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The innermost circles of the American mafia are abuzz. The Boss of the Philly mob — ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino — is taking a victory strut, hobnobbing around the highest echelons of old-time mafia folk, mostly in Florida, describing what may have been the heist of the century: the 2020 presidential election.
The feat is drawing praise from far-flung corners of the Italian American business community, which sees the thanks of a grateful administration as key to the revival of the community’s political influence.
But an associate says that Merlino might just be willing to flip on Joe Biden and the Pennsylvania political operatives who ordered up some 300,000 election ballots marked for Biden. The source alleges that Merlino and a lean team of associates manufactured those ballots at a rate of $10 per ballot — a whopping $3 million for three days of work. They were then packaged into non-descript cardboard boxes and dropped off outside the Philadelphia Convention Center.
Sources who spoke to The Chronicle on the condition of anonymity say that Merlino picked up those ballots from two private households where a trusted handful of associates were busily marking ballots with Sharpie markers. They were paid more than $1,000 per hour, often producing thousands of ballots every hour for more than 60 nearly-consecutive hours.
The ballots were purchased in cash.
originally posted by: Cobaltic1978
Russia check, China check, Deep State check and now the mafia, house!!
originally posted by: Cobaltic1978
I don’t know how I could have forgotten old George. 🤭
originally posted by: PokeyJoe
"The Mafia doesn't exist" is your general thesis here? Seriously?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Cobaltic1978
Russia check, China check, Deep State check and now the mafia, house!!
A full house requires five cards, please add the Ace of Spades, Soros, to your all in hand.
originally posted by: MountainLaurel
I would call it a Royal Flush, China check, Deep State check, Rigged voting machines check, the mafia check and of course the all important Trump card, Check Mate !
Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino (born March 13, 1962) is an Italian-American mobster believed to be the boss of the Philadelphia crime family.[1] He rose to power in the mid-nineties after he allegedly fought a war for control of the criminal organization. He led the crime family in gambling, loan sharking and extortion.[2] In comparison to other traditional mob bosses who shunned the limelight, Merlino interacted regularly with the media and the public.[3][4] He is the son of deceased Philadelphia crime family underboss Chuckie Merlino.
originally posted by: PokeyJoe
What does that have to do with La Cosa Nostra not existing in 2020?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: MountainLaurel
I would call it a Royal Flush, China check, Deep State check, Rigged voting machines check, the mafia check and of course the all important Trump card, Check Mate !
Full house and check mate? Can we add Connect Four next, please?
"Trump won."
"I don't see it..."
"Here, diagonally."