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Ralph Natale. Ralph Samuel Natale [1] (March 6, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1995 until 1999, when he became the first American Mafia boss to turn state's evidence. [2] [3] Natale helped sentence Joey Merlino to a 14-year sentence in 2001, but in January 2005, was also ...
Irish mobster and Philly mob associate gunned down by Ralph Natale, McGreal was killed due to suggesting that Natale be removed from a Teamster union due to corruption. Alvin Feldman: 1974: Joseph Ciancaglini stabbed Jewish mobster Alvin Feldman to death with an ice pick, after Feldman made threats that he was going to kill Nicky Scarfo.
14 years' imprisonment (2001) Two years' imprisonment (2018) Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino (born March 13, 1962) is an American mobster and reputed boss of the Philadelphia crime family. [1] He rose to power and seized control of the organization in the mid-nineties after he fought against the John Stanfa faction of the family.
Ron Previte. Previte (middle), in an FBI surveillance photo in South Philadelphia. Ronald Previte (October 9, 1943 – August 21, 2017) was an American corrupt police officer for the Philadelphia Police Department and a member of and an informant against the Philadelphia crime family of the Italian-American Mafia. [1]
Nicky Scarfo Jr. Nicodemo Salvatore "Nicky" Scarfo Jr. [1] (born June 9, 1965), sometimes known by the nicknames "Junior", "Nick Promo", and "Mr. Apple" is an American mobster and a member of the Lucchese crime family. [2] Scarfo Jr. is the son of former Philadelphia crime family boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo Sr.
Ralph Natale (1935–2022) Frank Nitti, "The Enforcer" (born Francesco Raffaele Nitto, 1886–1943) O. Victor Orena, "Little Vic" (born 1934) P.
Nicodemo Scarfo. Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) also known as " Little Nicky ", was an American mobster who served as boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 to 1990. Infamously known for his murderous reputation, Scarfo led the family through its bloodiest period until his conviction in 1988.
Steven Mazzone. Steven Mazzone (born 1964) is an American mobster and underboss of the Philadelphia crime family. After the family was decimated by prosecutions during the Nicodemo Scarfo and John Stanfa eras, Ralph Natale was released from prison in 1994. It was at this time Mazzone became a major organized crime figure in Philadelphia.