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Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia announced indictments for 15 alleged mafia members in South Philadelphia and southern New Jersey Monday.

Members allegedly belonging to 'La Cosa Nostra' under mob-leader Steven 'Stevie' Mazzone, 56, were charged with bookmaking and loan sharking in Philadelphia and Atlantic City beginning in October of 2015.

Ten defendants are charged with racketeering and the other five are charged with running illegal gambling rings, extortion and conspiracy to sell illegal drugs. Some of the defendants are accused of conspiring to kidnap and kill an associate who sold them fake drugs in Philadelphia, prosecutors said.

'The Philadelphia mob isn't what it used to be, and thank God for that,' said U.S. Attorney McSwain in a statement. 'But it is still a problem and is still allegedly committing serious federal crimes, which is why we at the Department of Justice are focused on stamping it out. We will not rest until the mob is nothing but a bad memory.'

Other defendants included Domenic Grande, aka 'Dom,' 'Mr. Hopkins,' 'Mr. Brown,' or 'Dom14,' age 41 as well as Joseph Servidio, aka 'Joey Electric,' 60; Salvatore Mazzone, aka 'Sonny,' age 55; Joseph Malone, age 70; Louis Barretta, aka 'Louie Sheep,' age 56; Victor DeLuca, aka 'Big Vic,' age 56; Kenneth Arabia, aka 'Kenny,' age 67; Daniel Castelli, aka 'Danny,' aka 'Cozzy,' aka 'Butch,' aka 'Harry,' age 67; Carl Chianese, age 81; Anthony Gifoli, aka 'Tony Meatballs,' age 73; John Romeo, age 58; Daniel Malatesta, age 75; Daniel Bucceroni, age 66; and John Michael Payne, age 34.

Defendants are accused of squeezing borrowers of illegal gambling debts for interest rates more than 400% and distributing illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and oxycodone pills.

One defendant, Joseph Malone, was the proprietor of a restaurant for 40 years, his attorney told The Philadelphia Inquirer Monday.

'My client, who has led a quiet life, is presumed innocent, as is everyone else,' attorney William Brennan said. 'Unfortunately, when the federal agents arrived at his house, he suffered a heart attack and has undergone surgery. We're now focusing on his health, but we look forward to defending [him] on these charges.'

The indictments were the result of a combined investigation between Philadelphia and Atlantic City law enforcement agencies and the FBI, prosecutors said.

'The mafia remains a criminal presence in our city and beyond,' said Michael Driscoll, special agent in charge of the FBI's Philadelphia Division, in a press release. 'From loansharking and illegal gambling to drug trafficking and extortion, the mob continues to keep its fingers in many different pots, in its ceaseless quest for illegal profits. This group should've learned by now that the FBI is as committed to eradicating organized crime as wise guys are to embracing it.'

All 15 defendants will appear in front of U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick on Jan. 8, according to court documents.

“The Man Who Can Dodge Bullets”

Joe Masseria was the Boss of Bosses during the 1920’s prohibition era. He was a crime boss from the Mustache Pete era of organized crime, and was known as Joe The Boss during the last part of the 20’s after the assassination of Frankie Yale.
The on-going turf war between Masseria and rival crime boss Salvatore Maranzano, known as the Casstellamarese War shed too much blood on the streets of New York. Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky who were two up and coming mobsters knew that this bloodshed was bad for business, as it was bringing too much public and police interest.

Something had to be done, and that something was a plot to take out both of the old worldly gangsters, starting with Joe The Boss.

Taking Out Joe

Joe The Boss, his bodyguards, and Lucky Luciano all met at a seafood restaurant at 3pm on April 15th 1931. The restaurant was one that Masseria visited on numerous occasions, and it was called the Nuova Villa Tammaro, on Coney Island.

This is a photo of the Villa Tammaro back in the day:

Today, the Villa Tammaro is occupied by Banner Smoked Fish, and it is located on 2715 West 15th Street.

Luciano excused himself from a card game they were playing to visit the bathroom. This was the signal for the hitmen to come in. There is much debate on how many hitmen were involved with the shooting, legend has it that the hitmen were Albert Anastasia, Joe Adonis, Vito Genovese and Bugsy Siegel.

The problem is that only two hitmen were said to be at the scene from eye witness and police reports. Two men were seen pulling up outside the building next to Joe The Boss’s armored plated car. They were most likely Albert Anastasia and Bugsy Siegel. Police reports also recovered two guns from the alley next to the building.

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It is also very likely that the owner of the restaurant Gerardo Scarpato was in on the hit. A small businessman arrived unexpectedly at the building sometime before the hit to pay money to Scarpato.

The small businessman later recalled that:

“Scarpato ran over and asked me what I was doing there. Scarpato told me to leave right away and not mention to anyone I had been there that day. I left. Late that night, I read that Joe Masseria had been shot at the Villa Tammaro.“

Over 20 shots were fired from .32 and .38 caliber pistols, four of which went straight into the back of Masseria, and one in his head.

The famous Ace of Spades photo just added to the cult status of this mob hit, but I expect that the Ace of Spades card may have been placed between Masseria’s fingers just after the hit by a photographer from the press. After all, it does add that element of shock to the photo.

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As expected, no one was ever arrested for the murder.