Johnny Chang

I heard Johnny Chang is working the movies for Teamsters.

You mean a Theatrical Teamster, like a stagehand?

Isnt he supposed to have some high level role in the crime family now with all those guys in Jail ? Why has he chose now of all times to dabble in idiotic ventures

Someone plz give me info on him an his bro did one survive a hit attempt an itvwqs cought on camera I seen that but I would live some good info on bolth if them....wasn't one underboss at one time....an did one brother try to shoot the other one cuz one was with merlino an the other with stanfa....plz respond

There were three Ciancaglini brothers: John, Joe Jr., and Michael. Joe Jr. was made underboss by Stanfa to appease the Merlino faction. This didn't work out. Michael, the youngest and Joey Merlino's best friend was shot at one day when coming home from playing ball. He was certain his brother Joey was one of the shooters. Michael in turn had his brother shot which was the one caught on tape. Mikey Chang was then shot along with Joey Merlino shortly after. Michael died and Joey was shot in the ass and survived. Johnny Chang, the oldest was in jail while all this was going on. Sad story. Johnny was caught on tape saying that if he was out none of this would have ever went down. He came home shortly after Michael died.

Thanks bro its just confusing I thought there was two an there's 3 I'm pretty confused lol

I saw on a doc that the bros were on different sides one with merlino the other stanfa that's just crazy shooting at your bro... An way r they up to now Joe an john are they out still active what ???;?

John is very active and Joe not so much I'm pretty sure he's a paraplegic from the shooting

John is believed to be one of the last few top members left apart from Mazzone and lancelotti

out of all the turncoats in the john stanfa era from wat i read theres never been a acount of the attempted shooting at michael chang or of any conspiracy of stanfa and joe chang plotting against his brother mike. i cant remember any of stanfa sicilians ever saying they shoot at michael chang except for veasey who killed him. the only guy who testified in the joe chang shooting was the horse head guy who said merlino and crew made him do it i forgot who the other 3 or 4 shooters he said were there but no one got convicted. did john veasey ever talk about joe chang in his book i bet they probaly never met. and i really dont think veasey or privite were inducted into the philly mob i flat out think they lied or the feds told them to. cause if they dont burn the saint and blood or gun not on the table its not real, the gambino's made the whole devacalcante do there inductions over cause they never used the gun and knife and that was when they were at there most powerfull peak in the early 90tys before vinny ocean fliped. i dont want to hear a guy say yaeh john stanfa said im with him that makes me a made guy, no it dont. this mafia prince book by leonetti talks on the brothers chang, how it must have killed the dad who he says is probaly the most respected gangster from his era alive, and says he heard he's in good health. i know is long, any one post something up here if there was a trial transcript or arcticle.

I remember reading/hearing in interview that some Scarfo guys coming home wouldn't respect a Merlino faction in charge. How much respect does Johnny Chang carry from the old Scarfo guys to young(er) Merlino guys? Is he a better choice to lead other than a polarizing figure like Merlino? He definitely has paid his dues, lost a lot, and even rivals grow to respect guys that been thru what he has.

Actually his dad gets out in a few years and is very respected. He was a capo with scarfo and went away with the rest of them in the 80's.

Veasey was very much made,with the ceremony and everything. Fact is some NY families didnt even use the gun or the knife in their ceremonies until recently.

I don't think joe is a paraplegic im pretty I sure there's video of him walks on 1of the philly docs.he's def not walkn normal tho

Yeah there's a sequel coming out to steve ligambi's first movie Mafiosio :"The Father & Son II."

Is this a joke?
Did anyone see this: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/17545326/reputed-mobster-linked-to-lottery-stand

Satweizer gives Ciang shit for working at a newspaper stand that sells lotto tickets. Apparently Dave thinks that ex cons should just be stuck on welfare the rest of their lives and not be able to earn a legit living.

Johnny Chang has abandoned that lottery stand - he may still own it but he's nowhere to be found ... Probably because of being bothered all the time by stratweiser. now just a couple of younger guys working ...

Did they really bother him often? Stratweiser should go down to the hood in north philly and ask the blacks why they are pushing H.

I'm sure they've come into contact with him numerous times over the years. This probably has nothing to do with it but Veasey was said to be making stops at the lotto stand a while back also and taking pics in front if it.

A strange abbreviation - Ciancaglini to Chang. I initially thought Chang was a Chinese surname.

Proof that Philly is dead. Veasey can get away with that and not get clipped.

Well lets not forget they do copy everything. Ask Mitt Romney about the Apple Store in China ..

AS The blaks wolud say Tru Dat....I hear you on that one..They wont go near North philly,AfrAid...And i cant stand it...! i work with a lot of blaks in the union doin costr/concrete and a lot of these guys have done 10 years..Yes 10 years for murder..I know of 3 maybe 4 off hand that litterley killed someone over dope or snitching..There all given union labor jobs..Some of these guys are nice guys some..But i bet a lot more of them are given second chances than you and i could know about..And i walk past alot of them on these job sites and yes they are complete Fu%&$n Racisist,and are given good payin jobs for free...And still do nothing and got attitudes....Well I guess some of our guys deserve a 2nd chance also..And that swatwwhat ever needs to become a cop or just report.. and leave you personality at home Please...Where the heck is Alicia Lane now anyway..??

Yea he got out of his car talked shit to chang then took pictures was there probally 2min..then got directly back in his car and immeadatley sped down to broad street...Probally spends 95% of his time in the pocconos...

I think it's because the group in question has committed murders in the past, so they try to get them at least for something. Like Al Capone with tax evasion. Do you think they would have cared about Ligambi if he didn't beat his murder trial previously?

Thats an abuse of prosecution. Whatever is in the indictment is in the indictment. Who does more damage to society? Video poker proprietors or guys who traffic in H on the street. Its disgusting. The feds have a hard on for the Italians.

I'm reading the Leonetti book now and I jumped around a little bit.for some reason I believe everything he says.I'm shocked at the part that he was sneaking back in to his old compound in AC back in 1996 when his grandmother was sick.Word got out and there were even strange cars parked nearby with recognizable gangsters from North Jersey but nobody did nothing.Eeven Merlino knew,nobody did anything.After 1 recent visit to AC back in 2010 he actually stopped in the Saloon on the way back to his motel near the airport.Guess the point I'm trying to make is Veasey could open up a lottery stand in South Philly and you know what would happen? Nothing.Its just the way it is now.

That is good stuff would have loved to have seen Stratweiser in N Philly looking to reds rivera or savage or one of the new kingpins now...i am guessing the news truck would be found burning up and might not see ol dave in the same way he walked into the badlands

I've mentioned this before recently in a thread but that place in Georgia street in AC is nothing to write home about ... I mean I know AC is pretty awful but for the amount of money those guys had , kind of surprised.

I think it that it was just their house that they grew up in through the family and they were a close knit Italian family that didnt want to leave. Not sure on the dates of how long they lived there but does anyone know if the family and the house went back as far as prohibition in AC?

i think the reason scarfo stayed on georgia ave. after becoming boss was because everyone knew him and feared him their. Sure he did have his house in Florida but that was more of a getaway, like Leonetti said in his book his uncle loved the power, he was an ego maniac, so for him to move out to the suburbs ( ive never been to Jersey so i dont know the nice ones ) where their were no criminals to fear him, and him walk into a resteraunt where the people dont know or be affected by who he was would of been torture on him.

Makes sense on Scarfo,why he chose to live in AC.The best part of the book was when Leonetti and Lawrence Merlino beat up this dinasour costume that had a young kid in it.Trust me I don't like young kids getting beat up especially by adults,but the way he explained it was just comical.You just picture L.Merlino as this big bear of a guy and he goes out the back door and circles around and then Leonetti opens the door and their just beating this dinasour costume thinking it was a hitman there to shoot Scarfo,Leonetti,and whoever.They tried to console the kid afterwards by giving him cake and ice cream and some money but the kid was like no thanks I want to go home.He says this is what my son had to see on his 10th birthday,very humiliating.

That's understandable about him knowing he's feared in AC so he stayed there - also he didn't need anymore heat coming down locally and he did have that Florida mansion and Usual Suspects...some of the south Philly row homes and streets don't look much different I guess either, it's just what they are comfortable with and used to growing up around.

Scarfo had the mansion in Hallendale, Florida. I think him staying at the N. Georgia place was more in keeping with the act of keeping a low profile in the "work place". Doesnt happen everywhere, but for the most part, the Philly guys don't live in overly extravegant homes. The papers used to always gush over Merlino's luxury townhouse in South Philly. It's a nice place, but even to this day they sell for around 300k. Not exactly slumming it, but you get what I'm saying. The excess money went toward other things.

If i recall correctly i think Leonetti said Scarfo wasnt at his sons birthday but imagine if he was and he saw the dinosaur he would of told Phil and Larry Merlino " Go get that dinosaur and when you do its this " than make the sign of the gun with his hand, I wonder if they would of worked that into a rico.

Or he could go visit the Sicilians who started the H epidemic. Oh wait it's alright when it's then. Romantic & Glorified with honor attached to it.

So on one hand(black people) It's an unfair handout. On the other convicted Mobster It's the right thing. I love when someone uses a double standard to complain about a double standard lol

Yes Birdmoney thats exactly what it means. Look at where theAfrican American community is in this country. Even with the government "leveling" the playing field by making it unlevel; ie, making it so a black person with way lower scores and achievements be given the job/admission. Even with that, the unemployment rate in the african american community is always DOUBLE the rate of any other race. Yes Bird, thats exactly what I meant.

What's your point exactly Bird? Vinnies original point was merely that the philly media and the feds need to find a new hobby beyond harassing old italians running poker machines. Clearly the douchebag following Chang wouldn't have the balls to go to the Philly Ghetto and attempt to ask gangbangers about pushing H on their own fing community.

I wonder how many times they used that phrase in Leonetti's book 50 times ?

Why would anyone mess around in north Philly when there is plenty of action in s Philly and s jersey and Delaware. Not to be cruel but let them police and jail themselves in n Philly . The Phila crew may be sideways but they know to stay away of the north ... there is more heat up there now than ever - I.e. savage

What kinda action is in Delaware? Also the Savage Organization has been locked down for a minute. They should drop a bomb on north phila

You are right on N Philly.....that area is a 3rd world country right here in the US and it is crazy how the politicians ignore what is going on there. I mean you could buy a house there for $1, but who would want to try and fix it up, if you put appliances in they would be gone an hour after you hooked it up, if the city govt came in and did kind of what they are doing in some parts of detroit they could get rid of all that blight there and then it may show progress......no philly will never improve...until the people there and the politicians stop being so PC...feel sorry for the kids raised there its not their faults

Well the politicians give some of their fellow democrats a new Chrysler M300 and they look the other way.

No , I mean Hollywood movies that are shot in the Philly area. I heard he has been working them for a while. Excellent pay and easy work. Local 107 in Philly has controlled that work forever. But now a Local out of NYC runs it. His Father was with 107 back in the day.