He's nuts. Just because he doesn't have any restrictions doesn't mean they won't be watching. Call it harassment or whatever you want. But it is what it is. They're gonna be watching this guy like a hawk.

I know very little about Philly except for what I read and what some of the sharper Philly posters tell me. But I do know something about the life and Federal harassment. I also live in Delray Beach for four or five months a year. And believe me, South Florida is no better for Joey Merlino than Philadelphia. Not if he's going to remain "active."

The local cops hate northerners like poison, and they're happier than horseshit when they're asked to take part in joint task forces with the FDLE and the FBI. He should head west. Arizona or Western California. Because if he's still in the game (and I'm not saying that he is), and he flaunts it down there, they're gonna nail him.

At SPMob-

now I'm a jersey guy but at one point of my life I was dating a South Philly neighborhood girl and know exactly what you are talking about. I would always see the South Philly mobsters out and about when I was with her in the neighborhood and everyone knows everyone in south philly. The Philly LCN in that neighborhood is like the popular kids in HS How everyone in that community reports their "sightings" and gossips about those guys.(at least how it appeared to me, a complete outsider from Jersey). Funny story, one night we were out drinking at Quattro and I personally witnessed Sonny Mazzone light a stink bomb and hurl it into the men's room there and run away giggling , LOL

haha@ I predicted this half joking/half not a week or 2 ago on another board

Joey will always be Joey, its tough to hate the guy

He knows they are going to be watching him. He doesn't give a fuck. lol

I agree though him being like this they are going to be dying to nail him, and will more than likely eventually nail him even if it isnt on murder, life on the installment plan

My guess is, he knows they wont leave him alone no matter what. Even if he tried to keep it really quiet so he figures, fuck it

@BlackJack:

Off topic, but is RD down again?

i imagine the philly guys going to meet joey in florida are paranoid as hell…. joey seems smart now from the nicky skins tapes i think he's aware of LE, regardless the photos the fbi will be taking will be bad enough… 100% dumb move

in my opinion Joey Merlino deserves everthing he's got because he did his time like a true mafioso.he deserves to!. be boss

Jesus christ, keep it in your pants bud.

haa! I'm just trying to say that he coulda fuckin double banged every body a few times. to save his ass.I'm just saying he's probably the closest you'll get to the throwbacks and people who can keep a secret.alotta guys would die if you throw 12 years at em.

I kno ive came across as a FAN BOY in the past for good reasons lol.. But In my Opinion I hope Joey Sticks it to the FEDS FOr years to come!!!! For all of u who follow Philly Im sure u guys kno after Merlino ,Mazzone, Borgesi, and company r done!! its goodbye Philly entertaining MOB these r the last of the last OLD SCHOOl Mafioso who might have had more then there fare share of hits.. (not that im encouraging and hoping Murder on ne one).. U kno its Wishful thinking if someone like Mazzone were to flip and I dout he ever will its for a TRUE CRIME BOOK it wd be so fascinating to read about the South Philly crew from when scarfo sr gets sent to jail on from a rats perspective the meetings and plannins someone who was with JOEY!!!!! BUT FOR NOW JOEY STICK IT TO EM and carrying on

@jipjones...Salut my friend.

I dont mean to be a prick, but professing your love to merlino on one forum is bad enough, but does he really have to go around to all of them??
Later tonight when your dreaming of joey in your bed, will he be gentile, or do you like him to slap you around a little bit?

Dellacroce, Joey did spend a lot of time in prison... I think he likes to dominate his fanboys in bed. Lol.


For all that those guys write, I agree that a book on young turks would be interesting if it's written from a perspective of one of them.

Merlino's always been this way, so it's hard to call him dumb or hate him for it. He's always flaunted being a mobster, and in all honesty, he sort of paints himself as like a caricature of a gangster. It's almost like he's saying "We were just kids from the neighborhood, yeah we shot it out with one another a few times, but can you believe this shit? Can you believe all this attention we're getting? This shit is hysterical..." Previte also says that was always the vibe he got from Joey Merlino, that he just lived with the times. He seems like a guy who knows life isn't promised, so fuck it, might as well live it how you want until they put you away for life, or you get two in the back of the head.

He knows what he is, he knows odds are, he'll suffer the same fate as his father and die in prison. But until then, he's going to scam, he's going to party, he's going to meet with whomever he wants, and he'll do his damnest to get away with it until the other shoe finally drops.

OT: And yeah, RD is down again.

haha.you're a funny guy

Yes. It has been down for almost a week.

I don't know if anyone has told Tommy or the owner or not.

Not sure what is going on.

I saw Borgesi a few months ago. I was shocked, he's not nearly as ugly in person as he is in pictures. Mikey Lance has made a miraculous recovery, he looked like a walking dead man this time last year, now he looks normal again, I think he had cancer.

It's weird because I got a pm in the middle of the night. I got the email notification right away because I couldn't sleep. But by the time I went to answer it five minutes later the site was down, and it's been down again ever since. Weird.

Blackjack $500 a game is a big deal. Not a dedbeat. Not even close. I bet 1-300 a game with these guys and I pay or collect over 1200 a week. They have like 30 guys who bet that much each. Than you got the nickel and dime guys. That is a high roller. No one is betti ng 50k a game except in Vegas or possibly some rich whales did wi th Joe vito

from what I heard Lance was a huge drinker and since he was sick he quit. Probably explains why he is looking better

Just a fun fact too according to several bookies I know the NFL crushed them last year because of t he continual increase in high scoring games. Basketball, nba and college is still a huge moneymaker

Ya $500 bets can help you or hurt you real quick from thursday to sunday night and trying to catch up on Monday night to cover your losses.....NBA is big right now and the moneyline bets on the fight come saturday could be a big money for some sides....i got paquiao at +200 think its been dropping as it gets closer

I like the Real Deal a lot but the forum is dying this way. They need to take better care of it.

Maybe I exxagerated a little, but i was just using the number 5 and adding the zeros to compare the difference between the actionn they take

And I am saying that 500 a game is small time compared to what joe vito was taking in on his bets per game.

Of course not EVERY bet was 50 k. But I am sure there were most likely some in that range. Let me find some info from an article...

In his prime, vice cops affectionately dubbed him "the gentleman gambler of Montgomery County." Mayor Frank L. Rizzo called him son-in-law.

And in the gambling world, Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr. was known as one of America's premier sports bookmakers, with a network stretching from his home in Huntingdon Valley to a Costa Rican office park that raked in millions from high-end gamblers who thought nothing of dropping $10,000 or more on a game.



http://articles.philly.com/2015-02-19/news/59273584_1_gambler-federal-judge-bookmaking-charges

I mean the guy was busted with like 500 k on him and they dug up over a million in "rainy day" money in his yard.

Guy shouldnt even be jailed imo. Running a business that should be legal all around and doesnt hurt people

There's absolutely no reason to devote so much manpower to non-violent crime in this country, especially in light of what's been going on lately (riots, etc.). It's absurd.

I 110 % agree with you on that.

Speaking of riots..

All the BS going on down here in Baltimore is so uncalled for and out of control.

Tearing their own neighborhoods apart (Never quite understood this form of protest, call me crazy)

Costing the city millions...shut down the Orioles games for two days as well

Fucking animals.

Destroying property is like the oldest form of rioting/resistance in history (by all races).

White people usually do it when one of their favorite sports teams loses.

Glad someone said it.

Although destroying the property in your own neighborhood doesn't make much since to me. You're taking away from your own resources. You're taking away your money and job opportunities. It's like being a cocaine dealer and sniffing all your shit.