NHD

Korin Lassiter January 24, 2008
Section 8/9 Mr.Brasof
Italian mafia, Joey Merlino


Bibliographies


Secondary sources

1) May, Allen May 6, 2002) Mob Reports. American mafia.com (online) http://americanmafia.com/mob_report/5-13-02_Mob_Report.html
(AllenMay@Americanmafia.com

This site names each mobster and what location they would do their job. It also reveals other parts of Joey being a nice guy whom helped the homeless and threw Christmas parties.

2) CBS New York, March 16, 2004 The Last Gangster, The Down fall of Philadelphia Mafia, CBS (online) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/15/earlyshow/leisure/books/main6063-9.shtml

On this site, there was a clip on Joey Merlino (former Italian Mafia Boss). Also, there was information on him and him as a gangster.

3) McGarvey, Brendan November 27-December 3, 2003 Joey Merlino Predicts a Big Victory City Paper Articles (online) http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2003-11-27/cb.shtml

This site tells how a visitor went to see Merlino in jail and was talking about how he won’t be in jail that much longer. They also mentioned that he has two daughters and a wife named Debbie.

4) McGarvey, Brendan March 11-17, 4004, Skinny Joey’s Victory, City Paper.net (online) http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-03-11/cbs.shtml

In this website they talk about when Joey Merlino’s mom found out about him getting arrested and how sad she was to lose her son after losing her husband due to being in jail for life. It also mentioned that people would say dating a Merlino will get you killed.

5) McGavery, Brendan (July12-18, 2002) sins of the father, City Beat (online) Philadelphia City Paper.net http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-07-12/cb4.shtml
This site is saying that Merlino is in prison cell in Beaumont, Texas. It talks about how a lot of people are made at him like his wife and other mobsters due to poor choice of spending money. It also mentioned that everyone turned their back on Merlino. The only people he can talk to is hi sister and his mom he can no longer talk to his dad Salvatore (Chucky) Merlino.

6) CNN Italian Mafia Boss Held November 5, 2006, http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/05/mafia.arrest.ap/

This site had information about different mafias in the U.S. They also talk about the mafia in Sicily and Salvatore Lo Piccolo, sentenced to life in prison for murder and on the run since 19993.


7) Bruno, Anthony 2007 Turner Entertainment Digital Network, Uncle Junior Soprano, Crime Library (online) http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/sopranos/5.html

In this site the chapter talks about Joey Merlino and his mafia crew and how things started changing, tradition and how people would kill bosses (Angelo Bruno) because they didn’t’ like they way they were running the mob (loss of money not allowed to sell drugs).

8) http://www.freewebs.com/fingers_fam/biographys.htm

Biographies this specific biography talked about how Joey, Steve Mazone and Johny Fingers all had high positions. Joey Merlino and Johny Fingers soon dominated the city.

9) Amoroso, David July 31, 2006, Angelo “The Great Don” information on gangsters and mafias http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/AngeloBruno.html

Based on Angelo Bruno’s life and what he did. They talked about how people were getting tiered of his rules like no selling drugs because the feds will find them easier. Also hoe they traded on him and killed him with two bullets in the head while sitting in the car.

10) Amoroso, David January 24, 04, Ralph Natale profile (online) http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/RalphNatale.html

Information on mafia groups and gangsters. Based on Ralph Natale’s life and how he was the first mobster leader to ever rat out his own family to save his own skin. They also mentioned he met Merlino in jail due to getting caught selling drugs.

11) Capeci, Jerry May 3, 2001, gang (the online column) editor@ganglandnews.com http://ganglandsnews.com/column226.htm

This website is talking about how Merlino was a celebrity status for past decade and that he cheated people out of their money. Mob extortion racket, in which every bookmaker, drug dealer and loan shark in the city was required to pay a “street tax of between 4000,000 and 5000,000.

12) Capeci, Jerry June 1, 2001, Skinny Joey and The Fat Rat, gang land (online column) editor@ganglandnews.com, http://ganglandnews.com/column179.htm

In this article they are telling you that Merlino was known by the name of Skinny Joe and that he was arrested in 1999 for drug charge. They also mention how mob bosses are going with the feds and telling them about the bodies that have been killed.

13) The Philadelphia crime family, http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/Philadelphia.html

This site talks about how the mafia started and who ran it also gives you the positions each person was in. Angelo Bruno crew was the most powerful mob in the U.S until he was killed which caused them to fall apart; Merlino led a group called (young Turks).
First Don: Salvatore Sabella (1911-1927)
Boss: Joey Merlino, however Merlino was sentenced to 14 yrs in prison on December3, 2001 on racketeering charges. He is scheduled for release in 2011.

14) http://www.ipsn.org/court_cases/U.S_v-Merlino.htm

This site had the cases of Joseph Merlino vs. The United States

15) (June 7th) Straight From Horse Heads Mouth, Philadelphia weekly (online) http://www.philaweekly.com/view.php?id=12330&highlight=merlinoRalphCipriano

It mentions that the Merlino gang is still in jail, Halloween night hit back in 1989 on Nicky Scarfo Jr. they say was caused by Merlino. They also talk about how close Merlino and Horse Face were growing up.

16) Volk, Steve (August18th) A Wiser Guy PROFILES IN DISCOURAGE (online) http://www.philaweekly.com/view.php?id=7857&highlight=merlino

This site explains how no one can compare to Merlino. It also said that Merlino kept doing his job right up until he got arrested.

17) Hickey, Brain (July 3rd) Merlino Watch, Philadelphia weekly (online) http://www.philaweekly.com/view.php?id=3120&highlight=merlino

This site says how Merlino has a celebrity status. It is also saying that Merlino was facing 3 murder charges.

18) Hickey, Brian (Feb.14th) Will Merlino Go Free? , Philadelphia Weekly (online) http://www.philaweekly.com/view.php?id=675&highlight=merlino

This site says that Joey Merlino faces a stack of damaging evidence that stands taller than he does. The website is pretty much saying that Merlino has little chance of getting out.

19) Hickey, Brian (Jan 3rd) The South Philly Boys Choir Keeps on Singing, Philadelphia Weekly (online) http://www.philaweekly.com/view.php?id=62&highlight=merlino

This site is saying all the charges Merlino has on him like murder, and drug trafficking and extortion.

20) Luppi (American Gangster Family Member) (Sat. April 15, 2006 11:15 am) The Mafia In New Jersey Mafia Scene (online) http://mafiascene.com/forum/viewtopic.php=11601

This site is telling you about the mafia in New Jersey. It also tells the deaths and how each mobster died in that crew. Bruno Family- South Jersey.

21) The Philadelphia Family, http://members.fortunecity.com/soside/mob/family/philly/philly.htm

This site tells the lifetime of each Philly mobster and their position. Also it has a little information about each person and a picture next to it.

22) http://studyworld.com/netwrite/reportessay/history/European%5CItalian_mafia-

On This site, there were the Italian Mafia listed and the Sicilian Mafia many verity of information.


23) Omerta, The History of the American mafia, 1997©WISEGUY AND COMPANY, INC. whizkid01@aol.com http://users.aol.com/whizkid01/hist.html

In this site it talk about the beginning of the mafia (the history of the American mafia) and the crime through history.


23) Italian Immigrants, file:///private/Network/Servers/osxserver1.constitutionhs.sdp/Volumes/DataHD/HomeDirs/GY2011/11lassiterk/Desktop/ITALIAN.webarchive

In this site talks about the first Italian immigrants and the reason they came over from Italy
24) Study world, 1996- 20082008 Oakwood Mgt, Italian mafia, file:///private/Network/Servers/osxserver1.constitutionhs.sdp/Volumes/DataHD/HomeDirs/GY2011/11lassiterk/Desktop/Prohibition%20of%20Alcohol%20in%20the%201920s.webarchive

This site mentions that the first Italian mafia was created in Sicily and it also tells you a story why they created the mafia.

26) Prohibition in the 1920’s, the 13 years that damaged America, © 1998 k2groovy@aol.com, file:///private/Network/Servers/osxserver1.constitutionhs.sdp/Volumes/DataHD/HomeDirs/GY2011/11lassiterk/Desktop/Prohibition%20of%20Alcohol%20in%20the%201920s.webarchive

This site talks about the roaring 20 and prohibition, which was another, add to make mafia grow.



Primary sources



27) Italian Mafia, 1920-2008, week of 14-20

I am going to the Archives and Temple University. There I am going to learn more information about Joey Merlino and the earlier mafias. They are going to show us documents, letters from immigrants, police reports, records and other primary sources that we can get information on.

28) Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States V.S Angelo Bruno Annaloro, Warrant for arrest, October 31, 1963, Racketeering, bail 50,000.

29) Alan J. Davis, ESO. Lawyer for Angelo Bruno June 23,1964 “The Eight Days”