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 ...

A judge in Philadelphia has ruled that Merlino violated the terms of his supervised release by meeting with a convicted felon ...

Netflix's Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia outlines the battle for power among rival mafiosos in the 1990s. One of its subjects, Joey Merlino, was convicted on racketeering charges in 2001. He ...

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 ...

We first wrote about Skinny Joey’s Cheesesteaks on March 29, 2025, when he opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now Skinny ...

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, ...

As President Donald Trump's desperate challenge to Joe Biden's election victory drags on, reputed Philly mafia veteran "Skinny" Joey Merlino has been dragged into a deranged conspiracy theory alleging ...

Joey Merlino, who spent much of his life in and out of prison and survived multiple assassination attempts, is now focusing on his latest venture, a cheesesteak shop called Skinny Joey’s, writes ...

Here’s the skinny from reputed Philadelphia mob boss Joey Merlino: He’s not cooperating with anybody, including Joe Biden. A lawyer linked to President Trump retweeted a bizarre allegation that the ...