Joey Merlino

Joey merlino, who spent much of his life in and out of prison and survived multiple assassination attempts, is now focusing on his latest venture, a cheesesteak shop called skinny joeys, writes victor fiorillo for philadelphia magazine. This is what happened to joey merlino, his convicted crimes and how he completely transformed his life (his current line of work is very different to his criminal past) In and out of prison and courtrooms for much of his life, accused and acquitted of multiple murders, and survivor of numerous assassination plots, skinny joey merlino is now 63 and says. One of its subjects, joey merlino, was convicted on racketeering charges in 2001. He currently lives in boca raton, fla. , owns a cheesesteak restaurant, and hosts a podcast.

In 1984 merlino was found guilty on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. Joseph skinny joey merlino was allegedly one of the most infamous mob bosses to ever come out of philadelphia, although he denies being part of the mafia. Merlino is at the center of the.