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The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family, the Philadelphia Mafia, the Philly Mafia, or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Joey Merlino: Born Into The Mob
- Becoming Boss of The Philadelphia Mafia
- Joey Merlino’s Conviction and “Retirement” from The Mob
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Joey Merlino was born into a mob household on March 13, 1962, with his father, Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino, once underboss for the notoriously violent boss Nicky Scarfo, and his uncle Lawrence “Yogi” Merlino, a capo under Scarfo in the 1980s. Entering the family business, Merlino conducted himself with an air of entitlement, and he picked up his fi...
In November 1993, Joey Merlino was sent back to prison for a year for parole violations, providing temporary reprieve from the battlefield. Then in 1995, the problem took care of itself when Stanfa was convicted and sentenced to five consecutive life sentences for directing the bloody campaign against Merlino’s faction. Natale and Merlino then took...
Ralph Natale had been indicted for financing drug deals the year before and was still bitter over Merlino having cut him off, so he became the first American Mafia boss to become a government witness, testifying how he and Merlino conspired to take over the family in the early 1990s. Merlino’s ensuing trial was the result of a ten-year investigatio...
Learn how Joey Merlino rose to power in the Philadelphia Mafia after a bloody mob war in the 1990s, and how he became a celebrity gangster and a target of the Feds. Find out his role in the family's crimes, his relationships with other mobsters, and his current status.
The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family, the Philadelphia Mafia, the Philly Mafia, or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He is the son of deceased Philadelphia crime family underboss Chuckie Merlino. With the help of boss-turned-informant Ralph Natale, Merlino was convicted of several RICO charges including racketeering, illegal gambling and extortion, in 2001, and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Nov 23, 2020 · Fifteen alleged members of a crime family based in Philadelphia face federal racketeering and related charges, prosecutors said.
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Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) also known as "Little Nicky", was an American mobster who served as boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 to 1990. Infamously known for his murderous reputation, Scarfo led the family through its bloodiest period until his conviction in 1988.
