Philadelphia mafia continues to regroup and grow with the return of two veteran mobsters George Borgesi and Marty Angelina.
Borgesi was released back in January after doing a 14-year prison stretch on RICO charges and for the first time in years is now off of all government restrictions. Marty Angelina is himself finishing up a four-plus year prison stay for racketeering and is set to be released from a halfway house this week. According to mob sources both are ready to return to the fold adding to the cluster of mobsters back on streets.
“George Borgesi“
Borgesi held the number three spot in the Philly mafia in the late 1990’s before being convicted and his considered a loose cannon by some. Some within the Philly mob hierarchy are worried that Borgesi’s antics and propensity to stir things up could cause problems within the delicate framework between the three factions now on streets. Other decision-makers within the family believe Borgesi is owed since he went away and did his time in a stand-up way ever saying a word.
“Marty Angelina“
Angelina formerly held the rank on underboss in the late 2000’s and was taken down in the same case that netted Borgesi. Although he isn’t known to be quite the lightning rod and problem that Borgesi may be he still carries plenty of baggage and a hot-headed temperament along with his return to the streets. Both he and Borgesi are long time Joseph Merlino allies and will try and find a way to fit back into the Merlino and Steven Mazzone led faction of the current Philly mafia landscape.
It will be interesting to see how both Angelina and Borgesi transition back into roles within the mafia and what effect it may have on the balance between the three factions now on streets. Both the Scarfo era factions one led by Phil Narducci and other led by Joseph Pungitore have established footholds back on streets and the fragile state of affairs could be a powder keg waiting for a reason to blow. Most of the major players are now back on the streets for the mafia in Philadelphia and although they have all seemingly been getting along so far mob insiders believe the balancing act will be tricky moving ahead.
