Article content Nicolo Milioto, a Montreal businessman known as “Mr. Sidewalk” and whose testimony eight years ago before the Charbonneau inquiry included an explanation of why men captured on a police surveillance tape were seen stuffing cash into their socks at a Mafia-linked café, has died at the age of 71. Milioto died April 30 and his funeral — a private service — will be held Tuesday at the Loreto Funeral Complex. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Nicolo Milioto, Charbonneau inquiry witness known as Mr. Sidewalk, dies at 71 Back to video Milioto was perceived as a star witness at the inquiry into corruption in the Quebec construction industry when he testified in 2013.