16 Facts About Salvatore Montagna

Salvatore Montagna had later been associated with the Rizzuto crime family of Montreal.

Salvatore Montagna later became an acting caporegime for the Bonanno crime family, and by 2004, he was the acting boss of the family in the absence of Vincent Basciano.

In Montreal, Salvatore Montagna rivaled with the Rizzuto crime family, and after the death of boss Nicolo Rizzuto in 2010, he vied for power.

Salvatore Montagna was a dual citizen of Italy and Canada.

Salvatore Montagna started a small metalworking company called Matrix Steel Co.

In 2002, Salvatore Montagna was arrested along with the crew of Patrick DeFilippo for illegal gambling and loansharking charges.

Salvatore Montagna refused to answer questions before a grand jury and was charged with criminal contempt of court.

Salvatore Montagna later pleaded guilty to the charge in 2003, and was placed on a five-year probation.

In 2006, as Basciano was facing jail time, he stated that he would promote the Sicilian faction of the old Bonanno crew back into the family's leadership, as Salvatore Montagna was recognized as the reputed acting boss of the Bonanno crime family from 2006 until 2010, with Nicholas "Nicky Mouth" Santora as underboss and Anthony Rabito as consigliere, making the administration of the Bonanno crime family complete.

At that time, Salvatore Montagna gained the nickname "Bambino Boss" due to his relatively young age, being 35.

In 2008, Salvatore Montagna was still the reputed acting boss of the Bonannos, controlling the entire Bronx faction of the family, as the Daily News linked Salvatore Montagna to known Sicilian Bonanno official Baldassare "Baldo" Amato.

In 2011, following the assassinations of several major Rizzuto mobsters starting in 2009, Salvatore Montagna was identified as one of three major mobsters trying to fill the resulting power vacuum, if not take over the Montreal Mafia himself.

Witnesses reported that Salvatore Montagna jumped in the river in an attempt to escape his killers.

Law enforcement believed that Salvatore Montagna was brought to the house of convicted smuggler Jack Arthur Simpson, as his vehicle was later found parked on a Montreal street.

In 2016, Simpson, Vittorio Mirarchi, Calogero Milioto, Pietro Magistrale, Steven D'Addario, Steven Fracas and Felice Racaniello, all admitted to participating in the plot to kill Salvatore Montagna and accepted plea deals except for Racaniello.

Salvatore Montagna was portrayed by Joris Jarsky in the television drama series Bad Blood, which debuted in 2017, surrounding the Rizzuto crime family.