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Ralph Samuel Natale [1] (March 6, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1995 until 1999, when he became the first American Mafia boss to turn state's evidence .
Irish mobster and Philly mob associate gunned down by Ralph Natale, McGreal was killed due to suggesting that Natale be removed from a Teamster union due to corruption. Alvin Feldman: 1974: Joseph Ciancaglini stabbed Jewish mobster Alvin Feldman to death with an ice pick, after Feldman made threats that he was going to kill Nicky Scarfo. [235]
Ralph Natale took over as boss, but Merlino was the real power in the family, allowing Natale to become boss to direct law enforcement attention away from himself. [17] [18] [19] Stanfa is serving his life sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Ayer, Massachusetts.
Massino was the first sitting boss of a New York crime family to turn state's evidence, and the second in the history of the American Mafia to do so [97] (Philadelphia crime family boss Ralph Natale had flipped in 1999 when facing drug charges). [98]
Previte wore a wire for more than two-and-a-half years, recording more than 400 hours of conversations, also testifying during mob trials, which helped convict over 50 mobsters, including Joey Merlino and Ralph Natale. [1] Following the trials, Previte turned down offers for witness relocation, and lived under an assumed name in Hammonton. [3]
Ralph Natale (1935–2022) Frank Nitti, "The Enforcer" (born Francesco Raffaele Nitto, 1886–1943) O. Victor Orena, "Little Vic" (born 1934) P.
With the help of boss-turned-informant Ralph Natale, Merlino was convicted of several RICO charges including racketeering, illegal gambling and extortion, in 2001, and sentenced to 14 years in prison. [6] Following his release from prison in 2011, the FBI and organized crime reporters believed he continued to run the Philadelphia–South Jersey ...
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.