in the old days the Genovese or Gambino put the boss up for philly. I still think merlinos just waiting for his parole to be over. what less then 12 months. he can be 100 percent legit and still be the boss/leader. other familes are. he wants to own steak shops go for it, he's been out 2 summers he could have ssold his life story by now. didn't the buffalo boss own a pizza chain. 3 summers ago there having dinner with the Gambino and acknowledge joes the boss. im like ivey when the fbi says other wise i'l believe. and if merlino is not boss mazzone got more clout then the scarfo guys who are the same age. scoops should be boss, and when ligambi and all where being recorded never heard them trash merlino. or bent finger never said shit. there hasn't been a story about merlino in a couple months.