Anthony Staino Jr was recently released from a halfway house after completing his full sentence on federal charges according to mob expert Dave Schratwieser. Anthony Staino Jr. He is back on the streets free and clear but is he still part of the Philadelphia Mafia family? Staino and several other Philly Mafia leaders including then-boss … [Read more…]
Skinny Joey Merlino is reportedly out of prison and headed to a halfway house in Florida where he will begin his supervised release after just over a year behind bars. The alleged Philly Mafia boss was busted in the East Coast LCN Enterprise case back in 2016. At the time it looked like the … [Read more…]
On this episode of Mob Talk Sitdown, the guys take a look at how Mafia rules for being made have changed along with the locations of making ceremonies. Philadelphia mafia experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser go over some recent information pertaining to new-made guys and some of the interesting places they may have … [Read more…]
The current Philly Mafia has been somewhat of a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma at least when it comes to most of its hierarchy. There have been plenty of theories as to the Cosa Nostra family being split into at least two factions and maybe more. With key Scarfo era mobsters … [Read more…]
Joey Merlino plead guilty to a gambling-related charge back in April after the feds failed to get a conviction in the East Coast LCN Enterprise case. A hung jury allowed the alleged Philadelphia mafia boss to walk free but as the feds moved for a retrial a plea deal was reached calling for Joey … [Read more…]
On this episode of Mob Talk experts George Anastasia, and Dave Schratwieser take a look back at some Philadelphia mafia history and current Joey Merlino news. The guys take a ride in the mafia time machine back to the days of the Philly mafia war in the early 1990s. The bloody battle between two factions … [Read more…]
In this episode of Mob Talk with Mob experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser get into some ongoing Philadelphia Mafia drama. Philly Mob boss Joey Merlino is set to begin his prison sentence after some time in the sun down on the Jersey Shore. In the meantime, he has apparently sold his South Philly … [Read more…]
On this episode of Mob Talk, the guys take a look at who’s really running the Philadelphia Mafia in 2018. Mob Experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser talk about the current Philly mafia hierarchy and the status of a few made guys. It’s a bit unclear as to how much of the traditional leadership … [Read more…]
This week’s episode of Mob Talk with experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser takes a look at Joey Merlino and his recent guilty plea. The alleged Philadelphia mafia boss decided against going to trial for the second time and plead guilty to a single gambling charge. His first trial ended in a hung jury … [Read more…]
Joey Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia Mafia got an offer he couldn’t refuse and pleads guilty today in New York. According to a report from Dave Schratwieser Joey plead guilty to using a cell phone to place a bet. Merlino decided to plead guilty to a crime for the first time ever … [Read more…]
Joseph Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia has agreed to a plea deal according to recent reports. Merlino squared off against the feds in the East Coast LCN Enterprise case and walked away with a hung jury. The outcome wasn’t exactly a win for Merlino because the jury was seemingly closer to … [Read more…]
Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia took on the feds earlier this month and walked away via a hung jury. The jury could not come to a verdict after approx 30 hours of deliberation but things may have been close enough for the feds to come knocking for a … [Read more…]
After approximately 30 hours of deliberation, the jury in the Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino trial alerted the judge that they were hopelessly deadlocked on all four charges. The judge then declared a mistrial and ordered both sides to report back to court on March 6th to decide whether or not to retry the case. … [Read more…]
Philadelphia mafia soldier Gaeton Lucibello has been released from prison after serving 30 days for a parole violation according to a report from veteran reporter Dave Schratwieser. The one time Cosa Nostra captain was sent to prison back in 2012 on a racketeering conviction and released in 2015. He was put on supervised release … [Read more…]
The jury in the Joey Merlino trial reported today that they were deadlocked on all four of the charges against the alleged Philadelphia mafia boss. The Judge then ordered the jury to continue deliberations on Friday according to investigative reporter Dave Schratwieser who does a fabulous job covering the Philly mafia. It now seems … [Read more…]