Prosecutors in his first trial (where he faced first-degree murder charges), alluded to Grande being the trigger man in the DiPietro hit. According to state police files, Grande was sponsored for membership in the Philadelphia LCN Family by Nicodemo in a late-200os induction ceremony presided over by Ligambi, recently tapped the Borgata’s consigliere upon his return from a more than two-year stay as a guest of the government in the winter of 2014.
From an article. I guess it was after Joey got out, but I don't know if he was at the ceremony or just gave his okay from Florida after he was out to have Ligambi do the ceremony.
Grande, Joseph Servidio, and cant remember the 3rd
Merlino wasn't in Philly in 2011 so he couldn't of made Grande. Ligambi must have changed his mind (it was 4 years since Grande was proposed for membership) and decided to do it himself.
