‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino due in Florida court on Mafia charges
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The flamboyant alleged head of the Philadelphia Mafia family is scheduled to be in a Florida court Friday to determine whether he should be held without bond and sent to New York City to face racketeering charges. Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino, 54, is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate judge