Originally Posted by DiLorenzo
Originally Posted by furio_from_naples
Gotti jr never risked his life while Merlino declared war to a borgata that was plenty of killers and survived despite being wounded lost his chilhood friend and won the war (the last that tried the same thing was Joseph Gallo and konw how ended) made 15 years,take the mouth shout and now is enjoying the money. Of course no boss should make podcast and stay in the shadows but hey its 2024 not 1964.


I'll give Merlino that...He didn't just live off his fathers name like Gotti..he actually did work and made his own name


Putting in work is one thing, this guy is next level when it comes to balls. If all the stories are true he personally shot one of the most violent bosses ever’s son in public, basically made himself and his best friends, manipulated a fairly well known older gangster into being his lightning rod, went to war with a crew backed by the Gambinos, gave the nod and probably participated in a bunch of hits where nobody has talked for decades, did a long bid in tough places and repeatedly told NY to fuck off. And now he has wide wiseguys talking about bullshit on a podcast and will probably rake in a ton of legit cash if he keeps going at it. Not everybody was hiding in the shadows back when this thing started. He’s not admitting to anything. He’s a gangster through and through in my eyes until he proves otherwise. And this ain’t it.