Episode 215- Leonardo Rizzuto ARRESTED In Montreal

The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Jeff Nadu

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Leonardo Rizzuto is the reputed head of the Mafia in Montreal, Quebec Canada. He comes from a downright dynasty of mob bosses headed by his father Vito Rizzuto and his grandfather Niccolo Rizzuto. On Thursday June 12, Rizzuto was arrested alongside various high ranking members of the Mob in Montreal. Today we delve into who Leo Rizzuto is and the arrest complaints against him and other mobsters. In the first ten or so minutes I discussed a little news involving Colombo mob killer John Pappa and his recent decision involving his release from prison

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Jeff Nadu is an American Mafia and organized crime researcher, podcaster and content creator. He has worked at Barstool Sports and was hired personally by Dave Portnoy. His podcast "The Sitdown" with Jeff Nadu has put out hundreds of biographies on various mobsters, gangsters and criminals. He's also personally interviewed mobsters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Dom Cicale, Anthony Ruggiano Jr, Gene Borrello and others as well as US Prosecutor John Gleeson and FBI Agents Joaquin "Jack" Garcia and Michael Campi. He has been personally endorsed by former Gambino mob captain Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo, esteemed author RJ Roger, and former Colombo Crime Family captain Michael Franzese.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sit Down, a Mafia History podcast.
0:16.4	Here's your host, Jeff Nadeo.
0:21.9	What's up, everybody, and welcome in to another edition of The Sit Down.
0:26.6	I am your host, Jeff Nadeu.
0:28.3	This is episode 215 of the show.
0:31.6	As always, if you're enjoying this show,
0:34.9	please make sure you leave us a detailed review and a five-star rating. I welcome you in,
0:39.2	and I thank you for watching, whether you're checking it out on iTunes, Spotify, wherever you get your podcast.
0:45.1	Thanks for showing some love here. We've got a great episode today planned. And I've got to say,
0:50.7	I thought this episode is really important. We're going to get in today to the recent indictment and arrest of Leah Rizzuto, who is arguably one of the most powerful mobsters in the country of Canada, a guy who has a long lineage in the mafia.
1:06.5	Most notably his grandfather and father.
1:08.3	We're going to talk about what this means to the future
1:10.9	of the Montreal crime family. Does this decimate them? We'll figure that out. We're also going to
1:17.8	get into a little news before. I want to talk a little bit about John Papa, who was not giving
1:25.1	compassionate release recently. And maybe why that is, before we do that,
1:29.6	I want to wish all of you.
1:30.8	I hope you're having a great week.
1:32.2	It's a big week for me.
1:33.9	My sister is getting married on Saturday, the 21st,
1:37.7	which is a nice time for me and my family.
1:41.3	It seems like it's kind of come quick. I remember, you know, a year ago, we were,
1:46.9	we were having the little wedding party that they were engaged and now they're already getting
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