‘Nostra’ members admit guilt for roles in bookmaking ring

They carried interesting mob nicknames like “Frankie the Fixer” and “Ralphie Head” and were part of the gang dubbed Delco Nostra, but their cases ended quietly with pleas, including one entered Nov. 20 by 43-year-old Louis “Bent Finger Louie” Monacello.
Wednesday, Monacello of South Philadelphia, said to be a Philly mob enforcer, [...]

Witness: Construction firm had mob ties

Far from being the self-made man he says he is, Joseph N. Merlino was actually set up in the construction business by his father, a convicted Mafia killer, a retired federal corruption investigator testified Monday.
Merlino and his mother are seeking a license that would permit their company, Bayshore Rebar of Pleasantville, to [...]

Who’s Who Now In The Philly Mob

A newly released organizational chart made headlines in an Atlantic City courtroom this week, providing a who’s who on Philadelphia’s organized crime family.
As Fox 29’s Dave Schratwieser and the Inquirer’s George Anastasia report, there are a few surprises in the details.

Source: myfoxphilly

Two men get prison in A.C. gambling ring

MAYS LANDING, N.J. – It was one of the longest winning streaks in Atlantic City casino history.
For nearly 20 months, investigators say, Jack Buscemi Jr., 51, and Andrew Micali, 33, turned the high-stakes poker lounge of the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa into their cash cow, walking away with an estimated [...]