Joey Merlino is the father of two daughters, Nicolette and Sophia Merlino, who are 24 and 23 years old, respectively. He shares the children with his wife, Deborah Merlino.
Joey Merlino is a reputed boss of the Philadelphia crime family and an Italian-American mobster. He rose to power in the mid-1990s, allegedly after waging war for control of the criminal organization.
He has been at the helm of the crime family’s activities in gambling, loan sharking, drug trafficking, and extortion.
In contrast to other traditional mob bosses who avoided the spotlight, Merlino has interacted with the media and the public on a regular basis, frequently openly providing charity and hosting events to benefit indigent people in Philadelphia.
He is the son of the late Chuckie Merlino, the underboss of the Philadelphia crime family
Who Are Joey Merlino Daughters Nicollete & Sophia Merlino? Explore Their Age
Joey Merlino has two beautiful daughters named Nicollete and Sophia Merlino. His two daughters attend a private Catholic university.
As per the 2011 article of The Philadelphia Inquirer, they mentioned the age of Nicollete and Sophia as 14 and 13 years old, respectively.
Thus in the present, we estimate that Nicollete might be at the age of 24 years old. Likewise, Sophia should be around 23 years old.
Merlino was charged with interstate theft and conspiracy in August 1989, stemming from an incident in 1987 in which $352,000 was stolen from a Federal Armored Express truck.
Merlino was convicted of heist planning and sentenced to three years in prison in January 1990.
He served his time at McKean Federal Correctional Institution, where he met mobster Ralph Natale in 1990.
Natale was a long-term mobster serving a 15-year prison sentence for arson and drug trafficking. During this time, Natale and Merlino began plotting to take over the Philadelphia crime family, according to Natale.
Nicollete & Sophia Merlino Boyfriend Details
Nicollete and Sophia Merlion has not revealed anything about their personal life. Moreover, there isn’t enough information covered about them on the internet.
We will update this section when the information becomes available from a reliable source.
Joey Merlino Family Details
Joey Merlino, the gangster, was born in Philadelphia on March 13, 1962, to Italian-American parents Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino and Rita Giordano.
Merlino grew up in South Philly and Ventnor City, New Jersey. He is also the nephew of Lawrence “Yogi” Merlino, a deceased Philadelphia crime family mobster turned government witness. Joey’s sister was engaged to Salvatore Testa for a short time.
He had known a future-made man in the Philadelphia crime family Michael “Mikey Chang” Ciancaglini and his brother Joseph “Joey Chang” Ciancaglini, Jr. They were in elementary school together at St. Thomas Aquinas in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood.
Merlino’s father owned and operated the Southwark’s 9M Bar, which Nicky Scarfo used as his criminal headquarters during his bid to become the new boss of the Philadelphia crime family.
