40 years after saying “I will be deported”; Jimmy DiMaria is still in Canada!

 

The Canadian government’s 42-year legal battle to deport Vincenzo ‘Jimmy’ DiMaria, a major Toronto mafia boss, to Italy has suffered another setback. The Immigration and Refugee Board has rejected the government’s petition, citing the government’s failure to prove Jimmy DiMaria’s ties to mafia gangs.

Born in Italy in 1955, DiMaria came to Canada with his parents. However, he did not receive Canadian citizenship. This was prevented by his conviction in a case in which he shot and killed a man after he did not return money. Although the first order to deport him, who had been sentenced to prison for second-degree murder in 1982, was issued in 1984, DiMaria has been resisting it through legal means.

The Toronto head of the Italian organized crime group ‘Ndrangheta The police allege that Di Maria is the ringleader. However, the board stated that neither the police nor the government have been able to prove that Di Maria has any connection with the mafia or money laundering. The appeal was dismissed, stating that the government's allegations were mere suspicions and lacked solid evidence. This paved the way for Di Maria to continue living in Canada.