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The New York Mafia's intrusion in Philadelphia Mafia affairs was not well received by many of the younger Philadelphia-born mobsters in the Philadelphia crime family, including Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino, the son of former underboss Salvatore Merlino, who saw Stanfa as an outsider who had not worked his way up in the organization due to being ...
Wah Ching (Chinese: 華青; Jyutping: Waa 4 Cing 1; lit. 'Youth of China') is a Chinese American criminal organization and street gang that was founded in San Francisco, California in 1964.
Founded in the 1960s, the gang's name stems from a street corner that intersects 10th Street and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia. [1] The 10th & Oregon Crew conducts drug trafficking, gambling, extortion and loan sharking rackets and operates from a series of taverns, bars, restaurants and social clubs in South Philadelphia and South Jersey. [1]
Merlino's expulsion and designation as persona non grata among Cosa Nostra marked the first time a Mafia boss on the East Coast had been banished without breaking the oath of omertà. [2] He will be opening a cheesesteak business in late 2024 in South Philadelphia called Skinny Joey's Cheesesteaks. [75]
The Mexican Mafia, otherwise known as La Eme, consists of senior members of Latino street gangs who've joined together to rule and profit from other California gangs, according to the DOJ.
John "Johnny Hooks" Capra (born April 6, 1940) was a capo with operations in the Bronx and Westchester. During 1969 to 1973, Capra controlled a heroin distribution network from Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem. [46] In 1973, Capra was indicted along with his associate Steven "Beansie Dellacava on drug trafficking charges related to heroin and ...
Johnny Eng (born ca. 1958) (Chinese: 伍少衡; Jyutping: ng5 siu3 hang4), also known as Onionhead (Chinese: 蔥頭; Jyutping: cung1 tau4) or Machinegun Johnny, [1] is a Hong Kong-born American gang leader and drug trafficker. Eng was the former head (dai-lo) of the Flying Dragons gang in New York City.
Prosecutors say Johnny Martinez was caught on a wiretap boasting of several murders, but he still has prominent voices calling for his release, including two L.A. County probation officials.