Salvatore Joseph "Chuckie" Merlino was an American mobster who was a member of the Philadelphia crime family.
13 Facts About Chuckie Merlino
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Chuckie Merlino served as underboss for Nicodemo Scarfo from 1981 to 1986.
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Chuckie Merlino was married to Rita Giordano, and fathered five children, Joey, Natale, Maria, Liza Ann and Jason.
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Chuckie Merlino's brother Lawrence, was a mobster who later turned government witness.
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Chuckie Merlino was charged along with Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo with the July 1963 stabbing murder of William Dugan.
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Chuckie Merlino was acquitted, while Scarfo was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the case.
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The Chuckie Merlino brothers were inducted into the Philadelphia crime family as "made men" in an initiation ceremony conducted by family boss Philip "the Chicken Man" Testa and underboss Peter Cassella in June 1980.
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Enraged, Chuckie Merlino got permission from Scarfo to murder Testa, despite him being a loyal member of the crime family.
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In 1986, Chuckie Merlino got into an argument with members of the Pagan's Motorcycle Club and then ran over one of them.
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Chuckie Merlino was one of 17 mobsters indicted for racketeering in 1988.
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On May 10,1989, Chuckie Merlino was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.
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In 1987, Chuckie Merlino was one of seven people indicted for the 1985 murder of mobster Frank D'Alfonso.
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Chuckie Merlino was serving his time for racketeering at the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth.