The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, [19] the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family, [20] the Philadelphia Mafia, [21] [22] the Philly Mafia, [23] [24] [25] or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia, [26] [27] [28] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino (born March 13, 1962) is an American former mobster who was the reputed boss of the Philadelphia crime family from the 1990s until 2024. [1] [2] He rose to power and seized control of the organization in the mid-nineties after he fought against the John Stanfa faction of the family.

2020年11月23日 · According to court documents, the Philadelphia LCN is one of a number of LCN organized crime families based in various cities throughout the United States. The purpose of the LCN in Philadelphia and elsewhere is to make money through the commission of various crimes, including illegal gambling, loansharking, drug trafficking, and extortion.

2022年12月16日 · The reputed underboss of Philadelphia's mafia crime family was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for various organized crime schemes, including loansharking that kept borrowers...

2023年3月21日 · As of today, the FBI believes that Joey Merlino still runs Philadelphia’s crime family from afar through a series of intermediaries and street bosses. But has he actually gone straight, or is it one big con?

Angelo Bruno (born Angelo Annaloro, Italian: [ˈandʒelo annaˈlɔːro]; May 21, 1910 – March 21, 1980) [2] was a Sicilian-American mobster who was boss of the Philadelphia crime family for two decades until his assassination. Bruno was known as "The Docile Don" due to his preference for conciliation over violence, in stark contrast to his ...

2019年11月15日 · Philadelphia’s violence and corruption are more likely to come these days from Russian, Chinese and African-American organized crime groups—as well as from the drug world.

1982年3月22日 · The Philadelphia ''family'' of organized crime has emerged with new leadership, growing ranks and increased wealth and power from a two-year series of slayings that began with the murder of...

2022年8月4日 · Nicky Scarfo became the boss of the Philadelphia Mafia in 1981 after a long period of peace and prosperity within the crime family. But his tenure, marked by violence and betrayal, brought about the end of an era. By the time he went to prison in 1989, some 30 people were dead on his orders.

2022年12月15日 · According to court documents, Steven Mazzone, 59, of Philadelphia, was the underboss of the Philadelphia organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), aka the “mafia,” and directed a vast network of criminal activity that spanned Philadelphia and parts of …