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and ordering or approving three murders and two attempted murders. Six other men were also put on trial. The prosecution's case was aided by several of
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in 1990. Natale was a longtime mobster who was serving a 15-year prison sentence for arson and drug trafficking. According to Natale, he and
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Florida and put on trial in New York City. Merlino was charged with one count of racketeering, one count of fraud and two counts of illegal gambling. Merlino was accused of entering into illegal business arrangements with New York criminals in the
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Federal Armored Express truck in 1987. In January 1990, Merlino was convicted of planning the heist and sentenced to three years in prison.
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violations in March 1994, was convicted in 1995, and sentenced to life in 1996. With most of Stanfa's supporters also arrested and convicted, Merlino, released from prison in November 1994, won the war and named
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violence, by 1993 an all-out war broke out between Stanfa and Merlino. On August 5, 1993, Merlino survived a
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mobster-turned government witness Lawrence "Yogi" Merlino. Joey's sister, Maria, was briefly engaged to
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2449:"Reputed Philly crime boss Joey Merlino gets $ 5 million bond"
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2111:"Joey Merlino, Ex-Mob Boss, Gets 4 Months For Meeting Friend"
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1666:"Inside the Drug-Dealing Empire That Ruled West Philly"
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1795:"Jurors close to getting 'Skinny Joey' Merlino case"
2364:WRITER, By Robert Moran, STAFF (7 September 2016).
1850:"Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Mobster Gets 14 Years"
2274:"Dozens of mobsters busted in East Coast takedown"
1276:"Stories of Hits That Missed Are a Smash in Court"
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1824:"7 Reputed Mafia Figures Are Acquitted of Murder"
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660:"Boca Return: Is Joey Merlino back in charge?"
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2003:"Merlino's Way: Eyeing Philly from Fla.?"
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2224:"Joseph Merlino: The mobster next door"
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1501:"No Reservatons at Ristorante Merlino"
1332:"Philly's Gooffellas Made Mess of Mob"
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929:"Obituary for SALVATORE MERLINO"
519:Federal Correctional Institution
270:He had been friends with future
171:Three years' imprisonment (1990)
4268:People from Boca Raton, Florida
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360:Federal Bureau of Investigation
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3172:List of Mafia crime families
1617:. Philly.com. June 2, 2011.
1118:. 2013-12-31. Archived from
471:Steve "Gorilla" Mondevergine
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4258:Gangsters from Philadelphia
3857:Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
3439:(Northeastern Pennsylvania)
783:"IN PERSON; The Mouthpiece"
706:September 13, 2024, at the
557:. In a 2013 interview with
419:, and sent back to prison.
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249:Salvatore "Chuckie" Merlino
123:Salvatore "Chuckie" Merlino
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1977:Federal Bureau of Prisons
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1419:"Stanfa given life term"
1194:Philadelphia Daily News.
427:Stanfa was arrested for
257:Ventnor City, New Jersey
52:Joseph Salvatore Merlino
4238:American male criminals
3973:East Harlem Purple Gang
3842:Colacurcio Organization
3001:Andrew Thomas DelGiorno
933:Philadelphia Daily News
531:Richard Barclay Surrick
485:Racketeering conviction
475:Pagan's Motorcycle Club
387:, where he met mobster
163:Illegal gambling (2018)
3922:Velentzas Organization
3892:Philadelphia Greek Mob
3805:Mafia Commission Trial
3799:Pizza Connection Trial
3389:10th & Oregon Crew
3304:Greenwich Village Crew
3161:Italian-American Mafia
3094:Philadelphia Greek Mob
3036:10th & Oregon Crew
2084:. PAC. 16 March 2011.
2082:Press of Atlantic City
1207:Philadelphia Inquirer.
1116:Philadelphiaweekly.com
843:"Merlino's Restaurant"
464:10th & Oregon Crew
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3877:Musitano crime family
3649:Black Hand in Chicago
3379:Angiulo's Boston crew
3371:(Northern New Jersey)
2703:joey merlino podcast
1570:on September 29, 2007
1472:"Sins of the Fathers"
1372:. Philadelphia (Pa).
1020:"State of New Jersey"
960:"Sins of the Fathers"
702:(September 12, 2024)
590:Genovese crime family
413:Schuylkill Expressway
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346:On October 31, 1989,
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152:Interstate theft and
4092:Operation Underworld
4082:Operation Old Bridge
4013:New Springville Boys
3897:Rizzuto crime family
3887:Papalia crime family
3872:Luppino crime family
3862:Inzerillo Mafia clan
3852:Cotroni crime family
3736:Palermo Mafia summit
3228:New Springville Boys
2009:on October 14, 2018.
1856:. December 4, 2001.
1592:. 16 December 2010.
523:Terre Haute, Indiana
306:, Lawrence Merlino,
192:who was the reputed
4154:Buster from Chicago
4118:Hired Truck Program
4097:Operation Wasteland
4023:South Brooklyn Boys
3998:Marat Balagula gang
3782:Castellammarese War
3314:Springfield faction
3069:Detroit Partnership
3064:DeCavalcante family
2024:. Abclocal.go.com.
1668:. 10 January 2018.
1337:New York Daily News
958:McGarvey, Brendan.
905:. John Tanasychuk.
819:. Laura McCrystal.
601:Richard J. Sullivan
473:, president of the
80:Podcaster, Alleged
4133:Rochester bombings
4018:Rudaj Organization
3993:Maceo Organization
3948:Bumpy Johnson gang
3943:Bugs and Meyer Mob
3902:Sacra Corona Unita
3753:Kefauver Committee
3399:Midwestern/Western
3339:New Jersey faction
3309:New Jersey faction
3223:Motion Lounge crew
3177:Mafia bibliography
3029:Factions and crews
1940:on April 17, 2016.
1854:The New York Times
1828:The New York Times
1770:The New York Times
1741:The New York Times
1541:. March 19, 1998.
1452:on October 1, 2015
1400:The New York Times
1369:The New York Times
1222:. 29 August 2017.
1056:. August 9, 1984.
1054:The New York Times
787:The New York Times
479:Junior Black Mafia
445:of Passyunk Avenue
417:supervised release
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3730:Apalachin meeting
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2914:Antonio Caponigro
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2426:. 4 August 2016.
1953:Missing or empty
1929:. April 17, 2016
1446:"Who's the Boss?"
1086:. 11 March 2004.
903:South Florida.com
640:Molotov cocktails
623:persona non grata
505:Herbert J. Hutton
406:drive-by shooting
304:Salvatore Merlino
290:Criminal activity
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