NEW JERSEY: The son of jailed mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo and another man have been indicted on charges of running a gambling and loan-shark business.
Alleged Philadelphia mob soldier Nicodemo "Nick" Scarfo Jr., 35, and Frank Paolercio, 31, were partners in Merchants Services, of Belleville, N.J., where authorities said the sports gambling business operated. Merchants Services sells and leases credit-card-transaction machines to businesses.
Scarfo was in jail until July 1998, serving a 13-month sentence for pulling a knife, threatening, and attempting to stab William Morton, the manager of the Deja Vu bar, in Atlantic City, on March 24, 1996. Scarfo was on parole at the time after pleading guilty to state racketeering charges for possession of gambling devices.
The judge set bail at $75,000 for Scarfo. Poalercio's bail was set at $100,000.