Reputed Philadelphia mafia soldier Anthony Nicodemo has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy for the shooting of Gino DiPietro. A status hearing was held in Common Pleas Court on Monday where the indictment was announced. DiPietro a South Philadelphia drug dealer was suspected of being a government informant. The indictment is … [Read more…]
Prosecutors plan to use a new tool at their disposal against alleged Philadelphia mobster Anthony Nicodemo. The District Attorney’s office in Philadelphia has opted to use an indicting grand jury in the murder case against Nicodemo. Using an indicting grand jury to bring charges against the alleged mob soldier over a public forum preliminary … [Read more…]
The latest Philadelphia mafia trial ended with a mixed bag of results for the government with four defendants being convicted one acquitted and two more with deadlocked verdicts. The jury deadlocked on charges of racketeering conspiracy against alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi and mobster George Borgesi. As expected the government is coming back … [Read more…]
After eighteen days of deliberation in the Philadelphia mafia trial against reputed boss Joseph Ligambi and co-defendants, the jury has reported that they have come to an impasse. In a rare Saturday session, the jury sent a note alerting the judge in the case that they were at an impasse. Eduardo Robreno then instructed … [Read more…]
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Han urged jurors in the ongoing Philadelphia mafia trial against mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and six co-defendants to find them guilty based on the secretly recorded conversation. Han said “There words define them” and to “consider the words that came out of there mouths” during his closing argument … [Read more…]
The defense team in the ongoing Philadelphia Mafia trial against alleged boss Joseph Ligambi and co-defendants continued as the defense launched its case. But before the defense was allowed to begin the presiding judge questioned each of the jurors and alternates about the recent shooting of Gino DePietro. Reputed Philly mob soldier Anthony Nicodemo … [Read more…]
Philadelphia police have officially charged reputed Philadelphia mafia soldier Anthony Nicodemo with the murder of Gino DiPietro. DiPietro was shot to death outside of his home in South Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon in what is being considered as a possible mob hit. A black Honda SUV was seen speeding away from the scene by witnesses … [Read more…]
The former Philadelphia mafia underboss Philip Leonetti tells the inside story of his life inside the Philly Mafia and why he decided to turn against his fellow wiseguys in his new book “Mafia Prince: Inside America’s Most Violent Crime Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra. Leonetti says that he pulled no … [Read more…]
A major video poker machine vendor named Joseph Procaccini took the stand in front of a federal jury in the ongoing Philadelphia mafia trial against reputed acting Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and co-defendants. Procaccini said that the Philly mafia made him an offer that he couldn’t refuse. He testified that in … [Read more…]
The business of Video Poker machines is a big money maker for the Philadelphia Mafia according to law enforcement sources. As the racketeering trial of Philly mob boss Joseph Ligambi and six co-defendants continues the jury got a look into the ins and outs of this business and how the mob profits from it. … [Read more…]
It has been better than a dozen years since former Philly mob hit man Pete “The Crumb” Caprio became a turncoat against his fellow wiseguys. At one time a feared captain in the Philadelphia mafia Caprio has now been used multiple times by prosecutors to tell jurors of his criminal exploits and that of … [Read more…]
Philly mobster Skinny Joey Merlino made his return to Philadelphia for first time in over twelve years. Merlino did not return under the best of terms as he was back home for the funeral of his father and one time Philadelphia mafia underboss Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino who died in federal prison. The funeral was … [Read more…]
The Philadelphia mafia trial continues and former Philly mobster turned rat Louis “Bent Finger Lou” Monacello took the stand Friday. Monacello is one of prosecutor’s key witnesses in the case against seven of his former wiseguy pals. The main focus of Monacello’s testimony was against alleged acting Philadelphia mafia boss and his uncle Joseph … [Read more…]
In this week’s Mob Talk episode, Dave Schratwieser takes a trip down to South Florida to see what Philadelphia Mafia boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino has been up to. Merlino has been living the good life in Florida since being released from prison while his fellow mobsters back in Philly are on trial in … [Read more…]
Convicted Philadelphia mobster Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino died in federal prison on Monday. He hit the top ranks of the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980’s serving as underboss to Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo and even served as the acting boss for a short period when Scarfo was in prison for a weapons charge. Salvatore along … [Read more…]