Vincenzo DeMaria
Italian-Canadian mob boss and business man
About Vincenzo DeMaria
Born 1954. Vincenzo DeMaria is an Italian.
Vincenzo "Jimmy" DeMaria (; born 1954) is an Italian-Canadian businessman and alleged mobster originally from Calabria, Italy, now based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. In 1982, DeMaria was convicted of murder, and upon his release in 1990, has since been involved in constant parole hearings and deportation disputes. A 2010 Italian police report named DeMaria as one of the top Greater Toronto Area leaders in the 'Ndrangheta's Siderno Group.
DeMaria has worked as a baker and operated a financial services company, Invicta Financial. Photographs of Toronto mobster Carmine Verduci meeting with DeMaria on October 2, 2008, were used at DeMaria’s parole hearing to justify placing tighter parole restrictions on him.
On November 14, 2013, DeMaria was arrested again when the province's Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad arrested him at his Mississauga home. DeMaria once again appealed to the Federal Court; Judge James Russell issued a 65-page decision on April 18, 2019, weighing the arguments and the evidence which he considered to be "tenuous evidence, to say the least", overturning the IRB deportation order. The judge found that police had not provided evidence that DeMaria was a member of the 'Ndrangheta. Nonetheless, DeMaria remained in prison at Collins Bay Institution since his parole had previously been revoked. According to Italian police reports, the two men were picked up from Pearson International Airport by Luigi Vescio, a funeral home owner in the Greater Toronto Area, where they were taken to Angel's Bakery. They were also taken to meet with DeMaria's brother, Giuseppe (Joe) DeMaria. Joe DeMaria and Vescio then drove to Kingston to visit Vincenzo DeMaria in prison. When Muià and Gregaraci returned to Italy, they were arrested, and in January 2020, Gregaraci committed suicide in his prison cell. On August 9, 2019, several former Greater Toronto Area residents were arrested in Calabria, including Joe DeMaria.
On April 27, 2020, the IRB recognized DeMaria's good behaviour while incarcerated and his "chronic kidney issues" which required regular visits to a specialist. It granted him day parole but required that he provide documented financial information. The issue of possible deportation was raised again by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) but the hearing was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. In May 2020, DeMaria was granted house arrest while he fights the deportation dispute, with conditions, imposed by the IRB. These included that he not communicate directly or indirectly with several alleged or accused mobsters and mob associates who live in Canada and Italy including his brother Joe, his cousin Michele Carabetta, funeral home owner Luigi Vescio, Angelo Figliomeni, Cosimo Figliomeni, Rocco Remo Commisso, Francesco Commisso, or Vincenzo Muià , report monthly to the CBSA, and be in the direct company of his wife Linda or Scott Wilson (a family friend who runs a franchised network of rehabilitation health clinics). Linda paid a $400,000 performance bond, while Wilson gave a $50,000 cash deposit.
On December 21, 2023, the IRB ruled that "the Minister did not submit evidence that sufficiently establishes that Mr. DeMaria is a member of the ‘Ndrangheta. The Panel finds that the totality of the Minister’s evidence does not establish a connection between Mr. DeMaria and his membership in the ‘Ndrangheta on reasonable grounds to believe." On January 18, 2024, the Minister of Public Safety filed a notice of appeal with the IRB, citing four grounds of dispute with IRB's ruling.
In late 2025, the IRB dismissed the government’s appeal, and confirmed that DeMaria was not deemed inadmissible to Canada.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Vincenzo DeMaria?
italian-Canadian mob boss and business man
When was Vincenzo DeMaria born?
Vincenzo DeMaria was born in 1954 in Siderno.
What nationality is Vincenzo DeMaria?
Vincenzo DeMaria is Italian.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Vincenzo DeMaria
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