Philly Boss Joey Merlino talks Getting Shot, Surviving Prison & Gay Mafia Members
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Origin of “Skinny Joe”, true stories + Franzese flipping
03:36 How they both met + we don’t tolerate rats here
08:21 DA’s incentives to convict + innocent people sitting in jail
10:57 Ralph Natale = Breaking Sad + “don’t know until you live it”
16:07 Why was Skinny Joey targeted? Helping the neighbourhood
18:57 People trying to kill you, shot in drive-by + getting into a fight on the way
25:19 Nothing changes Skinny, funniest mob friend + breaking balls
28:55 Have to support who we bet on + biggest losses
31:14 Armoured truck robbery, losing $300k in Vegas + borrowing $20 from mum
37:31 Biggest win + barred from all casinos
39:17 Uncle was a rat + government legalised all vices now
47:35 Facing life, State’s witness lying HARD + witness protection crimes
56:10 What is ratting/snitching? Beating cases + people turning on you
1:03:07 Being sentenced to 14 years + inadmissible “hearsay”
1:06:53 Tapes on everyone, honeypots + different types of informants
1:12:33 Sammy the Bull might be gay + how prison treats snitches
1:14:38 Being in prison with terrorists + almost a year in the hole
1:18:51 Eating, best cooks in prison + stamps being the currency
1:21:42 Feds targeting with crack + mixing with everyone
1:25:29 Riots in prison + people missing prison
1:27:26 Doing the podcast + we’re all degenerate gamblers
1:32:01 No women allowed + learning cards
1:34:42 Too many rats + being legit in Florida getting jammed up again
1:38:33 Travelling more + getting the good jobs in prison
1:41:18 “Leave me the f*** alone”
1:42:36 Thoughts on 6ix9ine + any justification for ratting?
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