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Joseph Salvatore Merlino also known as "The John Gotti of Passyunk Avenue" is the only son of Italian-American parents Rita and Salvatore Merlino, a former Philadelphia crime family underboss/soldier. Merlino's parents divorced after Salvatore was incarcerated. Joey was raised in South Philadelphia and Ventnor City, New Jersey. He is also the nephew of deceased Scarfo crime family Capo Lawrence Merlino and first cousin of Joseph N. (Fat Joey) Merlino, a building contractor who owns Bay Shore rebar corporation based in Pleasantville, New Jersey and Marco Merlino, who followed his cousin and father into the construction business. He has two sisters, Natalie and Maria. His sister Maria was engaged to Salvatore Testa until he broke it off a few years before he was murdered. He had been friends

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  • Joseph Salvatore Merlino also known as "The John Gotti of Passyunk Avenue" is the only son of Italian-American parents Rita and Salvatore Merlino, a former Philadelphia crime family underboss/soldier. Merlino's parents divorced after Salvatore was incarcerated. Joey was raised in South Philadelphia and Ventnor City, New Jersey. He is also the nephew of deceased Scarfo crime family Capo Lawrence Merlino and first cousin of Joseph N. (Fat Joey) Merlino, a building contractor who owns Bay Shore rebar corporation based in Pleasantville, New Jersey and Marco Merlino, who followed his cousin and father into the construction business. He has two sisters, Natalie and Maria. His sister Maria was engaged to Salvatore Testa until he broke it off a few years before he was murdered. He had been friends
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  • Joseph Salvatore Merlino also known as "The John Gotti of Passyunk Avenue" is the only son of Italian-American parents Rita and Salvatore Merlino, a former Philadelphia crime family underboss/soldier. Merlino's parents divorced after Salvatore was incarcerated. Joey was raised in South Philadelphia and Ventnor City, New Jersey. He is also the nephew of deceased Scarfo crime family Capo Lawrence Merlino and first cousin of Joseph N. (Fat Joey) Merlino, a building contractor who owns Bay Shore rebar corporation based in Pleasantville, New Jersey and Marco Merlino, who followed his cousin and father into the construction business. He has two sisters, Natalie and Maria. His sister Maria was engaged to Salvatore Testa until he broke it off a few years before he was murdered. He had been friends to future made man in the Scarfo crime family Michael (Mikey Chang) Ciancaglini and his brother Joseph "Joey Chang" Ciancaglini since attending Epiphany of Our Lord grade school in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1970s Salvatore owned and operated the 9M Bar at 9th Street and Moyamensing Avenue in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that Nicodemo Scarfo used as his criminal headquarters during his attempt to become the new boss of the Philly mob. The 9M Bar would later be renamed Anthony's Bar. In the summer of 1983, his father Salvatore Merlino started raising tension between himself and Scarfo. George Anastasia said, "He (Salvatore) had been picked up on a drunken driving charge in Margate, New Jersey. Merlino, who often drank more than he could handle, tried to bribe the police officer who brought him a Breathalyzer test. He offered $400 in cash and his gold watch. Merlino made his offer while he was in the police station. The cops got it all on videotape." Joey's uncle Lawrence died in December of 2001 following his release from federal prison three years earlier from a conviction in 1988 on racketeering charges. Joey lived in Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as an adult. He is a huge fan of the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Phillies professional sports teams. Philadelphia Inquirer crime reporter and author George Anastasia said that many years ago Joseph was a horse jockey and worked in a steakhouse restaurant and made Cheesesteaks.
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