"He told me he was the `coon-see' (consigliere)," Aponick said. He also said that Borgesi told him his uncle (Ligambi) was the boss but that the crime family "belonged" to Joey Merlino, Steven Mazzone and Borgesi, all three of whom were convicted in the 2001 racketeering case.

Borgesi is the only one of seven defendants in that case still in jail.

"He said the family belonged to him, Merlino and Mazzone," Aponick said. "His uncle was minding the store (and) would have a step aside" when they came out of prison. If not, Borgesi said, Ligambi or anyone else trying to run the organization "would have serious problems."


Maybe this is why Borgesi is so pissed. When Merlino took over it was suppose to be the three of them on top. Now it's Merlino, Mazzone and Johnny Ciancaglini. And isn't Ciancaglini running Delaware County now (Borgesi's old territory)?