Originally Posted By: merlino
Originally Posted By: Oscarthedago
I don't believe in the least bit that they're very active if at all. The Scarfo days are over and they're never coming back. Honestly, the rackets have shrunk to a shell of what they once were and there isn't enough money in the rackets for all these guys to be eating like kings.


100% right, .... aside from the sportsbook, and pills/heroin that they might be taxing, there is a little to go around, not sure they are in any of the unions that will be building new gallery mall or housing, but several of them guys were in real estate and e passyunk is rising real estate area


According to George Anastasia and several IRS/FBI agents, they claim that Scarfo was taking in $20-$30k per month from the AC Bartenders Union alone, plus millions and millions of dollars with Scarf Inc., construction and all the other illegal rackets Philly was into during Nicky's reign. Merlino & company never sniffed that kind of dough, not even in the 1990's. The Ligambi trial certainly painted a picture of a group of guys putting some $$ in their pockets with video poker machines, gambling and loansharking...a FAR cry from what the organization once was.

Last edited by Oscarthedago; 06/26/15 10:43 AM.
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