Scarfo was smart believe it or not, i am fairly certain his son had access to a lot of money. Im quite sure all of his money wasnt buried behind a wall as many assume. As far as being broke, possibly , but does it matter, he will never see the light of day again.
The only reason Merlino is around today is him shooting scarfo jr didnt disrupt anyones income. Its all about money. Did scarfo jr getting shot stop anyone from being paid? No.. Also, at the time, no one knew for sure it was merlino . Also, and very important, Merlino went to jail soon after that shooting for an armor truck heist. While he was away, power in philly changed quite a bit and Scarfo Jr was out if philly by then.
why did Merlino go to jail? he stole the money from co conspirators. Seems like a pattern.