I've come across some interesting chatter on other internet based threads about Joey Merlino having an interest of sorts in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton casino Mohegan Sun and other businesses which are being run by his first cousin David DeMelfi who interestingly is a councilman in the Pocono Valley (some city that starts with an N and is long). Apparently this cousin runs some of Merlino's biz interests in S. Philly and NE Pennsylvania. Apparently, Merlino has been spotted in restaurants up that way and DeMelfi has been spotted in South Philly and Boca. Incidently, this DeMelfi is a big Teamsters Union guy up in the Pocono Valley, but I'm not positive on his involvement with the union present day.

Does anyone know anything about this or has anyone heard anything about this? Sort of interesting b/c it exposes another potential pawn in this picture as well as Merlino's various business interests.