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His prosecution marked the first time in Canada that the 鈥橬drangheta was targeted as an organized crime group since the offence of criminal organization came into effect in 1997, senior federal prosecutor Tom Andreopoulos said in an earlier interview.

Ursino was found guilty of trafficking cocaine, trafficking cocaine related to a criminal organization, possession of property directly or indirectly related to an indictable offence, conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to import cocaine related to a criminal organization.

Andreopoulos told Superior Court Justice Judge Brian O鈥橫arra that Ursino became a GTA 鈥橬drangheta boss in 1996 after the murder of GTA baker Francesco Loiero by Sam Calautti, a 色色啦 restaurant owner who was later murdered. The Loiero and Calautti murders remain unsolved.

Andreopoulos then said no one should be deceived by Ursino鈥檚 benign appearance.

鈥淭hese offences occurred in the context of one of the most sophisticated criminal organizations in the world,鈥� Andreopoulos told court.

At Ursino鈥檚 trial, Andreopoulos noted that a secretly recorded conversation captured Ursino discussing tying up a man鈥檚 family to collect a debt.

The Crown attorney called Ursino a 鈥渟avvy facilitator鈥� who puts together criminal deals, and then fades quietly away.

鈥淗e will retreat into the shadows but his hands are everywhere,鈥� Andreopoulos said.

The star witness in the Crown鈥檚 case against him was paid police agent Carmine Guido, a former underworld figure who described Ursino as a major player in the GTA 鈥橬drangheta.

The word 鈥渞espect鈥� came up at least 33 times in secretly recorded conversations referenced in his trial.

Court heard that Guido was paid $2.4 million for his two years of undercover work.

Guido admitted during the trial that the amount seemed like a lot, but argued that he could have made far more money if he had continued life in the criminal world, where he was active in fraud, drug trafficking, debt collection and enforcement.

Guido also worked in the construction industry.

Ursino, who has lived in Canada since 1971, requested a line-by-line translation of a recent parole hearing.

The parole board noted in its recent decision that he continues to deny guilt.

Ursino, who has a history of heart problems, has been hospitalized several times since November 2024, and sometimes uses a wheelchair, the board noted.

During his trial, Ursino denied any knowledge of the 鈥橬drangheta in the GTA.

鈥淚鈥檓 not a boss, not even in my own family,鈥� Ursino said.

Ursino sounded baffled during his trial when asked about the secret recordings in which he discussed cocaine importation.

鈥淭he stupid words come out of my mouth,鈥� Ursino testified in often emotional testimony.

鈥淲hat I鈥檓 talking is one thing,鈥� Ursino said. 鈥淲hat I mean is another.鈥�