Per a number of reports and sources on the street in South Philly, today Borgesi heads one of four factions currently operating in the City of Brotherly Love’s mob and has been on shaky terms with childhood pal and perpetually-suave syndicate boss Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino since they were both incarcerated in different federal correctional facilities in the 2000s

Magnetic, quick-witted and as camera-friendly as ever, Skinny Joey Merlino, 53, was released from prison in 2011 and splits his time between South Florida and his home base in South Philly.