Steven Mazzone

Mazzone and his co-defendants were acquitted of all murder charges at trial in 2001, largely due to credibility issues with the government witnesses.

With Ligambi and others denied bail and forced into waiting out their trial in the federal detention center in Philadelphia, law enforcement believes that Mazzone was elevated to acting boss.

[7][8] Shortly after, Philadelphia TV station Fox 29's news team caught Mazzone on video (without audio) angrily yelling at two alleged crime family associates.

Local law enforcement, prosecutors, and the FBI all believe that Merlino remains the boss of the family while partially residing in Florida.

[10] On December 15, 2022, Mazzone was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in an illegal sports gambling operation, along with loansharking and extortion schemes.