Raynald Desjardins
Raynald Desjardins | |
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| Born | October 2, 1953 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Mobster |
| Relatives | Jacques Desjardins (brother) Hugo Desjardins (nephew) |
| Allegiance | Rizzuto crime family |
| Convictions | Drug trafficking (1994) Conspiracy to commit murder (2016) |
| Criminal penalty | 15 years imprisonment 14 years imprisonment |
| Accomplice | Hells Angels |
Raynald Desjardins (born October 2, 1953) is a prominent organized crime figure in Montreal, and a former associate of the Rizzuto crime family. In 2010, he was part of a violent effort to take control of the Rizzutos' operations. He is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence for his role in the 2011 murder of the acting boss of New York's Bonanno crime family, Salvatore Montagna. The French-Canadian Desjardins has been described as "the most influential non-Italian in the Montreal Mafia since William Obront and Armand Courville". He is not related to André Desjardins, a corrupt union boss turned loan shark.