1. Gerlando Sciascia was born in Cattolica Eraclea in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, the same area as Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto.
14 Facts About Gerlando Sciascia
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In 1955, Gerlando Sciascia immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, later moving to the United States, to New York City three years later in 1958.
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Gerlando Sciascia's business headquarters was a small jewelry store in the Bronx.
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However, due to his Sicilian upbringing, Gerlando Sciascia had close ties to the Bonanno crew in Montreal, which included Rizzuto.
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Once the men were inside, Gerlando Sciascia signalled the attack by slowly running his fingers through his hair.
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In 1983, Gerlando Sciascia was indicted for attempting to transport 46 kilograms of heroin from Canada to the United States.
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In 1986, Gerlando Sciascia was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police based on the drug trafficking charges in the US.
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In 1988, after two years in Canadian custody fighting the extradition order, Gerlando Sciascia was deported back to the United States.
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Wealthy from his heroin trafficking days, Gerlando Sciascia established a small construction company in the Bronx.
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On February 9,1990, Gerlando Sciascia was acquitted on the narcotics trafficking charges in New York.
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In July 1991, Gerlando Sciascia applied to the Canadian government for readmission to Canada, basing his application on his son Joseph's residence in Montreal.
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Gerlando Sciascia defended the killing to Salvatore Vitale as justified because LoPresti had become addicted to drugs.
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When Bonanno capo Anthony Graziano, a Massino loyalist, appeared high on drugs in a meeting, Gerlando Sciascia started telling other Bonanno family members that Graziano was a substance abuser.
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On March 18,1999, Gerlando Sciascia received a note at his jewelry store telling him to meet DeFilippo at a location in Manhattan.