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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. [2][3] Natale helped sentence Joey Merlino to a 14-year sentence in 2001, but in January 2005, was also sentenced for ...
Steven Mazzone. Steven Mazzone (born 1964) is an American mobster and underboss of the Philadelphia crime family. After the family was decimated by prosecutions during the Nicodemo Scarfo and John Stanfa eras, Ralph Natale was released from prison in 1994. It was at this time Mazzone became a major organized crime figure in Philadelphia.
Nicky Scarfo Jr. Nicodemo Salvatore "Nicky" Scarfo Jr.[1] (born June 9, 1965), sometimes known by the nicknames "Junior", "Nick Promo", and "Mr. Apple" is an American mobster and a member of the Lucchese crime family. [2] Scarfo Jr. is the son of former Philadelphia crime family boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo Sr.
Philadelphia crime family. The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, [19] the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family, [20] the Philadelphia Mafia, [21][22] the Philly Mafia, [23][24][25] or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia, [26][27][28] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia ...
The Bonanno crime family (pronounced [boˈnanno]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City as part of the criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. The family was known as the Maranzano crime family until its founder Salvatore Maranzano was murdered ...
Nicodemo Scarfo. Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) also known as " Little Nicky ", was an American mobster who served as boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 to 1990. Infamously known for his murderous reputation, Scarfo led the family through its bloodiest period until his conviction in 1988. [1][2]
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.
BALTIMORE-- A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at Joppatowne High School on Friday.. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said in a press ...