A Mafia Associate Reveals How Canadian Mob Is STRONGER Than The U.S. | The Connect

Germano Tomassetti was living in a homeless shelter in Winnipeg, Canada as a young adult when he befriended a high ranking member of the Canadian mob. He soon found himself collecting debts, blackmailing wealthy business owners, and running scams all around the globe. He was making millions of dollars until one day it all came crashing down. He's here today to tell us about his days as an international criminal and what led him to leave it all behind and change his life. Go Support Germano! IG:   / therealgermanotomassetti   This Episode Is Brought To You By The Following Sponsors: Manscaped: https://www.manscaped.com/ Promo Code: CONNECT Join The Patreon For Bonus Content!   / theconnectshow   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mc4qAx... Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @theconnectpod   0:00 - Introduction 1:36 - Winnipeg's Crime Groups 7:24 - Organized Crime in Canada 11:15 - How The Canadian Mafia Is Different 15:15 - Getting In Trouble At Work 16:29 - This Episode Is Sponsored By MANSCAPED 18:41 - Becoming Homeless 22:54 - Meeting A Mob Member At The Homeless Shelter 26:28 - Collection of Debts in Different Provinces 29:57 - How Debt Collection Worked 33:42 - Violence Is Not The Answer To Collections 37:32 - Crime and Violence in Winnipeg 41:17 - Leaving Canada to Travel 45:03 - Robbed in Mexico 48:51 - Criminal Activities in Milan 52:38 - Running Credit Card Fraud and Cleaning Money 56:29 - Using Banks In Panama 01:00:16 - International Criminal Activities 01:04:18 - Migrating to Panama 01:08:03 - Adventures in Colombia 01:11:55 - A Chance Encounter in Colombia 01:15:28 - Proposal in Colombia 01:19:17 - Moving to Paraguay for a Fresh Start 01:23:07 - How Gold And Jewelry Was Used To Clean Money  01:27:03 - The Panama Bank Scheme 01:30:54 - Business Ideas in Paraguay 01:34:32 - The Criminal World in Europe 01:38:42 - Offshore Banking and Corruption 01:42:31 - The Collapse and Paranoia 01:46:09 - Decisions and Consequences 01:49:43 - Leaving Crime and Writing a Book 01:53:39 - Wrapping Up