evvabeing
Senior Member
the quebec corruption report is finally out... and there are those that want a similar look into ontario...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...construction-corruption-coming-out-today.htmlGTA organized crime expert Antonio Nicaso said that the problems of Mafia infiltration into construction are not unique to Quebec.
Nicaso, who testified before the commission, said he was surprised that the Mafia skimmed 2.5 per cent from construction contracts, according to testimony before the Charbonneau commission.
That meant that mobsters got 0.5 per cent less than crooked politicians.
“That was a bit of a surprise,” said Nicaso, who has studied the Mafia worldwide. “Usually they (Mafia and politicians) share the same percentage.”
Civil servants and engineers made another 1 per cent, Nicaso noted.
Nicaso said that he welcomes the creation of an organized crime task force by the Ontario Provincial Police rather than another corruption commission for Ontario.
Nicaso said he was disappointed that the commission couldn’t compel key criminals involved in construction to testify.
Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto died of natural causes while the commission was ongoing.
Rizzuto’s one-time ally Raynald Desjardins went to prison for an underworld hit and never was forced to testify about his construction dealings.
Nicaso praised the commission for highlighting how the Mafia manages to connect the underworld with the so-called respectable world of politicians, bankers and unions.
“This is what the Mafia is all about,” Nicaso said. “You can’t have a Mafia without the politicians who help out.”