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Paolo Renda was born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, in 1939. His father Calogero was the brother-in-law of Vito Rizzuto, the father of Nicolo Rizzuto, and a member of the mafia. Both his father and Rizzuto moved to America in 1925 but Calogero returned to Sicily a couple of years later to be with his family. His son Paolo grew up in Sicily and became part of the Mafia in Cattolica Eraclea. He eventually immigrated to Montreal in 1958 and married Nicolo's daughter Maria, tightening the Renda-Rizzuto ties. His father Calogero also moved to Canada permanently and helped his son and Nicolo in building a criminal organization.

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  • Paolo Renda was born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, in 1939. His father Calogero was the brother-in-law of Vito Rizzuto, the father of Nicolo Rizzuto, and a member of the mafia. Both his father and Rizzuto moved to America in 1925 but Calogero returned to Sicily a couple of years later to be with his family. His son Paolo grew up in Sicily and became part of the Mafia in Cattolica Eraclea. He eventually immigrated to Montreal in 1958 and married Nicolo's daughter Maria, tightening the Renda-Rizzuto ties. His father Calogero also moved to Canada permanently and helped his son and Nicolo in building a criminal organization.
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  • Paolo Renda was born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, in 1939. His father Calogero was the brother-in-law of Vito Rizzuto, the father of Nicolo Rizzuto, and a member of the mafia. Both his father and Rizzuto moved to America in 1925 but Calogero returned to Sicily a couple of years later to be with his family. His son Paolo grew up in Sicily and became part of the Mafia in Cattolica Eraclea. He eventually immigrated to Montreal in 1958 and married Nicolo's daughter Maria, tightening the Renda-Rizzuto ties. His father Calogero also moved to Canada permanently and helped his son and Nicolo in building a criminal organization. In 1968 firefighters rushed to a Boucherville shopping center where a fire had broken loose. When they arrived they saw 2 men running out of the building with their clothes on fire. One of the men, Paolo Renda, ran into a nearby field where he tried to extinguish the flames by rolling around. He would be marked with 3th degree burnings all over his body. The other man was Nicolo's son Vito, who was arrested after being treated for his burns. The building which was lit up was a barber shop owned by Renda, which they burned down for insurance money. In 1972 both Renda and Vito were convicted for arceny. Renda was sentenced to 4 years and Vito to 2 years. During the 70's the Rizzuto family was largely involved in drug trafficking and wanted to overthrow the rival Violi-Cotroni family in Montreal. On January 22, 1978, mob boss Paolo Violi was murdered by Rizzuto gunmen. An arrest warrant relating to the murder was then sent out to capture Renda, but he was in Venezuela at the time. In the meanwhile 3 others were convicted for the murder: Giovanni DiMora, Agostino Cuntrera and Domenico Manno. As all 3 of them were convicted for the murder of Violi, Renda's arrest warrant was cancelled. Not much later he returned to Montreal. During the 1980's Renda and Vito Rizzuto had purchased several businesses, including a couple of restaurants and bars. He was also part owner of a motel in Anjou and was CEO of a company named "Renda Construction Inc". Due to his ability of mediating disputes and using words instead of violence, he became the families consigliere and also oversaw the families finance.
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