At noon on a bright June Tuesday, the scene at Skinny Joey’s Cheesesteaks & Pizza on the Wildwood boardwalk felt more like a ...

But this week, reputed Philadelphia mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino, 55, once again will find himself in a federal courtroom - fighting a case that could force him to grow old in prison. He’s survived ...

The reputed head of the Philadelphia mob was slapped with a maximum sentence of two years for illegal gambling Wednesday during a raucous proceeding in which one of his supporters loudly called the ...

Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino was allegedly one of the most infamous mob bosses to ever come out of Philadelphia, although he denies being part of the mafia. Merlino and his alleged faction of La Cosa ...

Crime pays — and so does cooperation. A key Mafia informant against one-time Philadelphia mob boss “Skinny Joey” Merlino says flipping sides to become a federal witness enhanced both his life of crime ...

Welcome to Sunday. The high will be near 91, and evening storms may dampen Philly’s first World Cup match. In today’s main ...

Score this one for Philadelphia mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino. Even as dozens of defendants in a federal racketeering and conspiracy case pleaded guilty, Merlino rejected his own plea deals that ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A prosecutor seeking to revoke the parole of former Philadelphia mob boss Joseph Merlino said the ex-con is still active in organized crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Troyer, a ...

A notorious Philadelphia mob boss sentenced to two years in prison for illegal betting quipped outside court Wednesday that President Donald Trump was right to suggest cooperators or flippers should ...

Purported crime kingpin Joseph Merlino, 56, sentenced to two years in prison for operating an illegal gambling business Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino was living what many a middle-aged gangster would ...