By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
Colombo crime family underboss John “Sonny” Franzese passed away yesterday. He was 103 years old. Though there are many words to describe this mob legend: Hitman, gangster, hustler, extortionist, porn movie financi
By David Amoruso
Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino joked around with reporters outside Manhattan federal court yesterday. How could he not? Two years ago, he was indicted in a huge conspiracy case involving members and captains of fi
By David Amoruso
Joseph Merlino’s bet paid off big time! The alleged boss of the Philadelphia crime family pleaded guilty to a single gambling charge today after battling prosecutors to a mistrial in a high-profile racketeering case targeting the Eas
By David Amoruso
Philadelphia Mafia boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino took a huge gamble and won big yesterday when his high-profile racketeering case ended in a mistrial. After three weeks, followed by almost 30 hours of deliberations, the jury rema
By David Amoruso
Is the stress of a long life in the Mafia finally becoming too much for Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino or is he using the old “Sicilian flu” trick? It does look like the tension is getting to him as media reported
By David Amoruso
Federal agents arrested over 40 members and associates of the Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, and Bonanno crime families in New York and the Bruno crime family in Philadelphia this morning in a racketeering bust ranging from New York to
