Philly Boss Joey Merlino talks Getting Shot, Surviving Prison & Gay Mafia Members
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🏞️ Sign up for free and exclusive updates:  https://camp.beehiiv.com/ 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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