SP... Lets agree to disagree.

I hope everybody has a safe holiday weekend.

Either way I think the majority of us get our information from guys like George Anastasia and Mob Talk.As far as I am concerned I am a convicted bookmaker [busted in 1985]in South Jersey,now living in Florida.

Dont forget the Sean John Sweat suit homie! lol Gaeton is mean looking son of a bitch...so you can tell him about the earing. I do agree that they can fight this and win and with Jacobs that does appear to be what Ligambi is going for so I doubt he takes a deal. I guess you never know though. Some guys may take a deal but I dont see Ligambi doing that. I think he gets about 10 years or walks. Mousie...that dude will just go due his time I think....34 arrests..damn! He may take a deal cause hes looking at the most time. All and all...i dont know shit! who does...this could go so many different ways.

speaking for no one but myself thats where i choose to get my information from. journalists and authors that i respect and trust. george is one of them. dave.....i dunno so much about dave. he seems a little off and tends to be george's sidekick from time to time

Speaking for myself, I'm fine with agreeing to disagree. But I've always wondered why some claim that the mob's stake in the illegal sports betting racket is not what it was and that there are many independents operating. In most of the country, that's certainly true. But in the northeast - basically stretching from Boston, down to Providence, into Connecticut, into New York and New Jersey, and down into Philadelphia - it's rather rare to find a bookmaking operation that isn't connected to the mob in one way or another. The mob lost it's hold on a lot of things but sports betting isn't one of them.

Anthony Borgesi, Uncle Joe, and David Salvo- Uncle Joe's bodyguard for a time.

Anthony Borgesi, Uncle Joe, and David Salvo- Uncle Joe's bodyguard for a time.

He is George's brother IIRC? And another nephew to Ligambi? He and I think a son of Uncle Joe's were picked up back in 94 on charges relating an attack on a 16 year old kid and his mother, which was descibed as a "business dispute".

http://articles.philly.com/1994-03-01/ne...-auto-body-shop

Echo LuanKuci's question on Salvo's status?

I never got this.. Y would Uncle Joe need a bodyguard.. Hes the boss of Philly.. Who would touch this guy anyway??

David Salvo was Ligambi's bodyguard until 2005 or 2006, I dont why he was no longer Ligambi's bodyguard.Last time I heard Salvo was in the restaurant business.That was a few years ago. David Salvo was no joke.I dont think he is made.I just think he was a tough moutherfucker who Ligambi wanted by his side for a time.

David Salvo was Ligambi's bodyguard until 2005 or 2006, I dont why he was no longer Ligambi's bodyguard.Last time I heard Salvo was in the restaurant business.That was a few years ago. David Salvo was no joke.I dont think he is made.I just think he was a tough moutherfucker who Ligambi wanted by his side for a time.

Is Salvo the guy on the far right in that picture you posted earlier in this thread? I always wondered who that was. I thought he looked like a relative of Ligambi's. Either a Borgesi or a Ligambi. Is Salvo a player? If he's close to Ligambi he must be somebody to keep an eye on.

I dont think his a player, funny thing was you used to see him alot with Ligambi and the next thing he is no longer by his side. I always wondered what happened to him.

Tony,

First off, I agree. Anyone who chooses a life of crime is an idiot.

However, you are off. He didn't kill his way to the top, the feds took down Stanfa and idiot supporters and that left Merlino and Natale. And during the war with Stanfa, Merlino was supported by the Scarfo guys inside and by most of semi-retired guys in south philly. Stanfa was a moron and not respected, he was simply a guy Gotti backed since Scarfo was taken down.

NY always chooses the boss in Philly. There have never been "elections". NY chose Bruno, they chose Testa, they chose Scarfo, they chose Stanfa...and the Genovese backed the Merlino faction against Stanfa and ultimately recognized Natale and Merlino as boss and underboss in '94.

I never said Merlino was a good boss nor did I say he was a good racketeer...he was a gangster. He knew LCN in and out thanks to his dad and he out-smarted Stanfa during the war and outlasted him..as well as Scarfo who also wanted Merlino dead. The guy is a survivor, and in this day and age, that's all you gotta be.

Gotti died in prison...Merlino got out before he was 50.

For the record, I don't have an Ivy League education. The handle I use here is from the nickname the feds gave to the Genovese family.

Also, considering the fact that basically all the sports betting and loansharking cases in South Jersey over the past decade have involved the mob, I'd say they still generally control those two businesses. Those are the 2 basic rackets that any LCN family better hang onto or they're probably already on the way out.

Had a dream about Uncle Joe last night. Me and him were cruising on Hollywood Blvd. when we got pulled over by the LAPD. Uncle Joe, who was driving, said he couldn't afford to pay any more tickets and had decided to give up Mousie. I was completely shocked and did not know what to do. Deep down I wanted to call Mousie right away, but because I was in such shock, I felt like I couldn't do anything. We drove down to the police station where Uncle Joe told them everything about Mousie. The last thing I remember is Uncle Joe laughing with the police officers and high fiving them like a cocksucker.

Hey Nicky or Wilson this would be a good topic to start

Hey Nicky or Wilson this would be a good topic to start

Hey Nicky or Wilson this would be a good topic to start