In New York City on May 5th, 2007, the Canadian mobster,Vito Rizzuto, who took part in the spectacular slaying of three New York Mafia captains in 1981 pleaded guilty to racketeering as part of a plea deal calling for him to serve just 10 years in prison.
Vito Rizzuto is the former mob boss of the organized crime network known as the "Montreal Mafia." Rizzuto went to New York in the 1980's at the request of the Bonanno crime family. His presence was requested to help kill three captains suspected of plotting a coup against the Bonanno crime family don.
Vito Rizzuto's sentence is a light, but prosecutors said their options were limited.
Rizzuto was charged as part of a racketeering case, and under federal law at the time of the killing, faced a maximum of only 20 years if he went to trial and was found guilty. The law has subsequently been changed to allow for a life sentence, but the change does not apply to old crimes.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Andres said the age of the case, which would have made prosecution somewhat difficult, made the light term acceptable.
Vito Rizzuto was one of over 100 alleged Bonanno family members snared in an investigation that crippled the organization and ultimately led its boss, Joseph Massino, to plead guilty to orchestrating a string of murders, including the 1981 social club slayings.
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