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Trump is right that 'flippers' should be outlawed, reputed Philly mob boss says after sentencing
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Oct 20, 2018, 6:35:59 PM10/20/18
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President Trump was right to suggest cooperators or "flippers" should be
outlawed, a reputed Philadelphia mob boss said outside a Manhattan court
Wednesday after being sentenced to two years in prison for illegal
betting.
Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino, 56, chuckled when making the comment as he
walked away from Manhattan Federal Court.
“President Trump was right. They need to outlaw flippers,” Merlino said,
according to The New York Post.
In April, Merlino agreed to plead guilty to illegal betting to avoid a
retrial in a racketeering case that ended with a hung jury in February.
Mobsters "flipped" and testified against him in the trial, the paper
reported.
Trump criticized "flippers" who cooperate with prosecutors to get a
reduced sentence during a "Fox & Friends" interview with Ainsley Earhardt
in August.
“I’ve seen it many times, I’ve had many friends involved in this stuff.
It’s called flipping, and it almost ought to be illegal,” Trump told
Earhardt. “It’s not a fair thing.”
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has relied on numerous cooperators in his
probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
At the February trial, Edwin Jacobs, Merlino's defense attorney, told
jurors that Merlino was framed by compromised turncoat mobsters seeking
leniency for their crimes.
Judge Richard J. Sullivan sentenced Merlino to the maximum two-year term,
though Merlino's plea deal called for him to get as little as 10 months in
prison.
Merlino must report to prison in 45 days.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-is-right-that-flippers-should-be-
outlawed-reputed-philly-mob-boss-says-after-sentencing?obOrigUrl=true
outlawed, a reputed Philadelphia mob boss said outside a Manhattan court
Wednesday after being sentenced to two years in prison for illegal
betting.
Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino, 56, chuckled when making the comment as he
walked away from Manhattan Federal Court.
“President Trump was right. They need to outlaw flippers,” Merlino said,
according to The New York Post.
In April, Merlino agreed to plead guilty to illegal betting to avoid a
retrial in a racketeering case that ended with a hung jury in February.
Mobsters "flipped" and testified against him in the trial, the paper
reported.
Trump criticized "flippers" who cooperate with prosecutors to get a
reduced sentence during a "Fox & Friends" interview with Ainsley Earhardt
in August.
“I’ve seen it many times, I’ve had many friends involved in this stuff.
It’s called flipping, and it almost ought to be illegal,” Trump told
Earhardt. “It’s not a fair thing.”
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has relied on numerous cooperators in his
probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
At the February trial, Edwin Jacobs, Merlino's defense attorney, told
jurors that Merlino was framed by compromised turncoat mobsters seeking
leniency for their crimes.
Judge Richard J. Sullivan sentenced Merlino to the maximum two-year term,
though Merlino's plea deal called for him to get as little as 10 months in
prison.
Merlino must report to prison in 45 days.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-is-right-that-flippers-should-be-
outlawed-reputed-philly-mob-boss-says-after-sentencing?obOrigUrl=true
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