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CTV News
04-07-2025
- CTV News
Alleged Montreal Mafia boss Leonardo Rizzuto no longer allowed to practice law
Leonardo Rizzuto, 56, arrested at his home in Laval, Que., as part of a series of police raids on organized crime members on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Source: Patrick Sanfaçon/La Presse) The alleged head of the Montreal Mafia, now behind bars on a murder charge, has had his lawyer's licence suspended. Leonardo Rizzuto, 56, the youngest son of the late reputed Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto, was arrested along with 10 other suspects in a massive Montreal police operation on June 12 targeting organized crime groups in Quebec. He was charged with first-degree murder in the 2011 death of Lorenzo Lopresti and conspiracy to commit murder against several other men between 2011 and 2019. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Bar of Quebec (Barreau du Québec) said its disciplinary council has ordered the immediate provisional suspension of Rizzuto's right to practice law and the right to use the title reserved for members of the bar. 'Depending on the outcome of the criminal case, the Bar will provide updates on developments relating to his right to practice,' the statement reads. Records show that Rizzuto obtained his licence to practice law in Quebec in 1999. Following his arrest at his home in Laval, he remains in jail as the criminal proceedings continue. The raids in June resulted in the arrests of several people with alleged ties to the Italian Mafia, Hells Angels, and criminal street gangs who are accused of being involved in several murders in Montreal and around Quebec over a decade. Rizzuto survived an assassination attempt in 2023, when his Mercedes was shot at while he was driving on a Laval highway.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged with murder after admitting to shooting other man in Herndon, police say
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. () — Authorities have charged a man with second-degree murder after he admitted to shooting another man in Herndon Friday night, police said. At around 9:40 p.m., officers from the Herndon Police Department responded to calls about a 'disorderly' man in the 300 block of Elden St. A short time later, Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba,18, of McLean, Va., called the police department and said he encountered the man on Elden Street and he shot him, according to police. When officers arrived at the scene, they gave the injured man medical treatment until medics took him to the hospital, where he died. As of Saturday morning, police have not released his name. Pentagon bans reporters from certain areas of building without escort Officers took Shirinipaziziba into custody at the scene. After conducting interviews, authorities charged him with second degree murder and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he is being held without bond. Police noted that the unidentified man and Shirinipaziziba did not know each other before the shooting. Investigators urge anyone who witnessed the shooting to call the police department at 703-435-6846. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
