Gangland news 8th feb 2018

[JeremyTheJew]

Thanks for the post HB.

With: the Luchesse Acting, UB, Consig and four Capo’s on trial, the Bonanno’s Acting, 2 Consigs and two Capos on trial, a Capo or Admin member of the Westside on trial and the Philly boss on trial it’s great to take a stroll down memory lane and read about mob suicides.

Im pissed he didnt discuss Canada.

i will admitt i laughed out loud for that one

[Cheech]

this guys gonna skate. amazing

[SILENT PARTNERZ]

Some GL pics:

sirkin-bradley.jpg

sirkin&rubeo.jpg

valente-tommy.jpg

[BobbyPazzo]

this guys gonna skate. amazing

Really is cuz. The gov shit the bed big time. I'm baffled at the shit I'm reading about Rubeo and the wedgie Jacobs is giving him.

[Cheech]

this guys gonna skate. amazing

Really is cuz. The gov shit the bed big time. I'm baffled at the shit I'm reading about Rubeo and the wedgie Jacobs is giving him.

shows you how incompetent this fbi are. if they even had a clue they could get him. the shit their saying about rubeo is incredible. hes a bigger criminal/scumbag than joey. and the east coast lcn is so made up its comical. funny even jerry ripping fbi/prosecution

[SonnyBlackstein]

Thanks for the Pics SP.

Anyone know if Tommy Valente is related to Fat Sammy Valente?

[Rocco]

Thanks for the pics. The Tommy Valente I was thinking of was in his 50s around the same age as Merlino and lives in Coral Springs west of Pompano. But this guy looks like he is in his early 30s... ?

[B.]

The way this was worded i thought it was saying Merlino was a Genovese Capo at first:

"But Jacobs questioned Inzerillo's own expertise — and the prowess of the FBI — by noting that despite being assigned since 1997 to the FBI's squad that investigates the crime family dubbed the Ivy League of Organized Crime, he wrote in a 2013 affidavit that his client, the longtime Philadelphia mob boss, was a Genovese family capo when Rubeo first met Skinny Joey."

Thanks for posting Halibritain.

It's saying that Genovese squad FBI agent Inzerillo incorrectly had Merlino listed as a Genovese capo.

This whole case feels like a throwback. The "East Coast Enterprise" angle reminds me of the way the FBN and other early LE approached mafia relationships. Misidentifying Merlino as a Genovese captain brings to mind Sam DeCav showing up as a Profaci captain back in the day.

Regardless of the outcome, this case was a disaster and Capeci/Anastasia aren't holding back about it. After the many failures in mafia cases in recent years, you'd think some of these issues would have been ironed out.

Interesting that Lovaglio may have had 16 soldiers, though given his reputation, I don't know that we can take it to the bank. It would point to him being connected to the Graziano crew given the location and size of the crew.

[Camo]

Right. Somehow i managed to overlook Jacobs name there so the whole thing was confusing.

[Wiseguy]

this guys gonna skate. amazing

Really is cuz. The gov shit the bed big time. I'm baffled at the shit I'm reading about Rubeo and the wedgie Jacobs is giving him.

shows you how incompetent this fbi are. if they even had a clue they could get him. the shit their saying about rubeo is incredible. hes a bigger criminal/scumbag than joey. and the east coast lcn is so made up its comical. funny even jerry ripping fbi/prosecution

Or that one agent anyway. Makes you wonder if, with all the focus on terrorism and transnational organized crime, they're not putting their best and brightest on LCN investigations.

[Cheech]

this guys gonna skate. amazing

Really is cuz. The gov shit the bed big time. I'm baffled at the shit I'm reading about Rubeo and the wedgie Jacobs is giving him.

shows you how incompetent this fbi are. if they even had a clue they could get him. the shit their saying about rubeo is incredible. hes a bigger criminal/scumbag than joey. and the east coast lcn is so made up its comical. funny even jerry ripping fbi/prosecution

Or that one agent anyway. Makes you wonder if, with all the focus on terrorism and transnational organized crime, they're not putting their best and brightest on LCN investigations.

Agreed. Very possible

[SonnyBlackstein]

Inzerillo goes back pre 9/11 on the Westside squad specifically.

So no terrorism excuses there.

[Wiseguy]

Inzerillo goes back pre 9/11 on the Westside squad specifically.

So no terrorism excuses there.

Well then there has to be some explanation. The idea that a seasoned FBI agent, who has been on the Genovese squad for years, could misidentify Joey Merlino (who is not exactly an obscure mobster) as a Genovese captain seems impossible.

[Ivan]

The way this was worded i thought it was saying Merlino was a Genovese Capo at first:

"But Jacobs questioned Inzerillo's own expertise — and the prowess of the FBI — by noting that despite being assigned since 1997 to the FBI's squad that investigates the crime family dubbed the Ivy League of Organized Crime, he wrote in a 2013 affidavit that his client, the longtime Philadelphia mob boss, was a Genovese family capo when Rubeo first met Skinny Joey."

It is. Which is beyond astonishing considering not only who Merlino is, but that Inzerillo was on the Westside squad for SIXTEEN years.

I had to read this part like five times before I could figure out what the fuck it was saying.

Could someone post up the Lovaglio pic? much obliged

[gohnjotti]

Anyone know if Tommy Valente is related to Fat Sammy Valente?

Fat Sammy's surname is Valenti.