Court heard most of the shots went into Figliomeni’s back. He fired nine shots into his victim, Vincenzo Figliomeni, 37, a father of four who owed him $2,000. The elder DeMaria was convicted of second-degree murder for a 1981 killing at College and Grace Streets, which he said was in self-defence.
Instead, Carlo works in the finance and insurance businesses, he told the hearing.
He said he had hoped that his son, Carlo DeMaria, 48, would become a lawyer. In “certain professions,” Italians are looked down upon, he said. He said it’s hard for people with Italian heritage to get into some professional schools like law in Canada, because of profiling. He was also chair of the inmate committee at Joyceville medium security institution. On this, DeMaria said that Italian police are often fed false information from Canadian law enforcement officers.ĭeMaria said he took a course while in custody for drug rehabilitation to cure his drug habit, and since his conviction has completed high school and studied real estate and business management. His younger brother Giuseppe (Joe) DeMaria is wanted in Italy on Mafia association charges, the hearing heard. “This whole thing is stereotypes,” he said. He suggested the deportation hearing was part of a broader pattern of ethnic profiling. His parents brought him to Canada when he was nine months old and he never took out citizenship when he became an adult. Has there been suffering? Absolutely,” he said, speaking at an ongoing deportation hearing as he fights to stay living in Canada, rather than be sent to his native Italy. He blamed crooked police, a greedy police agent, a drug habit and negative profiling for much of his woes.
No doubt about it.”ĭeMaria, a baker and York Region businessman, spent 17 years in Ontario prisons after being convicted of second-degree murder in 1982, and continues to serve a life sentence on parole. Own Mafia II: Definitive Edition to unlock Vito’s Leather Jacket and Car in both Mafia and Mafia III Definitive Editions.Accused mobster and convicted killer Vincenzo (Jimmy) DeMaria says he’s a victim of negative ethnic profiling because he was born in Italy. Post-World War II Empire Bay, NY, a city sprawling with opportunity and where organized crime thrives on the booming industries of post-war America.įor the first-time ever experience the Mafia II crime drama all in one package and presented in stunning HD detail. Inspired by iconic mafia dramas, be immersed in the allure and impossible escape of life as a wise guy in the Mafia. Alongside his buddy Joe, Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence. War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Remastered in stunning HD detail, live the life of a gangster during the Golden-era of organized crime. Part two of the Mafia crime saga – 1940’s – 50’s Empire Bay, NY
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