Joey merlino and others busted

[moneyman]

Isn't Mazzone running the day to day stuff anyways? Seems like he would be the most likely candidate with Chang as his under I'm guessing

[Teflon john]

If they are smart it will be Uncle Joe.

[Rocco]

Merlino is finished and it couldn't happen to a better guy:) It's time for Philly to move on from this schmuck and put in a real boss who abides by LCN rules and keeps things a bit quieter.

Do you think Merlino's fellow turks will take over? There's got to be somebody in Philly cut from the same cloth as Ligambi.

ROn PRevite should be the next boss

I thought Previte was already running South Jersey from an Auto Body shop..?

[Rocco]

Isn't Mazzone running the day to day stuff anyways? Seems like he would be the most likely candidate with Chang as his under I'm guessing

Mazzone and Chang are pretty much running the family. Merlino was just spending his time in FL shopping for clothes, Driving around in expensive cars, going out to eat etc. You know like a housewife of a rich guy....

[JCB1977]

Isn't Mazzone running the day to day stuff anyways? Seems like he would be the most likely candidate with Chang as his under I'm guessing

I don't know much about Mazzone except that he is another one of Merlino's boyhood friends. Is he truly capable? Also, question for any Philly guys who may be in the know: How much money per year do you think the gang is taking in?

[JCB1977]

Isn't Mazzone running the day to day stuff anyways? Seems like he would be the most likely candidate with Chang as his under I'm guessing

Mazzone and Chang are pretty much running the family. Merlino was just spending his time in FL shopping for clothes, Driving around in expensive cars, going out to eat etc. You know like a housewife of a rich guy....

Does the federal prison system design tailor made overalls?

[Chucky]

JCB, Merlino has more juice than anyone in town, he's a true gangster, you seem to have a real hardon for him and Borgesi. But yeah Mazzone is more than capable but he's loyal to Merlino and would only takeover if Merlino willingly stepped aside, I doubt Ciancaglini would want the trouble, I could see Georgie boy taking the reigns, he's no bullshit and has more bodies under him than anybody walking around Philly or south Jersey.

[Five Felonies]

it seems like from the outside looking in that most of these philly guys are living moderately comfortable middle class lives, not really too far off from most guys in other surviving families around the country. granted, with the huge # of members in nyc, there's going to be some serious players but i never got the impression that most of the ny guys were extremely wealthy either. philly's a big sports town with a large population and seeing how gambling is their #1 money maker i'd imagine plenty of guys are making a decent living. even the north jersey crew, while not on the scale of the ny crews operating in the area, have had a pretty decent gambling operation going for quite a while.

[Chucky]

Detention Memo Info

Parrello’s dangerousness and appetite for violence is well-documented. In connection with Parrello’s attempt to have members of his crew collect a debt from Victim-1, during a consensually recorded conversation Parrello stated, in sum and substance: “You get Buddy [Torres] and let Buddy go there and choke him [Victim-1], choke him. I want Buddy to choke him, choke him, actually choke the motherfucker…and tell him, ‘Listen to me…next time I’m not gonna stop choking… I’m gonna kill you.’”

Parrello further stated, “go ahead, get this motherfucker. Don’t make a mistake. Get your fuckin’ money.”

In yet another example of his viciousness, in connection with the conspiracy to assault Victim-6 in retaliation for the stabbing of Genovese associate Vazzano, in a consensually recorded conversation, Parrello instructed an uncharged co-conspirator, in sum and substance, to “keep the pipes handy and pipe him, pipe him, over here [on the leg], not on his head.”

Upon Merlino’s conclusion of supervised release on or about September 6, 2014, he began working in earnest to rebuild the Philadelphia Crime Family.

Throughout the investigation, Merlino has been captured on recordings supervising a number of individuals,
questioning whether certain associates were “rats,” collecting illegal gambling debt, and engaging in a fraud against health insurers and conducting at least one sit-down to resolve a debt connected to the health care fraud.

At various times during the pendency of the conspiracy, UC-1 served as one of O’Nofrio’s drivers and as a trusted associate and therefore captured hundreds of hours of inculpatory conversations involving O’Nofrio and others.

For example, in a consensually recorded conversation, O’Nofrio told UC-1 that when “that guy” (referring to co-defendant Conrad Ianniello) went to jail (on a conviction in the Eastern District of New York) that O’Nofrio would be in charge. O’Nofrio explained that Ianniello said to O’Nofrio, “I’m going to put you at the helm … I want you acting boss. I already told them, I want you. I had to go meet certain guys. First time I met them. They said he [Ianniello] wants you.” In or about August 2014, during a consensually recorded conversation O’Nofrio explained that he was planning on proposing co-defendant Ralph Santaniello to get made.

O’Nofrio has used threats of violence to collect debts. For example, in August 2014, O’Nofrio and CW-1 discussed co-defendant Agostino Camacho’s gambling debts to O’Nofrio. CW-1 stated that Camacho was scared of O’Nofrio, and O’Nofrio responded, “Good…guess what, he better be…I don’t play.” In the same conversation, with respect to another loan, O’Nofrio explained that he gave “John” $10,000 “to put on the street 4-5 years ago,” and that John still owed O’Nofrio $5,300. O’Nofrio said that a debtor did not pay John, and that John is supposed to go and “crack the guy’s fucking head” to get the money. Similarly, in July 2015, CW-1 met with O’Nofrio and discussed Camacho’s debt. O’Nofrio said that if Camacho did not pay, O’Nofrio would “hit [him] in the head with a fucking hammer.” O’Nofrio was also involved in arranging sales of untaxed cigarettes.

[Hailbritain]

From this it would appear o'nofrio is the acting capo of the ianiello crew

[Charlie]

Anthony zinzi flipping would be one of the craziest thing yet...the guy is a legit tough guy and has been busting heads for 40 years...very tough guy, his family has roots in the neighborhood dating back a long long time

[Bruno187]

Detention Memo Info

Parrello’s dangerousness and appetite for violence is well-documented. In connection with Parrello’s attempt to have members of his crew collect a debt from Victim-1, during a consensually recorded conversation Parrello stated, in sum and substance: “You get Buddy [Torres] and let Buddy go there and choke him [Victim-1], choke him. I want Buddy to choke him, choke him, actually choke the motherfucker…and tell him, ‘Listen to me…next time I’m not gonna stop choking… I’m gonna kill you.’”

Parrello further stated, “go ahead, get this motherfucker. Don’t make a mistake. Get your fuckin’ money.”

In yet another example of his viciousness, in connection with the conspiracy to assault Victim-6 in retaliation for the stabbing of Genovese associate Vazzano, in a consensually recorded conversation, Parrello instructed an uncharged co-conspirator, in sum and substance, to “keep the pipes handy and pipe him, pipe him, over here [on the leg], not on his head.”

Upon Merlino’s conclusion of supervised release on or about September 6, 2014, he began working in earnest to rebuild the Philadelphia Crime Family.

Throughout the investigation, Merlino has been captured on recordings supervising a number of individuals,
questioning whether certain associates were “rats,” collecting illegal gambling debt, and engaging in a fraud against health insurers and conducting at least one sit-down to resolve a debt connected to the health care fraud.

At various times during the pendency of the conspiracy, UC-1 served as one of O’Nofrio’s drivers and as a trusted associate and therefore captured hundreds of hours of inculpatory conversations involving O’Nofrio and others.

For example, in a consensually recorded conversation, O’Nofrio told UC-1 that when “that guy” (referring to co-defendant Conrad Ianniello) went to jail (on a conviction in the Eastern District of New York) that O’Nofrio would be in charge. O’Nofrio explained that Ianniello said to O’Nofrio, “I’m going to put you at the helm … I want you acting boss. I already told them, I want you. I had to go meet certain guys. First time I met them. They said he [Ianniello] wants you.” In or about August 2014, during a consensually recorded conversation O’Nofrio explained that he was planning on proposing co-defendant Ralph Santaniello to get made.

O’Nofrio has used threats of violence to collect debts. For example, in August 2014, O’Nofrio and CW-1 discussed co-defendant Agostino Camacho’s gambling debts to O’Nofrio. CW-1 stated that Camacho was scared of O’Nofrio, and O’Nofrio responded, “Good…guess what, he better be…I don’t play.” In the same conversation, with respect to another loan, O’Nofrio explained that he gave “John” $10,000 “to put on the street 4-5 years ago,” and that John still owed O’Nofrio $5,300. O’Nofrio said that a debtor did not pay John, and that John is supposed to go and “crack the guy’s fucking head” to get the money. Similarly, in July 2015, CW-1 met with O’Nofrio and discussed Camacho’s debt. O’Nofrio said that if Camacho did not pay, O’Nofrio would “hit [him] in the head with a fucking hammer.” O’Nofrio was also involved in arranging sales of untaxed cigarettes.

There you go....
Veiled within the last paragraph is the identity of CW-1.
The guy I was thinking about who moved down to Florida is named Johnny.

[Rocco]

it seems like from the outside looking in that most of these philly guys are living moderately comfortable middle class lives, not really too far off from most guys in other surviving families around the country. granted, with the huge # of members in nyc, there's going to be some serious players but i never got the impression that most of the ny guys were extremely wealthy either. philly's a big sports town with a large population and seeing how gambling is their #1 money maker i'd imagine plenty of guys are making a decent living. even the north jersey crew, while not on the scale of the ny crews operating in the area, have had a pretty decent gambling operation going for quite a while.

Its a crowded area. Lucchese and Genovese have active sports books in Philly and South Jersey for at least the last 20yrs. N Jersey Lucchese crew took in 2.2 billion in bets in 15mos. That's probably more then Philly took in after 5 +yrs. Philly is Philly. They never were huge but they survive amongst NY. I don't think they have ever had a Sports Gambling bust that had a huge revenue but its enough for them. Plus you cant tell what guys are making by how they are living. They have to appear to be living a middle class existence. If they were all driving around in white convertible Rolls Royces they wouldnt exist because they all would be in jail..... The wealthiest guys have legit businesses that do very well... well enough for them to live like they are rich without fear of the IRS and FBI knocking down there door for tax evasion. Guys like Frank Cali do it right. Guy is loaded ...legit. Never mind his criminal proceeds. Cali is LCN.

[Rocco]

Anthony zinzi flipping would be one of the craziest thing yet...the guy is a legit tough guy and has been busting heads for 40 years...very tough guy, his family has roots in the neighborhood dating back a long long time

Didn't he have a brother that cooperated in the Sale of some Stoled Stained Glass sale or something? back in 1999ish?? IF you are from the Bronx area maybe you would remember?

[Charlie]

His brother Joe who passed away 10 years ago was a pillar of the Italian community in Belmont...liked all around