 François Mazzantini with envelope of cash from cops. | The dive into the world of mafia extortion and debt collection begins on March 11, 2021.
That day, François Mazzantini and brothers Antonio and Pasquale Piscopo assaulted Joël Ayoub with a baton at his condo building on Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine over a debt of $15k. Ayoub, 63 years old at the time, suffered serious injuries requiring hospitalization. A cop operation witnessed Pasquale Piscopo go twice to the Danesi café and once to Antonio Pietrantonio, known to be a member of the Montreal mafia. |  |
 | A double agent then contacted the suspects and posed as an individual who purchased Ayoub's debt and negotiated the terms of repayment. The gangsters said the debt had grown to $140k. The three were arrested on May 6, 2021. Cops discovered brass knuckles and three daggers in Mazzantini's vehicle. They also found 13 telescopic batons and $12k in cash. They landed more than $675k from one of the men. Mazzantini pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and extortion, and was sentenced to 48 months, while the two brothers were sentenced to 36 months. |  Antonio 'Tony Suzuki' Pietrantonio |
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