January 2020 – Undercover: Stories from the underworld of law enforcement

Blue Line magazine: “Odds are…gambling is behind recent wave of underworld violence”

Blue Line magazine caption: Project Sindacato focused on tracking money being generated and then locally laundered by the mafia in both government-owned Ontario casinos and on an international level. The takedown happened in July 2019. Photo courtesy of: York Regional Police Service.

“In southern Ontario, history has shown that the Hells Angels and Traditional organized crime are working together in the illegal gaming industry.”
D/Sgt Len Isnor (ret.) – former O.P.P. Outlaw Motorcycle Gang expert

My January 2020 cover story for Blue Line magazine. Link to article: https://www.blueline.ca/odds-are-gambling-is-behind-recent-wave-of-underworld-violence/

Blue Line Magazine: #OrganizedCrime PODCAST

January 2020 edition of Blue Line Magazine

“With the amount of money these groups [#OrganizedCrime] are bringing in, that creates a power struggle within the underworld, so everyone wants a piece of it.”
Insp. Carl Mattinen – Project #SINDACATO Commander, York Regional Police

In support of my January 2020 cover story “Odds are….Gambling behind recent wave of Underworld violence” I was a guest on the #BlueLineMagazine podcast to discuss the article & the topics of #ColdCases #OrganizedCrime #Mob et al. Link to the podcast: https://www.blueline.ca/blue-line-the-podcast-stephen-metelsky-organized-crime-specialist/

Stephen G. Metelsky, M.A.

Stephen Metelsky, M.A., is a criminal psychology professor at Mohawk College. He also lectures about organized crime at Queens University and teaches criminology and forensics at the University of Guelph-Humber and Seneca College.

Stephen was a sergeant for 21 years before retiring in 2017. He specialized in organized crime, informant development and undercover operations.

Stephen is currently a columnist with Inside Halton and Blue Line magazine. He has also covered true and organized crime stories for various newspapers affiliated with Metroland Media Group & Postmedia Network Incorporated.

In 2021, Stephen authored his first non-fiction book in the true crime genre – Undercover: Stories from the underworld of law enforcement.

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