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Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino (born March 13, 1962) is an American former mobster who was the reputed boss of the Philadelphia crime family from the 1990s until 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He rose to power and seized control of the organization in the mid-nineties after he fought against the John Stanfa faction of the family.
"Skinny Joey" Merlino in a government surveillance photo, c. 1995. Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino – became boss in 1999, [77] and is believed to have headed the Philadelphia crime family until 2024. [141] [142] In 2024, Merlino was demoted and excommunicated from the family after establishing himself as a social media personality. [115]
The Independent was tipped off to the existence of the photograph after reporting that Mr Trump had recently posed for a snapshot with Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino, who ran the Philadelphia ...
Salvatore A. "Salvie" Testa (March 31, 1956 – September 14, 1984), nicknamed "The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob", was an Italian-American mobster who served as a caporegime and later acting underboss for the Philadelphia crime family.
A key Mafia informant against one-time Philadelphia mob boss “Skinny Joey” Merlino says flipping sides to become a federal witness enhanced both his life of crime and his bank account. “I ...
Tuccio served as a chauffeur and bodyguard to Philadelphia family boss Joey Merlino while Merlino was on trial on racketeering charges in New York in 2018. [263] On January 13, 2021, Tuccio pleaded guilty to using fire to commit extortion. [266]
Reputed Philadelphia mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino wants no part of President Donald Trump's desperate efforts to flip the results of his loss to President-elect Joe Biden. A lawyer for Trump ...
While Joey Merlino was in prison in 1990, he met Ralph Natale, and the two allegedly conspired to take over the Philadelphia crime family from Stanfa. [8] [9] Merlino was released from prison in April 1992, after he was convicted in January 1990 of planning the heist and sentenced to three years in prison.