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Game of Crimes

21: Part 1: Stephen Metelsky and the Inside Story of Canadian Organized Crime

Game of Crimes

Game of Crimes

True Crime

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Metelsky is the author of "Undercover: Stories from the underworld of law enforcement" and spent 21 years in Canadian law enforcement before retiring in 2017 as a Sergeant. During his final year, Stephen worked with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as part of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. The target? Some of the most violent mobsters in Canada. Stephen's work developing informants was recognized by RCMP as he produced vital information needed to bring down violent organized crime families. His account of a police agent being inducted into the Bonanno family as a 'made' man is the highlight of the multi-year investigation.




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0:00.0

This week, Stephen Matelsky gives us a front-row view to the inside of Canadian organized crime.

0:19.9

It's just a little back history.

0:21.7

Their father, Paul Ovioli, in the 1970s was the underboss of the Montreal mob.

0:27.9

So the Montreal has long historically been considered to be the sixth family from New York

0:33.6

because they're directly connected to the banana crime family.

0:37.5

And ironically, Paul Ovioli, while he was the underboss in Montreal, this is in the

0:41.8

late 70s, he allowed a undercover Bob Minard to rent a room above his gelato shop for

0:49.6

six years.

0:50.9

And this is where Paul Ovioli, this was in downtown Montreal Quebec.

0:56.7

So just to give some context, he was, Bob Minard was able to hook up recording devices

1:02.9

and years and years of mob information, not just Montreal, but the inner workings of New

1:08.8

York City and the banana crime family and the commission.

1:12.6

Welcome to Game of Crimes.

1:26.7

Hey, everybody, welcome back.

1:33.4

This is the first episode of Game of Thrones where Murph has left me, the traitorous bastard

1:40.0

and moved to Florida.

1:41.0

I am Morgan Wright, the host, apparently I'm going to be the host of the show in Loudon

1:45.2

County because Murph is doing old people things in Florida.

1:49.4

I got my black socks on and my sandals, my Burmute shorts, I'm looking good.

1:54.4

My Burb buffet here, I come.

1:56.6

Oh my God.

1:57.6

Are you still can't find shit?

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