CTV. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Six Plead Guilty: Rounded up during cops' Project Colisée". Canada.com. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Vito Rizzuto retrouve un allié de taille" (in French). La Presse. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Aging Montreal mob boss set to walk free". Canada.com. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  6. 1 2 "Rocco Sollecito, reputed high-ranking Montreal Mafia member, killed in Laval". CBC. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Rocco Sollecito's shooting part of 'final cleanup' of Montreal Mafia's old guard". CBC. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  8. ↑ "Rizzuto 'underboss' shot dead in Laval". CBC. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
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