Originally Posted By: Serpiente
Originally Posted By: Blackjack2121
i respect serps opinion on Philly but disagree that merlino isnt made. Regardless of a technicality, he is made imo.

So the boss of philly isnt a made guy? lol come on

I mean, his peers in his family, and other families...including the Genovese and a respected made member in a NY family, view him as made...then he is made regardless of what us looking from the outside in, think




Now yes !

But go back and see how it went down .

Do you think in 1975 if anyone tried to take over LCN rackets they would not have been wiped out.

Let alone an entire city of LCN rackets.



It was the timing, all the families were in big trouble.... the "Commission "was nonexistent
It was around the time that every sitting boss (but Massimino ) under indictment and Rico's being handed out left and right . And Massimino family was on the outs still !

No way that shit would of happened, a guy makes a guy, and the new made makes the other guy boss!!!

Come on ...

I did not do this shit they did !!


Oh I agree it was done backwards and underhanded...but he is looked at as made by the people who count, so he is made.

It was quite a time for Philly LCN.

Also if you go by wiseguy/pogo standards, the fbi identified him as made and the boss