{"id":824555,"date":"2026-07-25T04:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/824555\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:44:18","slug":"italy-seeks-extradition-of-vaughan-man-for-mafia-related-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/824555\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy seeks extradition of Vaughan man for mafia-related charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian authorities are seeking the extradition of a man from Vaughan, Ont. who was convicted in absentia of belonging to a mafia-style group more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

In a statement to CityNews, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) confirmed the arrest of 41-year-old Carlo Bruzzese.<\/p>\n

Authorities say he was taken into custody on April 22 by the TPS Fugitive Squad in Woodbridge, Ont.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arrest was conducted on the strength of an arrest warrant issued under the Canadian Extradition Act as he is wanted by Italian authorities,\u201d TPS spokesperson Ashley Visser wrote.<\/p>\n

Bruzzese was previously convicted in absentia by an Italian court in 2012 and received a six-year sentence for belonging to the \u2018Ndrangheta, an organized crime syndicate originating from the Calabria region of Italy.<\/p>\n

His conviction was brought on following a police crackdown on \u2018Ndrangheta operatives in 2010 which saw 170 people arrested in Italy.<\/p>\n

His father, Carmelo Bruzzese<\/a>, is also accused of having mob ties and was deported from Canada in 2015.<\/p>\n

The younger Bruzzese is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on Aug. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

In a statement to CityNews, Bruzzese\u2019s lawyer, Michael Lacy said, \u201cWe will vigorously oppose the misguided extradition request.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOther than that it would not be prudent to comment further as the case is before the courts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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