Pietro "Peter" Scarcella is an Italian-Canadian mobster based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, linked to the Sicilian Rizzuto crime family of Montreal, Quebec.
10 Facts About Pietro Scarcella
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In 1983, Volpe was found dead in the trunk of his car, and Pietro Scarcella is said to be the last one to see Volpe alive before his unsolved murder.
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In 2012, Pietro Scarcella was released on a statutory release program.
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Pietro Scarcella was born on 12 July 1950 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
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Pietro Scarcella immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of nine, and obtained Canadian citizenship in 1971.
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In 1980, Pietro Scarcella was charged in connection with a commissions scam at a disposal company and was found guilty of writing phony invoices.
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Pietro Scarcella moved up in Volpe's organization, having a hand in running the gambling and loan-sharking operations, while working on schemes where they would be paid kickbacks from both the union and the developers for negotiating construction contracts.
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However, in November 1983, Volpe was found dead in the trunk of his BMW at Pearson International Airport; Pietro Scarcella is said to be the last one to see Volpe alive before his unsolved murder.
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In 2009, Pietro Scarcella recommended that Martino Caputo should start working with Nick Nero when the latter was released on parole.
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On 11 April 2012, Pietro Scarcella was released on a statutory release program.