Yeah, it's just common courtesy not to post addresses and such.

I've actually been a little critical of such actions here in the past. But I probably overreacted because at the end of the day, these guys are in the public eye because they put themselves there. And with everything being a matter of public record with the Internet these days, anyone can find anything.

Anyway, when people ask, just say he lives by the old National Enquirer property. Anyone remotely familiar with Boca knows the general area. But like I said, it ain't exactly Ocean Drive .

Good point Dixie, nothing is in his name according to the reports and Joey recently moved to another rental to accommodate his family who moved down over the summer.

Im not so sure merlino is nearly as wealthy as many think. If you look at what he and his guys engaged in, there were no control of unions or large construction projects. It was primarily gambling and some shylocking. Not saying he was broke, he wasnt. However, he was no where near gotti, scarfo sr, ally boy persico, or even vinny basciano. In fact, i dont think he would of ever got past the rank of soldier if he was ever in new york ( if that). I can see him being around the colombo's for some reason.
Then again, the guy has balls, does his time, and can kill.

Good point. And a few people are pointing out how smart Joey is for not having anything in his name. And I suppose that's true if he wants to be a thug for the rest of his life. But if you look at his counterparts who are about his age in New York, like Tore or Barney, for instance, these guys have legitimate wealth and they don't have to worry about enjoying their money for fear of being prosecuted for tax evasion.

In this day and age you MUST declare your income if you want to be able to put things in your own name. I mean, it's okay to live like that in your 20's and 30's. Maybe even your 40's. But the guy is 52 years old. It's time to declare some income if he wants to enjoy that money without worrying about the Feds.


Vinny left a lot of debt behind. But yeah, while he was active he was a money machine. And he was smart enough to have a dozen legitimate businesses in his name that he could declare income from. Everything from a deli to a video store to a real estate office to several construction sites. Unfortunately, between the government asset seizure, his legal fees, and the lifestyle that he enjoyed while he was on the street, there's nothing left.

There is no doubt he's doing it the right way for sure.



Hey I pointed that out!

Yea like you said though he has to get something going or he's screwed eventually. The more he claims to make the more the Feds will chase him for restitution as well so he's kind of screwed no matter which way he goes, but if he likes living like he is now then he should be ok until the mob groupies get tired of hanging out with Skinny Joey who supposedly hasn't done anything since before the turn of the century.

As easy as it is to start LLC's and companies in this day and time he's crazy if he wants to declare income and not figure up many different ways to get it going.

It'll wear off eventually. There are a lot of streetwise Northerners down there, but there are also a lot of wannabes and yokels who've never left the State of Florida. Joey winks at them in in a restaurant and they think they're connected. Until they get jammed up and need a favor. That's when they'll ask him for something in return, and he'll look at them like they have two heads. But let's be honest, they almost deserve it for being so fucking naive. It's like the man said, there's a sucker born every minute.

Probably checking the racing results for Yonkers.

Nah, Philadelphia Park .

Belmont too