Former Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo dies
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Reputed organized crime boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo makes his way through Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia
Nicodemo ‘Little Nicky’ Scarfo, the tyrannical mob boss who ruled the Philadelphia underworld in the 1980s died while serving a 55-year prison sentence at a federal medical center in North Carolina over the weekend. He was 87-years-old.
George Anastasia of BigTrial.net joined NewsWorks Tonight’s Tom MacDonald to discuss ‘Little Nicky’ Scarfo’s impact on la Cosa Nostra in Philadelphia.
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