Just wondering if anybody else has been keeping up with the insane amount of national mob new right now. If you like movies like Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco or Casino, the info in movies like that comes from CIs and/or trials. Right now there are 3 very interesting cases all set to run in the near future.
The first is Vinny Assaro whose roots go back to the movie Goodfellas. He shared territory with the Paul Vario crew and was a part of the Lufthansa heist made famous in the movie. In 2015 he was brought to trial for the Luthansa heist some 40 years later and was acquitted. One would think the 80 year old mobster would relax and sail off in to the social club in the sky but you would be wrong. He is set for trial this year for arson and armed robbery. What sparked this whole deal was he was cut off in traffic and instead of letting it slide he decided to torch the guy's car. To make it even more interesting, one of his co-defendants is John Gotti's grandson who is now apparently affiliated with the Bonnano family and not the Gambino's. The 82 year old was recently denied bail for allegedly conspiring to kill the prosecutor. This guy is not your regular grandpa.
The second is that of Skinny Joey Merlino, the young Don of Philly. For those who aren't familiar with this guy, he's on Instagram, FB, and has appeared on TMZ. He is the John Gotti of today. He's survived numerous assassination attempts and beat 2 murder trials. Due to a large number of cooperators in the Philly family, there are numerous books that Joey's exploits are covered. He was taken down in a huge East Coast Enterprise Case with 2 other family bosses and it looked to be over for Joey, finally. Well, the case has gone on to fall apart and everyone in the case has taken pleas for a year or 2. Everyone except Joey. He's going to trial and it's looking like he'll walk. This guy is protected by the devil or an angel. Who knows.
Last but not least the big Lucchese hierarchy bust. This is the same family highlighted in Goodfellas that Paul Vario, Jimmy Burke, and Henry Hill were a part of. What makes this case uncommon for today's world is murder and attempted murders including the murder of infamous Purple Gang leader Michael Meldish in 2013. What makes this trial so interesting is you have 3 old, rich bosses who could potentially face the death penalty. A case like this has potential for a high ranking flip which is what leads to crazy trials, books, and movies.
With everything on the boards lately being NCAA case, I thought I'd throw out something different for board internet reading. All the hyperlinks are articles relating to the cases but if you want truly go down a rabbit hole just google Joey Merlino and you will get tons of articles and even videos via youtube.
The first is Vinny Assaro whose roots go back to the movie Goodfellas. He shared territory with the Paul Vario crew and was a part of the Lufthansa heist made famous in the movie. In 2015 he was brought to trial for the Luthansa heist some 40 years later and was acquitted. One would think the 80 year old mobster would relax and sail off in to the social club in the sky but you would be wrong. He is set for trial this year for arson and armed robbery. What sparked this whole deal was he was cut off in traffic and instead of letting it slide he decided to torch the guy's car. To make it even more interesting, one of his co-defendants is John Gotti's grandson who is now apparently affiliated with the Bonnano family and not the Gambino's. The 82 year old was recently denied bail for allegedly conspiring to kill the prosecutor. This guy is not your regular grandpa.
The second is that of Skinny Joey Merlino, the young Don of Philly. For those who aren't familiar with this guy, he's on Instagram, FB, and has appeared on TMZ. He is the John Gotti of today. He's survived numerous assassination attempts and beat 2 murder trials. Due to a large number of cooperators in the Philly family, there are numerous books that Joey's exploits are covered. He was taken down in a huge East Coast Enterprise Case with 2 other family bosses and it looked to be over for Joey, finally. Well, the case has gone on to fall apart and everyone in the case has taken pleas for a year or 2. Everyone except Joey. He's going to trial and it's looking like he'll walk. This guy is protected by the devil or an angel. Who knows.
Last but not least the big Lucchese hierarchy bust. This is the same family highlighted in Goodfellas that Paul Vario, Jimmy Burke, and Henry Hill were a part of. What makes this case uncommon for today's world is murder and attempted murders including the murder of infamous Purple Gang leader Michael Meldish in 2013. What makes this trial so interesting is you have 3 old, rich bosses who could potentially face the death penalty. A case like this has potential for a high ranking flip which is what leads to crazy trials, books, and movies.
With everything on the boards lately being NCAA case, I thought I'd throw out something different for board internet reading. All the hyperlinks are articles relating to the cases but if you want truly go down a rabbit hole just google Joey Merlino and you will get tons of articles and even videos via youtube.
