In this weeks episode of Mob Talk with George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser we get some updated Philadelphia mafia news including a look back at the Gino Dipietro hit along and another look at the upcoming trial of Joey Merlino.
The guys check in on the current status of mobster Anthony Nicodemo who plead guilty to murder in the Dipietro case and is doing a 30-year stretch. There has been a lot of speculation recently about a potential turncoat in and around the Philadelphia mafia family leading to some questions about the feds recent handling of Nicodemo and Damion Canalichio another made guy who is awaiting a sentence reduction hearing. We have heard from various sources that the feds are actively trying to put together a new case against the Cosa Nostra family so there seems to be some potential for a new rat to surface.
We also get an update on the status of the upcoming trial of Joseph Merlino and Eugene Onofrio which continues to have more twist and turns. The feds now plan to add a new mafia turncoat to the list of witnesses that will take the stand seemingly strengthened their floundering case. At one point it seemed like internal problems with the case may have led to the charges against the mobsters being dropped but now the pendulum is swinging back in the feds favor. Both defendants passed on lighter plea offers deciding to take their chances in court which now seems like maybe a more risky move then it seemed at the time. The trial is set to begin in January and it will definitely be one of the more interesting organized crime trials of the year.
It would be a pretty big win for the feds of they could flip Nicodemo and or Canalichio because either of those guys would def bring some interesting information to the table on quite a few guys. But it seems like a reach on both and I think a lot of people would be shocked if they decided to cooperate. I guess it would make more sense for Nicodemo since he is looking at 25 more years but it seems like he would have flipped already if he had that in mind.
I have to think Joey has to be a little more worried today than he was a couple months ago. This new witness will probably only testify to his knowledge of Merlino being in the mafia and perhaps in a leadership role etc and it could end up being minor but any added into the feds can put in front of the jury makes it that much tougher to make em buy the fact that these are innocent guys.
Anthony Nicodemo aka Tony Nicks is not gonna flip…You can take that to the bank..Feds are playing mind games to cause panic and distrust amongst members of Philly mob..Feds are trying every possible mind games as trial nears hoping someone else really flips…Feds eminating false information. And disinformation to rattle members and cause distrust…Attorney Edwin Jacobs is proven mastermind in defence of his mobster clients….Odds st oil on Joey Merlino to win this trial
I agree with you 100% on all that, but I still think Joey should have taken the 2 years. You never know with these juries. A jury trial is a crap shoot. but Joey likes to roll the dice…
Seems like a real big risk to be honest. I know the plea deal still put him behind bars but it seemed like the better of the two evils.
Yeah I think if they could have flipped Nicodemo it would have happened already.
highly doubt Canalichio would flip either if he was going to rat would have done it a long time ago and by all accounts is a stand up guy but i guess you never know if there is a rat it wont be one of the inner circle we would have heard about it by now and they are extremely loyal to merlino.
I think he has a decent chance of beating the charges but like jeff said you never know the case is stronger than it was a few months ago feds have got themselves organized there is a reason Onofrio lawyer has been begging the judge to seperate him from merlino at the trial the case against merlino is now more organized and his reputation could actually hurt Onofrio at trial. He should have plead out i know he has his reputation but if convicted he will get 10 years they will hammer him because he is joey merlino
joey needs to plan wheres he gonna celebrate thats all he has to do ..lyin rat feds got nothin..lyin fn rat witnesses to save there own ass will say anything
u know im gonna be honest with everybody out there …no matter what anyone writes in and says ..even that infidel george anastasia ..joey merlino got balls !!!!and he aint pleadin !!!and no what else ??that man aint no coward either !!!!hes gonna walk !!!that other crazy guy that used to write in all the time about Jesus and what not ??i know him !!!hes been right where Merlino is now a dozen times and that kid aint no snitch or punk either !!!hes crazy for sure .But everytime i seen that crazy guy go to trial he wad on his hands and knees with a bible praying ..at least he wasnt on his hands and knees with the feds..the west side of manhattan will give him that much ..and thats how that crazy fanatic fucker beat all his cases ..PRAYER !!!
Theyll toss that case at the last minute !!!!This is what you call Psychological warfare my friend !!!You think Merlinos stupid ???I dont care how many lies the feds tell or how many lyin rat witnesses they pull out of the woodwork …thats what all this is ..is lies !!!That kid that used to write in ??Every time he come back from court ..he said they offered me this they offered me that …30 years here 30 years there and they threatened him with everything under the sun ..but he would not deal with the feds !!!and on top of it he went to trial with public defenders cuz he used to say jimmy cursed is man who trusteth in man and putteth not his faith in God !!!!and that crazy fucker walked all the time !!!and he prays for merlino and merlino is gonna walk!!!!
toss the case and be done with it losers!!!!
pain in the ass fbi lyin rat set up bastards !!shame on u rubeo …and the other nothin !!!
youre nothin now!!!not even free!!!