Philly Prime Podcast

A look back at the United States versus Joey Merlino and six others in the biggest Mob trial in Philadelphia History. The witnesses, the evidence, the defense and the verdicts in the 2001 racketeering trial of Philadelphia’s most controversial mobster. Mob expert George Anastasia and I break it all down on the 25th Anniversary of the surprising verdicts. Hear insider information never heard before.

New Jersey Investigators take a fresh look at the Mob in 2026 during a recent hearing that drew top law enforcement officials from across the state. The State Commission of Investigation is probing organized crime across the Garden State, looking into illegal gambling, mob violence, racketeering, union corruption, the waste hauling business and Mob connected businesses. Mob expert George Anastasia attended the hearing and will bring us the latest. Plus, jailed, former Philly Mob Boss John Stanfa is on the move, transferred to a federal prison medical center as some insiders debate whether the 85 yr old gangster could get out of prison after 32 years on compassionate release. And what would that mean for the local mob. Join us for another jam packed episode.