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 ...

Mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino was arrested at his home in Florida this morning as the feds dropped the hammer in a multi-state, multi-defendant organized crime case. Merlino, 54, was part of a ...

The Merlino’s orange freeze has managed to keep its cool. For almost three-quarters of a century, the icy treat has remained a Sacramento summer staple in all its refreshing glory. Through bankruptcy, ...

Police are investigating a suspected arson at the South Philly storefront where convicted mob boss Joey Merlino plans to open a new cheesesteak shop, authorities said. Around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, ...

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 ...

Reputed Philadelphia mob boss Joey Merlino was arrested in Florida on Thursday as part of a sweeping East Coast mob takedown that snared dozens of alleged gangsters who authorities say were engaged in ...

The once reputed boss of Philadelphia’s mob heads back into federal custody Monday. Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino, the reputed head of Philadelphia's La Cosa Nostra in the 1990s, must serve four ...

Joey Merlino has been dominant figure in the 1990s mob scene, Merlino’s story since then has taken surprising turns. The latest Netflix series titled Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia has revived ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In the shadow of the stadium complex in South Philadelphia, the kitchen at Skinny Joey's Cheesesteaks is heating up ahead of Saturday's grand opening. "This is my hometown, this ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Former Philadelphia Mob Boss Joey Merlino is heading back to prison. Merlino must report to a federal detention center in Miami by 2:00 p.m. Monday. A federal judge sided with ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Convicted former Philadelphia mob boss Joey Merlino is going back to prison. After serving about a dozen years for racketeering and other offenses, he was just days from the ...

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 ...