Ur wrong brotha! Joey is much more respected then Mancuso! The thrones his if he wants it hes just playing it smart! acorse NY gonna recognize Joey as da Boss if they don't Joey would go to the Mattresses again if he didn't like who was supposedly rinning things like Stanfa in the 90's! Joey lerns from his mistakes I bet hes insulated himself at this point! Especially since Nicky Skins tried to get Joey to Incriminate himself I bet its easy for Joey to spot a rat! Joey has Balls ripping off Scarfo Street tax to Alledegly trying to Clip Nicky JR on Halloween in 89.. Power not given its taken! How cd u compare Joey to Mancuso! Joey aint no puppet!

Joesy's GREAT at detecting rats.
Till he aint.



He aint in Philly either.

Joey is still the official boss Mazzone is the acting boss and he's a Merlino guy him and Joey are very close so Joey is definitely running the family through Mazzone.

I believe you are thinking of this video and its with Nicky Sr.

Liugambi and Scarfo Video

I mean this is the most likely scenario but I guess these guys dont wanna believe it since he is in Florida. But the latest information we have from the tapes and the feds is that Joey has been Official boss, uncle Joe was acting for him while he was in the can.

Now with Ligambi having his legal troubles he stepped back to more of a consig type role or maybe he stepped down completely, and Mazzone is acting boss.

Everyone knows Mazzone has always been Joey's guy, so it makes perfect sense that he is the one that put him there.

Who the hell knows. But in my opinion Mazzone is running day to day while Merlino is making the final decisions.

He is probably only consulted on something big or important being in Florida and being careful to not get caught on taps, and gets his weekly/monthly envelope

Wags or someone he is with down there probably passes on his word if he didnt decide to step down, which I doubt he would.

How is wags and him so close? They arent same age are they? Is it because he ran a book for joey?

im not really sure, i didnt even know of this wags until he started popping up with Merlino in Florida.

Guess he moved down there with him when he got out, he was an associate in Philly before, think his brother was too

Wags still lives in philly, him and joey grew up together and are close.

oh, I assumed he moved to FL with how many pictures he is in with Merlino

makes even more sense that he would be the messenger with him living in philly and coming down to visit joey in FL

Yes he most likely does deliver messages. shit i would deliver messages all day if joey let me stay at his place for a free vacation every month or two lol

i don't think anybody in philadelphia is all that fucking bright

north philly, south philly, whatever philly, they all seem like scum in a gutter

Cant believe there is still even debate that joey is the boss.. not only is he the boss but 90 percent of the skippers under him are his guys and are die hard loyal to him... like someone said he learned a lot obviously.. I give him a lot of credit for not saying 1 incriminating thing when skins tried to suck him into discussing things 100 times..
I also have a lot of pics of mikey lance,al cat lance, mikey lances brother al, dom grande, wagner.. mainly the younger al lance and mikey lance... lots of them at mummers since mikey lances brother al is the president of the jesters... a few pics also of joeys new rolls Royce.. whatever hes doing down there in florida he is living really fucking well... cruising on boats all day long with family and friends.. living in a nice place. driving a rolls. fine dining.. shit sign me up

You need meds!

You must live where all the cool kids do

Mazzone must be rolling in the dough and with a real tight grip

Wag's brother Eddie was Joey's bodyguard in the 90's. The Wagner's uncle I believe is Lucibello.

By David Amoruso
In the old days every gangster wanted to be the boss of a Mafia family. It meant you had the world at your feet. All the broads, more money than God, and the power over life and death. That was then. Nowadays, being the boss of a family means only one thing: Life behind bars. Philadelphia mobster Joseph Merlino knows this all too well. And he seems to have found the perfect solution to this problem.
Don’t live like a Mafia boss. Just live like a boss.
After spending 14 years in prison on racketeering charges Merlino decided to leave the grimy streets of South Philadelphia behind and settle down in sunny Florida. It was time for a change. In the 1990s, Merlino and his crew of young turks took over the Philly crime family after a violent power struggle. Those years cemented Merlino’s reputation as a stone cold gangster with brass balls.
Though he was acquitted twice of several murder charges brought against him, sources in both the underworld and law enforcement finger him in at least a half dozen murders. Mob reporter George Anastasia confronted Merlino with the persisting allegations in an interview last year. “I was found not guilty,” Merlino told him. “What else can I say?”
Not much. If Merlino was a talker he wouldn’t have done a 14-year stretch behind bars. He’d either be doing life because of his big mouth or living in the witness protection program after spilling the beans. But the Philly gangster is neither a blabbermouth nor a rat.
What he is, though, is flamboyant. During his early days he loved the media attention and earned the nickname “John Gotti of Passyunk Avenue,” after the infamous Gambino boss known for his vanity and hunger for fame and the area of South Philadelphia where he himself operated.
Upon his release from prison in 2011, Merlino continued the lifestyle befitting a Dapper Don as he moved into a $400,000 Boca Raton townhouse, which he apparently can afford as an employee of a carpet-installing business.
Neighbors told a reporter for the Miami Herald how “he has thrown loud parties, with beefy men and scantily clad women coming and going at all hours. Last Christmas season, somebody threw his fully decorated tree — tinsel, balls and all, from his balcony onto the street. ‘They’re scary,’ said one neighbor who asked not to be identified. ‘We’ve had the police come several times. It’s been very stressful living near them. There is always screaming and fighting.’”
And when Merlino isn’t partying at home he is hitting the clubs. Fourteen years in prison turned 52-year-old Skinny Joey into a hulking figure ripped like an extra on the movie 300. If his bad boy reputation isn’t enough than his physique will do the rest to sway the ladies.
It’s a lifestyle befitting of a playboy Mafia boss. But where today’s mob bosses need to avoid the spotlight and hope and pray that the cops won’t lock them up within 6 months, Merlino has none of those worries.
He’s done with “the life”, he told several reporters.
No more hits. No more double crosses. No more rats trying to lure you into a trap. And no more time in prison.
For Merlino the only thing that seems to count is staying legit and having fun. No matter what anyone might say or think, as of yet, three years after his release from prison, no one has been able to prove Skinny Joey has been involved in any crimes.
Whether he is speaking the truth about his new legitimate life has to be seen, but for now he parties. He relaxes on the beach. He meets with friends and scantily clad women. As the urban saying goes: He’s living life like a boss.
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Pretty good read on merlino, this guy seems to be living "the American gangster dream" lol

Any new pics of Borgesi around yet?, I bet that cerebral palsy they said he had was all bullshit...hope ya enjoy

merlino is gonna get everybody indicted

the philly mob should tell him to stay in florida

the feds do not like seeing him with gorgeous women while their wives look terrible

Lol that is really true. Plus there wives loving getting hit by guys they try to bust lol

More pointless posts.

Borgesi has Bell's Palsy. There's a tremendous difference.

I have never ever seen in sports,hollywood,or just everyday life the fascination people have for this guy.Whether he is still the boss or not,so what.He's like LeBron James,Tim Tebow,and Kim Kardashian rolled into one as far as media attention is concerned.here's a scene at the most prestigious club in the world.I'm with the president,sorry can't let you in,I'm with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady,sorry can't let you in.I'm with DeNiro,Pacino,and Stallone,sorry can't let you in.I'm with JOEY,have a good time and let us know if you need anything. Do you see my point.

And he probably couldn't get a table at Rao's .

And you guys know me. I don't do the geography thing with wiseguys. I think if you take pride in your local criminals, then you're a headcase, plain and simple.

But the "fascination" with Merlino isn't on a national level (except for mob watchers on boards like this ). John Gotti's name and face were known all over the country. If Joey Merlino walked into a bar in New Mexico, no one would know who the fuck he was. But if he likes the attention, he picked the perfect place to relocate. Because Palm Beach County is loaded with ex-Northerners and more than a few of them are mob groupies.

In South Philly, Joey was a big fish in a small pond. In Boca, he's a big fish in an even smaller pond .

I agree Cheech. Some federal agents get hot women, women like stability,safety reassurance and a good provider. Plus they can create wealth if there smart about it having a lot of inside information.

Pizzaboy you know what sometimes I hate when you answer me because your answers do make a lot of sense.I guess I was being a little narrow-minded with the local area,I guess I will have to ''out-think you'' next time. Lol

i dont know for sure but youd have to think its merlinos family...i just read the transcripts from the restaurant meeting with the gambinos and its pretty clear.

Do you have a link to them that you can post?

thanks.