Philadelphia mafia captain Anthony Staino has been released from prison according to mafia insider Dave Schrawieser. The 62-year-old mob capo was indicted in 2011 along with former acting mob boss Joseph Ligambi, underboss Joseph Massimino, capos Joseph Licata and George Borgesi, and mob soldier Damion Canalichio on various charges including racketeering. While Ligambi, Borgesi, … [Read more…]
Reputed mobster Philip Narducci has pleaded guilty to federal loan sharking charges and is headed back to prison. The 56-year-old wiseguy agreed to a plea deal which will put him behind bars for 12 months and 1 day. His lawyer Brian J. McMonagle said, “They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.” The reputed … [Read more…]
On this episode of Mob Talk Sitdown George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser gets into the latest happening in and around the Philly Mafia. The guys take a look at the recent indictment of mafia associate Stephen Sharkey and his links to other made guys including George Borgesi and Joey Merlino. They also get into … [Read more…]
We take another trip back in time to take a look at some more Mob history this time from the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia mafia has an extremely colorful past and one of it’s more controversial figures was former boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo. During Scarfo’s ten year reign the Cosa Nostra … [Read more…]
Salvatore “Sam” Piccolo an alleged soldier in the Philadelphia mafia has pleaded guilty to the distribution of methamphetamine and one count of fraud according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The 67-year-old mobster was captured on secret wiretaps talking about drug dealing and actually sold 216 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover FBI agent. Piccolo … [Read more…]
The federal loansharking case against alleged Philadelphia Mafia wiseguy Phil Narducci has taken on an interesting angle which some believe could mean trouble for the feds. A 15 count indictment was unsealed earlier this year charging Narducci and an associate named James Gallo with multiple crimes including the making of extortionate loans, conspiracy, and … [Read more…]
According to authorities, New Jersey-based Joseph Servidio is a soldier in the Philadelphia mafia. The 59-year-old wiseguy also known as “Joey Electric” was part of a federal indictment unsealed last year at the end of a two-year probe. He was hit with multiple drug-related charges that included dealing large quantities of methamphetamine. The feds … [Read more…]
Philip Narducci a longtime member of the Philadelphia mafia has been arrested and hit with newly filed charges. According to an indictment unsealed on Thursday Narducci was charged with allegedly making and collecting extortionate loans and conspiracy. The feds claimed the 56-year-old mobster was making loans involving large amounts of money to borrowers. When … [Read more…]
Experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser are back with the latest Philly Mafia news and information in another episode of Mob Talk sitdown. Alleged boss Joey Merlino could be out of prison in less than another year if credited with four months he served for a previous parole violation. The guys also once again get … [Read more…]
As we head into the new year we take a look at the current status of the Philly Mafia. The City of Brotherly Love has long been home to what many consider to be one of the more interesting Cosa Nostra families in the country. The Philly family certainly has a colorful past but … [Read more…]
Joey Merlino the alleged boss of the Philly mafia is set to surrender to the Bureau of Prison’s today to start his two-year prison sentence. Skinny Joey will once again be a guest of the government after pleading guilty to a gambling charge as part of the East Coast LCN Enterprise case. Merlino survived … [Read more…]
Lombardi’s Pizza obtained a permit back in 2016 to open up a restaurant in Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino last December. But a recent investigation uncovered alleged ties to the Mafia leading State gaming regulators to revoke the legendary pizzeria’s permit. According to investigators, the Mafia was allegedly attempting to get a toehold in Pennsylvania casinos … [Read more…]
On this episode of Mob Talk with Mob experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser we get a look back at some interesting Mafia history. The guys go one on one with former FBI undercover agent Michael McGowan. During his career, McGowan was able to infiltrate three Cosa Nostra families including the New England and … [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…]
This episode of Mob Talk with George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser takes a look at the Joey Merlino sentencing and its impact on the Philly mob and more. Joey was sentenced to 24 months behind bars after pleading guilty to a gambling charge in the East Coast LCN Enterprise case. As Merlino left the … [Read more…]