Veteran organized crime reporter George Anastasia posted a piece yesterday on Bigtrial.net about Joey Merlino's return to Philadelphia.
Joey Merlino's back in town.
But the one-time South Philadelphia celebrity mob boss hopes he's just passing through.
Merlino has a date at 10 a.m. tomorrow before U.S. District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick who will ultimately decide the short term future of the 52-year-old mobster.
Merlino has to respond to a summons alleging he violated the terms of his supervised release by meeting with three convicted felons, including Philadelphia mob capo John Ciancaglini, in Florida on June 18.
Merlino's attorneys have called the meeting a "chance encounter" that was "much less nefarious that the government wants this court to believe."
Federal prosecutors have termed the defense argument "laughable."
Surrick will ultimately decide who gets the last laugh.
You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:
http://www.bigtrial.net/2014/10/joeys-back-in-philadelphia-but-for-how.html#more
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