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How organized crime profits off COVID-19 and what's next for the mafia in Ontario

Join our Facebook Live Tuesday at noon with mafia expert Antonio Nicaso. He'll talk about how the mafia is making money off COVID-19, why there was violence in Hamilton but peace in Montreal and what he says the government should be doing to protect Canadians.

Join our live interview on Tuesday at noon; send us your questions and comments

Join our Facebook Live Tuesday at noon with mafia expert Antonio Nicaso. He'll talk about how the mafia is making money off COVID-19, why there was violence in Hamilton but peace in Montreal and what he says the government should do to protect Canadians.

Nicaso will also discuss the homicide investigation of Michael Cudmore, a suspect in the killing of Hamilton mobster Angelo Musitano.

CBC's Conrad Collaco will speak with Nicaso, an author of more than 30 books about organized crime and a lecturer at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. His book Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War, written with Peter Edwards, was the subject material for the first season of the Netflix crime drama Bad Blood. 

They'll talk about Musitano's killing and what this could mean for organized crime in Hamilton and across the country. 

Be a part of the conversation. If you've got questions or comments for Nicaso send them in by email at Hamilton@cbc.ca or on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram