The Mob and Michael DeGroote - the fifth estate

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

The Fifth Estate is rapidly becoming my favorite news outlet.

[@ortenciafigueroa2782]

Pero.eso.que.pais.es..no.entiendo.mucho.y.casino.

[@ortenciafigueroa2782]

Y.quien.es.carboni.muestrámelo

[@tfs203]

The Fifth Estate is always so well put together. I love hearing about criminals and crime from other nations. From 🇺🇸, to 🇨🇦

[@kathrynmacmillan1361]

I never gamble. In good and bad times I NEVER gamble.

[@scottcharbonneau5525]

What about during medium times ??

[@MidnightRambler]

those brothers look shady as hell

[@goopah]

Everyone in this thing looks shady as hell to me.

[@morganstone897]

@Anjani I'm judging them by who they are hanging out with. I'll watch this keeping your opinion in mind. It's good you seem to be able to see the bigger picture

[@raquelvlogzz1183]

SHADY AINT THE WORD PICK ANOTHER ONE.MMMM SAD

[@MidnightRambler]

@@goopah fair enough

[@SiViC74]

Yep goofballs

[@scottadkins9318]

You'd think a guy like DeGroote would know that someone is always listening...

[@somaliano99kingkonghimself75]

100%

[@laurallama73]

Oh! This documentary was excellent! 1.) The story, itself, will send me down a 24 hr rabbit hole of internet research and associated doc binging regarding DeGroote~Dominican Republic~cockfighting~luxury yacht living, and so on... 2.) The production, direction, writing, presenting/narration, music, filming locations, etc. were some of the best I’ve ever viewed, in terms of magazine documentary television programs like, “The Fifth Estate”. 😊so, theeeenks.

[@angelawatson1594]

Laura Llama 🦙 with the latest news focus on 🇩🇲 republic with multiple deaths of Americans and recent hit on NFL player, what did U find out? Mafia still active?

[@mitchrochette7022]

@@angelawatson1594i

[@MolloRelax]

I remember working on Willy DeGroote's(Mike's Brother) tobacco farm in Langton....Ontario from 1977 to 1980....Very nice family with good ethics.... One of those summers...his son got a brand new Ford pickup truck for his 16th birthdayFrom his uncle Mike .....Black paint job with red flames accents on each door....and super wide tires.....We...the whole working force..thought it was so cool.. At one point in time earlier .....His father had had a serious accident ...in which we heard that he was walking in front of his brother's (Mike) airplane ..when the engine backfired and the propeller almost took the top of his head off. He did survive the accident ...but was never the same.Although he helped a lot on the farm.... his wife ended up taking care of the farm.......I thought I would share ....since this is the first time I see a documentary that relates to people I knew and shared events with in my own life. PS I believe 1977 was the year Mike sold the Tiger Cats...but I am not positive.

[@lastlaff2777]

I'm doubtful of your story.

[@sandrapatterson2916]

MolloRelax Thank you for sharing that.

[@Elizabeth-uj8vn]

MolloRelax thank you for sharing your story..

[@Malisti04]

@@lastlaff2777 what does he have to gain?

[@lastlaff2777]

@@tdg710 Well done. I see what you did there. I abide.

[@tracishea5053]

"A joint operation between the mafia and the Hell's Angels" sounds like a MacFarlane cartoon. Wish I could've been a fly on the wall for *that* convo.

[@allandavis8201]

tracishea what is a “convo”?, I know what it is, but why not put a little extra effort in and use the full word “conversation “, it isn’t hard, and even if you couldn’t spell the word autocorrect would probably have put you straight. The English language has been corrupted and abbreviated so much because of modern technology, and the perceived need to speak or communicate in abridged versions of English language and literature. Before to long we will all have to communicate in abbreviations or “text speak” and “convo” will probably be the norm, but until then, please, don’t ruin my language completely. Thanks.

[@op8ztv]

@@allandavis8201 what is a dj? y didnt u spell out disc jockey?? stop bein weird

[@edwinagray4373]

Dj Phantom REALLY? U got 2 b kiddin me. U can't micro manage someone's comments. GTFOH.

[@butterflylady8875]

I have been in the Dominican and twice ran into bikers flying colours at a restaurant on the beach… The locals said they were just friendly guys that rode around, camping on the beach where they decided to spend the night… was definitely not my feeling at all and the locals probably have respect for these guys so don’t say anything

[@mbp7060]

Flies weren't allowed, they can't be trusted.

[@tomthumb2660]

Sick of gangsters and corruption. Nothing has changed for centuries. Too bad.

[@1969rett]

Italian guys are like out of the movies. If one is not shifting his eyes the other is. ❤️

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

DeGroote: 'Oops...' There are no innocent parties in this matter.

[@onefeather2]

Well said.

[@frankskoda-simmons4802]

Of course not.

[@leepreston9462]

I can't believe a guy like Michael DeGroote didn't see these guys were crooks from get-go, I'm sure he did. I think his plan was to squeeze these guys out by installing his buddy as CEO and gobbling up the company after these two idiots screwed up. Sadly for DeGroote he was too late. I have no sympathy for any of these guys, DeGroote included. He's a crook too, just a better educated one. Every person involved in this documentary is a criminal, except for the narrator. Mafiosos, drug dealers,fraudsters, Bosnian hitmen. Absurd. You can't write this stuff...one one would believe you.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Lee Preston Poor Agatha Christie would have a hard time following this story line. I sure did and I got fairly good grades on my Law exams. Notice how everybody was taking recordings.My god it should make everyone be more guarded as to what they say when conducting business. This is a master class.

[@lizh4933]

In 2010 degroote was being looked after by a private duty nurse. Who the hell is letting DeG play with millions. He must be senile if he couldn't spot these two grease ball guineas.

[@samfassi4608]

Lee Preston I agree with you, they are all crooks and guilty.

[@andersonstevie904]

In my opinion, they are all crooks.

[@anthonyluisi7096]

Stevie Anderson ,,agreed ... all sketchy ... they deserved each other . A den of thieves with no honor ... they never do .. 😂

[@jamesfletcher474]

Yup, all of them a little bit but clearly Sasha visser is the only smart one

[@TheRealSZedric]

@@jamesfletcher474 lol

[@hellohellohello6847]

I don’t trust those brothers! I also thing that you don’t become a billionaire by not screwing people over!! “What goes around, comes around”

[@marrionmckee2207]

Wow! A great Canadian story from home! Thank you for sharing your story!

[@ggurks]

These donations are just peanuts for him, but a nice way to white-wash his name. Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt he would donate any money anonymously. It's a deal for him, he buys good reputation

[@NothingYouHaventReadBefore]

All rich people donate big amounts of money, as long as everybody can know about it.

[@water8970]

Part of me just wonders why the system even bothers letting mobsters out, like you know they're just going to commit more crimes right? If a person is an active threat to society they shouldn't be let out.

[@philthytanks4952]

“I’m going to send you $150,000.00 for nothing” where do I meet these such people?? Lol

[@tzach6745]

Not $150,000.00 ,but $150,000,000.000 that's serious.

[@mrs.pindlechlopper6455]

In Hell !

[@lmc2664]

Ask Mr. DeGroote. He'll tell you where.

[@supercooled]

Nothing today. Tomorrow may be a different story. No free lunch.

[@SiViC74]

​@@lmc2664old pecker

[@JanYi2023]

Love the Fifth Estate.This show is awesome

[@bartaandel7798]

And is discovered out of the blue after millions in scams...The fallout hits all the way down..

[@art.demirjian9721]

Thanks for teaching me that it is horrible to be a rich man. Rich always find himself surrounded with thugs and murderers. Life of simplicity that is where peace and happiness can be found. I do not want to have too much money, just the amount of money which could be good enough for daily food, clothing and a little comfortable roof on top of my head. After watching this video I am so scared to become rich. My life is much more important to me than the extra money. That is for sure! I never ever change my mind. Thanks for the good lesson of learning the deadly problems of the rich.

[@zensurminusmenschenarbeite2338]

What kind of leftextrmistic Nonsensejipster are you now? :D:D:D:D Fucktwat....

[@twangismythang]

Behind every great fortune, there is a crime. - Honoré de Balzac

[@zachmcmillan4060]

Twang 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@pateder2163]

BINGO

honor da ballsac !! bahahahah!!!

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Beware of what the criminal's would have you believe. Of course some criminals would have you believe they are really the goodfellas and it's every one else who are the villains. I have no idea who 'Honore de Balzac is or if he is one of the criminals. So I am not saying he is a criminal. But there are communists in the world who'd have people believe earning money was a crime. But at the same time they operated a socialist system where they tried to commandeer all wealth on the false pretext of equality.

[@bartaandel7798]

Some start out clean and get infected with them...

[@mattberg7332]

most mafia name ever "Vito Rizzuto"

[@GetCraftyLemons]

Sounds like an Italian dish lol.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Just like the Pizzarellis, Tagliatellos, and Pepperonies. Not forgetting the Capo d'Frutti or is it Capo d'Tutti d'Frutti. Also Maranchinos, Maronzano.

[@dathunderman4]

Cindy Lemons yea like Risotto

[@MichaelJoseph-id2lc]

This video was very well done! Congratulations.

[@danielmurphy3058]

A real mafia man will not be bragging about who they are.

[@jgvtc559]

They dont have to people know

[@mdogzino]

That's not true, the guys blab to Law enforcment all the time. Why do you think WitSEc exists.

[@mrpatterson5723]

You must be kidding.

[@jamesriley5305]

Not true and Vito was active during his day and had plenty of muscle and money. Links to the old country and the USA

[@Moritz19081980]

You are confusing Mafia with spies...^^

[@lalonguecarabine4952]

After three sentences you can tell the brothers are wiseguys.

[@abraxas511]

Bullshit, they are in the waste management business.

[@SiViC74]

No, dumb and dumber

[@kirkmcgraw735]

Two brothers are straight out of a cartoon!! 😂

[@corneliawissing7950]

Could have been called the Cartone Brothers.

[@Ladypeace12312]

😂

[@SiViC74]

Dumb and dumber

[@oliviapdavid5837]

This show is awesome..I had no idea about Canada & things happening over there, like I'm sure a LOT of us in the states "U.S." don't , very informative .

[@UNOwen1]

It's NOT like the states (thank goodness). People aren't as m-y-o-p-I-c (look it up) as you (and the utter shalllowness of your comment - gee, who knew there's a WHOLE world out there) wouldn’t be so pathetic if it weren't obvious YOU sincerely 'think' as you don(n't).

[@JustMeELC]

U.N. Owen Hey no need to be rude... the commentator admitted they knew nothing of, & never really thought about, Canada.... and enjoyed this informative report.

[@cruisepaige]

elcgmail Agree

[@cruisepaige]

U.N. Owen You spelled “myopic” with a capital letter in the middle of the word. Perhaps YOU should look it up-along with “inferiority complex.”

[@tonyedwards2064]

Really? Well..I'm pretty sure the last time i checked wherever there is MONEY there's corruption lol

[@genxtasy9914]

That old guy sounds like the Cookie Monster

[@taitjones6310]

LMAO! So on point

[@janettecoleman2357]

Or even the Devil himself

[@NesianCupid]

lmfaooooooo MATE your comment KILLED ME!!!!!

[@kimerlyhogan6567]

HE DOES! 🤣😂

[@elizabethharrison2947]

@@NesianCupid me TOO chuckles galore

[@Dragon34th]

Empire of crooks. Just the word casino sickens me.

[@quincee3376]

Interesting. I never heard of this story for some reason.

[@robertawehr6550]

Happy 4th of July to you, Robin, George and Dita. We appreciate you guys🙂.

[@MartyCostello]

Good times, bad times, everybody gambles? Who is this guy? La Cosa Nostra, it's their way, and they like it *their* way.

[@mattberg7332]

every body in this story is bent...

[@plutoplatters]

every body or everybody ??

[@jin8684]

Ben Dover was there

[@huertalapaz8359]

They told you he moved there to avoid taxes , its called money laundering

[@CmonNowTellme]

Nuh it is called rax tax evasion.

[@khadarali2747]

He was funding the business and he is not entitled to ask what they are doing ? Oh boy !

[@MetropolisNoir]

Love the Fifth Estate.

[@johannymilord7895]

+Metropolis Noir me too!!!

[@JustMeELC]

Excellent investigative reports!

[@quincee3376]

Absolutely.

[@lauratomlin4619]

PresidentTrumpHopelyouwĺin2020Lovepyou

[@edwinagray4373]

Laura Tomlin Your cousin Lily is ashamed of you.

[@ryancoulter4797]

Casino venture? Interesting. There’s a Canadian CEO in property who’s been working on setting up his own casino resort in Belize which *lol* doesn’t have an extradition treaty with Canada. His property company just did a huge expansion a couple of years back, buying out lots of property owners across Canada. Things that make you go hmmmmmm.

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

EVERY one in this clip is shady and guilty as hell - in spite of "donating money to education and medicine"! To agree to having buildings named after You, is nothing but officially bragging about Your so called "generosity"... To donate anonymously is what a true humanitarian does! 💙💛🌹💜🍎🇺🇸

[@briangray925]

They all might have lots of money, buy they are all low lifes to me

[@SteveCarras]

Agreed. They are pedophiles.

[@jimbojohnson8196]

"Supposably"....wow

[@rosesflowers4722]

The dark tanned Carboni guy looks like a combination of two people: Morris Day from the band 'The Time' and Al Pacino. The other brother looks like Sylvester Stallone and Steven Segal.🙂

[@chetlemonhead5433]

Roses Flowers 🤣😂

[@alexandriasimms4842]

🤣

[@rosesflowers4722]

@@alexandriasimms4842 That's just my opinion. 😊

[@rosesflowers4722]

@@chetlemonhead5433 My opinion. 😊

[@davidgonzales1338]

Im really starting to think these guys got setup!

[@bobbybellingham2074]

Criminals like to launder money through casino's??!!!! I'm shocked.

[@sh.a.3333]

DeGroote has been an old friend with Andrew Pajak, and Pajak has a long history of crime and fraud. Thus we can conclude that DeGroote's business history is shady af.

[@jbaby215]

Those poor Roosters 🐓... people are the worst

[@caitienolop4732]

Did I miss somethin bc I am confused on how they have voice recordings.

[@angiejeffrey3508]

Rat rat rat

[@robertm4735]

Dubious people doing business with each other, hmmm the outcome could be dubious. LOL

[@sandrapatterson2916]

Robert M Damn hilarious 🤣.

[@tanishazoa138]

brothers are scam artist

[@gracenoah6316]

If they wrote this as a movies, I would have doubted that this was real. The bombshells that came out of this one interview alone, is more than a blockbuster.

[@monsequeme]

Best imitation of Pacino in a Scorsese mafia flick Ive ever heard.

[@jasonwaterfalls8723]

I’m prettying sure DeGroote also did the voice of Yoda

[@icwiz]

35:53 Pajak looks right into the hidden camera lol.

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

No one seems innocent here but the Carbonis have guts I have to admit...It's sad about DeGroote..he has done some wonderful things for education and universities. I think he was in over his head and Visser and Rizzuto are definitely not to be played with...Mob guys never are. Luv the Fifth Estate...great show...

[@Willyrichnicholas]

Just when I thought that Casa de Campo was a safe heaven for living in peace and tranquility, but turns out that it is a haven for mafiosos, drug cartels, depraved individuals who want to scape the reach of law behind a facade of wealth and luxury.

[@PlusMinusRealist]

How much cash did you got for this documentary to clean Mr. deGrootes Name or better for the try to clean up his name???

[@Twiztidjuggalo42000]

That's a legit question

[@MrJcock12]

Omg I’ve stayed at Casa de Campo multiple times 10 years ago. Maybe they were there

[@zachmcmillan4060]

26:03-Yes;Italians the world over know the name of Vito Rizzuto.😃😃😃

[@angiejeffrey3508]

Zach McMillan and Lefty from Mulberry Street

[@penskepc2374]

Never heard of him till this show, but after researching Quebec reminds me of a much larger version of northern New England, an organized crime paradise, although not as quiet as they are here.

[@SiViC74]

​@@penskepc2374northern new England lol yes sounds dangerous 🙄

[@mdogzino]

These brothers are something special. Anyone else notice they finish each others sentences.

[@paolojoosten6353]

They speak with a dutch accent..!

[@terismith3284]

I worked on his son Gary’s cottage in Muskoka for 3 years. Knew there was money but wow seeing this and googling some more unbelievable the money this family has.

[@m.a6416]

this is just businessmen ripping each other off

[@BoonOrBust]

Great Documentary Consider the Times. very sorry to hear of this . 41:48

[@ValirAmaril]

On those tapes, DeGroote sounds like the Kingpin from the Daredevil.

[@BigCheech-wy9os]

What do you found Carbone in the meat truck he was frozen so Stef they had a thought about three days before the autopsy

[@Piffhefner]

Real ones know this reference

[@ClearWayFamilyLawyers]

Prima facie means based on the first impression. It's left for the trial judge to decide if there was fraud or not. 36:30

[@kenfung664]

Gotta question this billionaires common sense for doing business with all these shady characters. I wouldn't trust the carbones to open a bodega meanwhile this guy is showering them with money and for what because hes bored

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

I notice in some of the taped conversations De Groote is not reacting to some pretty incendiary comments. I think he was slipping into some form of dementia/alz. and you become suggestible. Billionaire or not, you need to surround yourself with good advisors to guide you, but these guys have been gunslingers answering to no one for decades. The wisdom to make that decision is tough.

[@braselton94]

@@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki he has Alzheimer’s. He was my dad’s good friend.

[@seanthompson258]

the language is fine why do they warn us about the language!??

[@marsukarhu9477]

Maybe they meant the terrible accents?

[@HalfB]

Talking about blowing peoples heads off as subject matter might be a reason to tell the kids to go watch tv in their room... so a warning is just viewer courtesy.

[@Indusxstan]

The f-word is coarse to many well educated types. But your threshold is clearly different. You are too vulgar to understand it.

[@deliateresita2773]

Drinking game: take a shot every time the presenter names Vitto Risutto 🥂🍷

[@MaryJane-qq9mm]

Laidlaw. Didn't they also run school buses?

[@guerrillaentrepreneur5999]

Yes among other businesses......................

[@clickbait5714]

Dates are grown on palm trees. I didn't know that.

[@roseharvey2664]

Poor guy, sounds like he was awfully unlucky. Who would know that going into the casino business with people that were convicted of weapons violations and money laundering would turn out this way. Very unfortunate, I think they should give him his money back.

[@TheMabes69]

LOL

[@gailhandschuh1138]

GREED , it is always in there somewhere !! If you put 5 crooks in a business, this will be the result. YOU MADE YOUR BED... SUCK IT UP

[@samfassi4608]

What's the name of the song at one minute and 14 seconds?

[@purpleflvcko7240]

Those 2 brothers seem slimey. I can almost hear them hissing.

[@RawOlympia]

I thought Terence McKenna was the hallucinogen guy!

[@samihobert1023]

Its so clear that Michael DeGroote that was on the other end of the phone when Pajak stated I am meeting the guy from the other province, DeGroote is guility

[@samihobert1023]

Yes it was DeGroote on the other end of the phone, DeGroote got what he wanted Carbone in jail just like he stated he is shady greedy old man

[@UNOwen1]

Thank goodness you're not on a(ny) jury. It's quite clear - no matter how much - no matter how hard the (wanna-be) 'fixer' (who comes off like a cartoon character) pleads they (the C. bros) need to be 'whacked' does Mr DeG - at ANY time say; 'absolutely'. He REPEATEDLY looks for other ways to stop them, and here's something you should think about; if YOU invested YOUR money in something (and I agree - Mr DeG was FOOLISH to entrust them with ANY money), and you received repeated msgs; 'hey, Sami; the oney you gave to so-and-so, they're stealing it' - what would YOU do? Or, even before that, HOW would YOU FEEL to hear this?

[@ChrisB-oj1ru]

that was an really eerie number

[@Mister.Psychology]

Looked up Michael DeGroote. The guy is not even in jail? WTF?

[@samlsd9711]

Why would he be in jail? He didn't do anything wrong. He's an investor who didn't get his money's worth profit. I mean he should've known.

[@blightproductions6474]

yeah nothing on wikipedia about these dodgy dealings...did wikipedia get a donation from him>

[@blightproductions6474]

@@samlsd9711 yeah except paying people to get rid off peeople...

[@blightproductions6474]

@@samlsd9711 yeah just paid people to get rid of others etc

[@tomasinacovell4293]

They're all equally corrupt, they have way too much money.

[@darrenhooper3828]

How so ?

[@huneyboss1672]

Leave the old guy alone, Jesus..❤️🇨🇦

[@jeannettegrondin7190]

How they all sleep at night is beyond me !

[@matuipimeroro9842]

degroote is also a mafia

[@yiro999]

On DR has a lot of corruption , and people and different, countries came here and do whatever they want, we have a bad government, and administrations In DR😔😔😣😞😞

[@aspincelaframboise9936]

I hear you... Ü

[@Bodragon]

(7:15) - Now I know English is not Antonio's first language, but please, "supposubly" ??? (Not to mention the lisp) Oops, I mentioned it. Sorry Frankie.

[@billykobilca6321]

ABSOLUTELY hate it when wealthy people donate $$$ to already wealthy universities.

[@JustMeELC]

billy kobilca Yes what a travesty to promote higher education that can benefit the world ugh Insert eyeroll here.

[@ucnhtmenow1]

Even if the guns were bought with good intentions, why not just legally buy them? Serial number filed down, another unregistered? Sounds shady to me.

[@ExSheriffFattyBoySkinnyArms]

Expediency, possibly.

[@evakoyanagi1812]

What happens too our organized crime now that the Rizzutos have been taken out, hells angel...this show was well written , my favorite

[@MaryJane-qq9mm]

My mother once dated a Degroot. They where well known in our town. Not sure if this dude is any relation to them.. Southern Ontario Canada..

[@joem1634]

They have a building with his name on it a Macmaster

[@thesalmonpeople2768]

That Yacht ain't got nothing on heaven. Remember that.

[@barbginther2171]

Do not display the bloodsports of people , I use the term loosely, that are animals themselves and behave accordingly. It's the stuff of nightmares, PTSD, and, literally makes civilized society violently ill. No excuse. None.

[@lillithsternin7428]

27:26 "Are you a made man?" LOL!! I was looking around for Ralphie and Christofaah.

[@kaga_me]

Ooohh!

[@lesjf8832]

Not a single sympathetic character in the lot. The embarrassment is any school or institution putting this man's name on them. Or taking his money.

[@Blahzay-m84]

Money doesn't talk; it swears

[@osman613]

At least DeGroote owned up to his mistake

[@samihobert1023]

+osman613 DeGroote should be in jail for Perjury, he paid Sasha Visser $500,000.00 to put the carbone brothers in jail, \CBC proved it. look for the Sept 2015 update he lied under oath but DeGrootes money goes a long way

[@comeonhay9899]

And now the Casinos belongs to the Dominican Mob

[@samihobert1023]

It belongs to the Illegal Canadian Edward Kremblewski against Canadian and Dominican Court Orders.

[@mbp7060]

You know too much Pablo, if that's your real name.

[@Piffhefner]

Dominican mob lol there is no dominican mob just dominican gangs

[@mimig7737]

I don't know why people will be surprised about a millionaire been connected to crime , every single rich Man has done something bad to make that much money so good and rich man should never be in the same sentence.

[@garrysekelli6776]

lol 7 mins in. Mr Payjak. Why's he called that? Cause he pays Jack.

[@ylinares38]

🤣🤣love this👍😂

[@malcolmallerton3946]

I think that guy from Canada Michael he was also investing in Australia

[@rinskepv]

Do you have enough ads????

[@Oregon696969]

This story is WAY too complicated for TV.

[@CikisHelyzet]

Really?