Possession of narcotics (1949) Assault (1961) Drug trafficking (1963) Extortion (1975)
Criminal penalty
Two years' imprisonment 18 months' imprisonment (commuted) 10 years' imprisonment; served five years Six years' imprisonment; served four years
John Joseph Papalia (Italian:[papaˈliːa]; March 18, 1924 – May 31, 1997), also known as Johnny Pops Papalia or "The Enforcer", was a Canadian crime boss of the Papalia crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Papalia crime family is one of three major crime families in Hamilton, the other two being the Musitano crime family and the Luppino crime family.
Papalia was born in Hamilton, to Italian immigrants who also had a history in organized crime. At a young age, he was involved in petty crimes, but by the 1950s, moved his way up to drug trafficking and formed a powerful alliance with the Buffalo crime family. Papalia also operated various gambling bars and vending machine businesses. In the 1960s, he played a role in the French Connection drug smuggling operation, for which he was extradited to the United States and served five years of a 10-year prison sentence. On May 31, 1997, Papalia was shot to death outside his vending machine business by Kenneth Murdock, a hitman hired by Angelo and Pat Musitano of the Musitano crime family.
John Joseph Papalia (Italian: [papaˈliːa]; March 18, 1924 – May 31, 1997), also known as Johnny Pops Papalia or "The Enforcer", was a Canadian crime boss...
The Papalia crime family (Italian: [papaˈliːa]) also known as Papalia 'ndrina, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...
crime family, staying closer to their 'Ndrangheta cell. The killings of JohnnyPapalia and his lieutenant Carmen Barillaro in 1997, ordered by brothers Angelo...
an Italian-Canadian crime family JohnnyPapalia, Canadian mobster This page lists people with the surname Papalia. If an internal link intending to refer...
Musitano. Frank Papalia – former associate of the Buffalo family. Frank Papalia along with his brother JohnnyPapalia led the Papalia crew of Hamilton...
two brothers became involved in the French Connection with JohnnyPapalia, as well as Papalia's vending machine businesses with Alberto. With the help of...
right-hand man to JohnnyPapalia of the Papalia crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario. Barillaro was briefly the boss of the Papalia family in 1997 with...
announcer. Johnny Owen (1956-1980), Welsh boxer Johnny Pacar (born 1981), American actor Johnny Ace Palmer, American close-up magician JohnnyPapalia (1924–1997)...
including Paul Bernardo, Pat and Angelo Musitano, Min Chen, Paul Volpe, JohnnyPapalia, Carmen Barillaro and Pietro Scarcella. He is a partner in the Toronto...
and his capodecina Paolo Violi, along with Hamilton, Ontario mobster JohnnyPapalia, were convicted of extortion and sentenced to six years in prison; Cotroni's...
Apalachin Conference. It is believed Magaddino, along with Antonio and JohnnyPapalia, played a role in notorious Hamilton bootlegger Rocco Perri's disappearance...
indebted, accepted the offer. On May 31, 1997, Murdock shot mob boss JohnnyPapalia in the head in the parking lot of 20 Railway Street outside his vending...
in Kingston Penitentiary and the principle enforcer for the gangster JohnnyPapalia. Berry dropped out of university and became the main enforcer of Satan's...
prison sentence Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (born 1940), awaiting trial JohnnyPapalia (1924–1997), assassinated Raymond Patriarca Jr. (born 1945), retired...
branch of the Magaddino family of Buffalo. Though based in Hamilton, JohnnyPapalia was very extensively involved in Toronto, where he engaged in extortion...
Guérini Paul Mondoloni Joseph Corsini Francois Spirito Frank Matthews JohnnyPapalia, Hamilton, Ontario Vito Agueci, Hamilton Alberto Agueci, Hamilton Vic...
1996) was an Italian-born Canadian mobster who became underboss of the Papalia crime family and oversaw the family's operations in the Toronto area. Mora...
families. Much of the discussion centered around the upcoming murder of JohnnyPapalia. On October 22, 1997, and again on October 23, 1997, Rizzuto, Panepinto...
Papalia, the brother of the gangster JohnnyPapalia. At the time, JohnnyPapalia was in prison, and Frank Papalia served as the boss of the Papalia family...
required him to keep a low profile. The leader of the Papalia family, Johnny "the Enforcer" Papalia, one of the most feared man in the Canadian Mafia, was...
on Luppino's orders to avoid clashes with another Hamilton mobster, JohnnyPapalia. On 10 July 1965, Violi married Grazia Luppino, the daughter of Giacomo...
such as Eddie Melo and Howard "Baldy" Chard, the chief enforcer for JohnnyPapalia of Hamilton. Guindon's teenage daughter Shannan found it difficult to...
Hamilton was once home to organized crime figure Rocco Perri, and JohnnyPapalia of the Papalia crime family. Murders of traditional mobsters in 2017 and 2018...
Scibetta to leader of the Buffalo family's Ontario branch replacing JohnnyPapalia who was under indictments in the United States. Throughout the 1950s...
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