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Reputed U.S. mobster ordered deported to Canada
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By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - The United States has ordered a man, who American authorities have alleged is a crime boss, sent back to Canada where he was born.
The FBI has called Salvatore Montagna the acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Montagna, 38, was detained April 6 as he left his Brooklyn, N.Y., steel business.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says he was taken into custody for "civil violations" related to a contempt-of-court charge.
The New York Post has quoted Montagna's lawyer as denying
his client is in the Mafia.
George Stavropoulos says American authorities are only deporting Montagna because they're unable to indict him for any crimes after investigating him for years.
"It is sour grapes on the part of the FBI," Stavropoulos told the Post earlier this week.
Montagna's wife and children are going, too, and as a result they've had to cancel a party for his daughter's first Holy Communion.
Stavropoulos said Montagna, a resident of Elmont, N.Y., was born in Montreal but raised in Sicily.
He emigrated to the United States at age 15.
It's unclear whether he has already been sent to Canada or is still in U.S. custody.
Montagna plans to appeal the case to Canadian authorities, according to his lawyer.
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By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - The United States has ordered a man, who American authorities have alleged is a crime boss, sent back to Canada where he was born.
The FBI has called Salvatore Montagna the acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Montagna, 38, was detained April 6 as he left his Brooklyn, N.Y., steel business.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says he was taken into custody for "civil violations" related to a contempt-of-court charge.
The New York Post has quoted Montagna's lawyer as denying
his client is in the Mafia.
George Stavropoulos says American authorities are only deporting Montagna because they're unable to indict him for any crimes after investigating him for years.
"It is sour grapes on the part of the FBI," Stavropoulos told the Post earlier this week.
Montagna's wife and children are going, too, and as a result they've had to cancel a party for his daughter's first Holy Communion.
Stavropoulos said Montagna, a resident of Elmont, N.Y., was born in Montreal but raised in Sicily.
He emigrated to the United States at age 15.
It's unclear whether he has already been sent to Canada or is still in U.S. custody.
Montagna plans to appeal the case to Canadian authorities, according to his lawyer.
