Gene Borrello: "JOEY MERLINO Is A RAT Like The Rest Of Us!"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2023
- This week on the show we speak to former Bonanno associate Gene Borrello. Gene is a complicated guy who is constantly up to something. He led a wild life, cooperated and then came on TH-cam. He recently just got out of prison and is kicking up waves again. We caught up with him about some of his recent behavior and what's next for him.
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Joey Merlino is not a rat. He faced the death penalty in federal court in Philly (2001) and in Newark (2004). Never ratted, never cooperated. The government put lying rats on the stand, in both trials. Joey Merlino is a stand-up guy!
The jealousy is real here. Some guys are so jealous that they had to do what they did and Joe Merlino didn't have to. Honestly it's embarrassing to be this jealous.
You see any Chinese or Russian bosses with Twitter and Instagram 😂
i dunno cause we dont live in russia or china buddy@@GMLwholesale
@gsstt8181 you don't see it cause they aren't around anymore
Every community respects Joe. Black dudes in the street too, nobody has anything rotten to say about joey and he was fair with everybody as long as you were stand up
Gene definitely needs to grow up. He’s his own biggest fan and his own worst enemy at the same time.
Facts bro 💯
Look who are you to past judgement on someone who don't even know, the guy has been through plenty. Leave him alone and I hope he does the right thing.
That is why he always comes up with the content goods.
Encourage the man, be positive, especially when you don't know. Gene I wish you the best....
Genes a tool, guy was barely even 18 years old in 2000. He lived 2-3 years of the last bit of mob era and acts like he’s grew up in the 70s-90s. Even pictures of him in the early 2000s he dressed like a complete kid. He was just a bad kid that had relations with the last living mobsters.
Joey never said anything about Gene. Gene was the first to fire his mouth off. Merlino was a boss. Gene is a straight nobody
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A parrot could probably help convict someone you are not saying much
I’ve only heard Joey talk about sports and gambling.
@@blackc757 exactly
@@blackc757 after what? After Gene said something first. You missed Genes rant because he is obviously upstaged by this guy. Gene wants to be Merlino
All I am saying is the Feds hate this guy; they would have leaked it if he had paperwork out there. Putting a snitch jacket on a boss without proof is crazy.
He's not in jail?
100% Not a ratto or louffiani ! Unless you have 100 % Proof Nadu brother..... just reading the comments may be a bit premature with my words.... will see .....
He's saying Joey is a snitch because of the podcast not because of actual paperwork on him
Lol that is not what he meant. He is saying that being so public and out there publicizing the life is viewed the same as a snitch. You are discussing things not meant to be heard or shared. He wasn't saying Joey has paperwork saying he snitched or anything lol
@@A_10_PaAng_111no, he has a podcast now. And ain’t no paperwork on Merlino. That man ain’t no 🐀.
Joey stood up like a man and did his time. He took over the Scarfo/Bruno crew in his late 20s. Gene is a nobody that uses guys like joeys name to get views.
correct
Yup
the question is whether what Joey is doing breaks the rules, and it obviously does. no?
@@climatescientist Just curious cause I keep hearing things about "breaks the rules" what rules are you referring to? Do you know where I can find a list of these "rules" you're referring to?
@jsharps1000 mafia rule #1 basically deny its existence and deny any affiliation to nothing. what's so hard about this? seriously am I missing something or have I been watching too many movies and documentaries
In Joey’s hay day he would have destroyed this cat a thousand times over. Joey banged it out with every. Other families, bikers, everyone!
Shows how Joey is a respectful guy and Gene is a bottom feeding rat 🐀
Gene: I don’t bother no one that don’t bother me first. I look out for people
Also Gene: I terrorized people. people were scared to death of me. I ruined cities and did home invasions.
Yep. A total wack job that couldnt do the time and spilled his guts out. Guy needs psychiatric help
I feel sorry for you people.
SBF bit was absolute 🤡 🌎
Gene is so jealous of Joey it's sad
@rodneydamon5238 your right
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Gene calling merlino a rat is comical
Yeah cause this dude is 👑 🐀😅 better keep joeys name outta his mouth
I really have zero respect for this guy. No wonder the mafia is the way it is nowadays when u got people like this!
thanks for watching
Their are some 🐀🐁 that are Made guys but most of them are Associates. Trust me the mob is still strong. If they weren't this boy would have been Made along time ago 😂.
There are plenty of made guys giving info on the sneak.
Problem is he was never made never in the mafia
Joey a stand up guy! Never told. We hate rats!!!
Joey is Philly boss.Gene is nobody in the mob.
Babysitting
Gene is like spider in goodfellas to the mob .. a nobody a rat, his family was rats
@@510fitness3 "he grew up to be a rat" hahaha.
Gene is a legend in his own mind 🙄
@@killerheelscrimeright
“Back when I was in the life you weren’t even allowed to have instagram!”
Omg how did Gene cope?! He’s sacrificed a lot for “that life”👏🏽
Plenty of successful retired gangstas that will never have social media
If there is anyone in the world who is most definitely NOT a rat, it's Joey Merlino
Exaclty. Cop on fb page who worked the case said Joey is thr only non rat. Gene a snitch.
right . these rats are nuts , joey is like us a 🐀 . jokes
Jeff told him you didn’t learn your lesson 🤣🤣🤣🤣
thanks for watching
Gene says "us" like he was ever in the mob. He was just a local hood who would've been found in a dumpster, pre 2000.
Gene is a tough kid, but he lacks basic common sense and everyday life skills. Never too late to change and do the right thing, however.
Joey Merlino is not a 🐀 He didn't put anyone in jail
Great interview Jeff. Been watching/listening for about a year now and I can really tell how far you’ve come with interviews. Keep it up man love the content
thanks for the kind words
Sounds like jealousy too me I’d rather be a blood than a wise guy smh.
@ 23:06 Joe Colombo did public tv show interviews, he did public speaking about the ICRL, Joe Dicccico did a public tv interview talking about Sammy once he cooperated. Gotti signed autographs talking about his fans were his public, Michael franzeese did interview on tv, Greg scarpa did public tv interviews, and the list goes on, and they all did it when they were still in the mob.
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Gotti never signed an autograph, thats wrong, Colombo denied being in the mob,started the league and angered the other families, he paid for that at the second rally,..Scarpa was a undercover rat,unfortunately and was delusional dieing of aids,..Remember thousands of made guys never gave interviews ,besides a few outliers
This guy is hard to believe
Skinny Joey is very capable, not what Gene B .
Said , Joey has proved that he is not yo be underestimated . Excellent show jeff Salute
Thank you
Jerkoff RAT....... He's irrelevant using Joey for clout.
thanks for watching
Jeff, that was a textbook perfect interview. You have an excellent rapport with these guys, and you know just how far to push them, while maintaining their respect and not ticking them off! And you asked a lot of good questions. Nice work!
appreciate that Lemon
It really was, bro
These gangsters are like high school kids.
Borrello is a rat . Merlino is a boss and from South Philly. He ain’t tellin’ a thing. Talking about your own past crimes, that you’ve already served time for is not ratting.
Too much…Gene says they were trying to make a name off him 😆
Everything is everyone’s fault except for Gene or Judge Block 🤷♂️😏
Gene thinking everything weighs on actually “pulling a trigger”
Real shlt show
No way he ratted, my uncle was locked up in Philly State for 13 years. Said Joey was very head strong for whatever years Joey did. And my Uncle was friends with all these Italians before prison and at 70 years old still friends with friends of all kinds and the same old school mentality. Joey was definitely not a rat coming from my uncle who got ratted on and called out* Joey's rat by telling him he looked like a rat after joking went too far and fought him before the guy even ratted on Joey and then ny uncle was proven right because the old guys at the time in prison told my uncle he can't say that with no proof and my uncle telling them he told them so in a friendly way how much they loved my uncle. Before during sand after prison.
@rodneydamon5238 I wrote the comment on account of the title lol. I was going to say. Because forget TH-cam. I haven't spoken to my uncle in a couple months, need to call him, and check up on him, lol he's 70 years old, had a kid almost a year ago with his new wife and still from something personal waited for a wedding to be over and cracked a kid in the head with a baseball bat here in North Jersey for something his ex wife made this kid(her nephew do to disrespect his new wife) and is going to court for it now lol. When he told me about these stories when I took a trip with him to Ohio he wasn't talking about the mob, he was speaking from memories and reliving them while telling me about them, about him and Stanfa(literally his twin in looks and accent and mannerisms) being locked up first and playing some game in the jail before the sentencing in PA(don't know the name off hand). Then I asked about Merlino and said "he was a skinny guy, would run up and down the stairs working out", then I asked him "how was he though tough guy?" He said "very strong mentally I give him that". And this was about 4 years ago we took that trip to Ohio for business he had to do.
Gene's a charismatic guy. He makes me laugh. In life i always knew who not to mess with. There's always going to be people who unintentionally or just screwing around that will have a little dust up that most guys walk away from. Even if Genes is in a good mood he just won't allow it. I don't think he's aware that he needs to mentally prepare for when it happens to just get out of there. I know one or two guys like that and its always a problem. He is also loyal to a fault and hates bullies. He needs to move to the woods or have someone he respects and listens to around him.
Doing a podcast aint snitching! He aint putting ppl behind bars!
Great content as always Jeff. You present some very compelling material and you don’t toss softballs.
I appreciate that!
Hey Jeff! Great interview with Gene! My condolences for your loss! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching
Joe Merlino not a rat .. put some respect on it cause he didn’t tell like some of y’all did I respect that a man of his word.. now is he a good decent man? Well that’s a story for a different day
🐀 rat 🐀
Your extensive knowledge lets you ask good questions that arent generic. This was dope to watch.
I appreciate that!
Killer interview, Jeff....keep 'em coming! 👌👌👌
I just gained a lot of respect for you, Jeff. You were pretty candid with him.
Gene is a great YT personality
Jeff you’re a great interviewer. I don’t care who you have on. You ask great questions, tough questions at times and even some balls’y questions lol. This interview was another good one. I’ve been following Dominic since an interview he had with you. Dominic has stated he’s going to do his best to help Gene as best he can for little while anyway. Looking forward to more from you and your channel.
Great show Jeff. You hit him with some good questions and did it the right way.
Thank you
He keeps saying "us" who is us? Informants?
Gene is literally the joker in real life it’s quite hilarious.
True
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Hey Jeff , personally , speaking only for myself , I’m glad you had Gene on !!! it was a good interview - you are a good interviewer ….. like you say you” our a content creator”…… and you just created great Content …. You are great at your job ,again ,thank you very much.!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Definitely an interesting character, Jeff right on bro once again, great interview man really enjoyed that thank you, that was a good one.
Thanks for listening
Listening to a rat about what a disgrace is or what it means what a joke.
Are u out of your mind.....calling merlino a rat .....
"Mr. Howard Beach' won me over. 😂
Another great interview, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gene is a loser. You did a great job interviewing this man child, Jeff. Keep up the hard work!
Thanks for watching
No gene as an associate you would have been told what to do , no one in ny is telling Joey what to do and yes they will still sit down with him . Just because he is doing something that’s “not supposed to be done” Don’t mean he is a rat
Great show as usual, my boy, the crime master
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Another very interesting interview, always enjoy the show .
Thank you ☺️l
This was a difficult interview to get through 😅
Good interview I like this guy when hes chill like today. Other times he can be too much. Hope you bring him back.
thanks for watching
Another great interview Jeff.
Nice to see you back and forth without there being any animosity, Gene seems chill with you, which made the video easy to watch.
Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu thanks for taking time to do these things, even with everything you’re going through.
These videos will be a part of history in future, just like books.
yall have a genuine vibe when yall talk, hope to see more content between you two in the future.
You can’t not like Gene, crazy as a fox. And Jeff’s interviewing skills are some of the best I’ve seen in recent times. Jeff, more interviews like this 👍
Yeah... Yeah, Nadu has earned my respect. 110%.
Yeah if it really happened
I dont like Gene. He's not very smart.
I don't like him.
Don't know who this guy is but i laughed when he agreed he was dangerous!haha
Fire interview Jeff, we need more Gene
Joey Malino walking around Philly going to restaurants with his broadcast eating : ) the rats somewhere in the basement with a green screen behind laughing out loud y'all
Once again a great interview Jeff. Gene is definitely a character and has come along way from being a terror and a very capable enforcer for a bunch of ruthless killers. Like him or not he is as real as they come and doesn't mince words unlike the majority on here. I am glad to see he is doing the right thing in life and I hope he keeps with it and wish the best for him. Once again great interview Jeff and look forward to more of your content in the future.
Excellent video JN. Gene is an interesting character. You do a good job of drawing things out of him. Keep it going.
Great interview Jeff. ✌
This guys back in the clink within 18 months.
thanks for watching
I'll take that bet.only I gave it nine months
This is your typical mental case You can tell he’s lying when he tells stories He wants to come off as this protector of harmless ppl sticking up for the weak guy This is all in his mind
great show Jeff and Gene did a good thing helping that guy out .
Great interview Jeff. Good to see you not sucking up like a lot of people would 👊🏼
Thanks for watching
@@thesitdownwithjeffnadu huge fan, keep at it brother
Gene's a funny guy
"Funny How(?)".
@@Frosty98206I just pictured Joe pesci in wise guys saying funny funny how? 😂 gene kinda reminds me of Joe pescis character (Tommy disimone) in wiseguys just an idiot, a liability. Tommy disimone was killed by the mafia in real life too for being an unhinged liability
This version of Gene is better than the other ✌🏼
Good show Jeff and always out there which gives the people the look,your 7/8 brother….
Hey Brother,keep up the good work 👍
Thanks for the visit
Don’t put that bs on Joey jacket 🧥
Gene is a shit heal compared to merlino lol
Gene beats women. Real tough guy.
Great episode!
One thing I do like about Gene is that he stuck up for the guy who was being bullied and even came close to getting another charge for it. I can’t help but have a bit of respect for him for that. I was in prison 3 times when I was in my 20s and I had similar experiences and had a couple of fights myself because I wouldn’t just sit there and watch someone being abused and bullied. I always hated bullying particularly in jail because you can’t get away from it and it takes a certain type of arsehole who picked on someone just because they can’t fight back. No one ever tried to bully me because they knew I would fight back so I hated people who only wanted to fight with people who didn’t fight back.
Cool story he's still wrong though
He's full of bs. 39 years old and he acts like he's 12. If his lips are moving he's lying
Gene is 100 percent correct here. Whether you like him or not, Joey Merlino having a youtube channel is WILD to people that are in the streets
Interview is hilarious, Gene looks like he’s about to snap and bug out at any second 😂😂😂
He looks mentally unhinged and seems immature maybe a bit emotionally regressed. The fact he has no respect for wiseguys or made men is a problem for me. He should probably stay away from women too and the steroids or drugs
That shit made me bust up when he said idk if u should be on the streets 😂
Born and raised in Philly, no one ever said Joey is/was a rat..Joey is a hometown Golden boy..he is Truly untouchable out here..he’s a stand up guy and he’ll get this cornball smoked 😂 ppl talk shit just cuz they have lips
Facts bro Joey is loved by everyone and Philly not playing behind him
Joey ain't smokin no one from New York.
If John gotti was alive he would be on TH-cam n instagram! Times have changed
Great interview 👍
Good stuff!
Once again, Jeff delivers old-school "60 Minutes" style journalistic objectivity, all too rare in this genre. "Give 'em enough rope" without falling for the Father Flanagan / Boys Town fallacy that "there is no such thing as a bad boy."
Great interview Jeff, I lmao for 30 mins. Gene has to grow up or he's gonna do a lot more time. Talks like a 7th grader 😂
Wow, loved it great interview, good luck Gene
Glad you enjoyed it
You're a solid interviewer. Just subscribed.
Gene is always an awesome interview
Jeff, under the circumstances, I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job than you just did with this interview.
Thank you so much bro
Thanks! Fun listen
Thanks for listening
Good show, Gene is fun to listen too. He may be a little crazy but thats why we tune in.
7:56 yeah right.... he wanted to push up on him himself.... extortion.
Yeah you can’t fool street ppl I know.
Bro your wrong for that title unless you got paper work to back it up then il delete my comment but otherwise you should never call anyone a rat or promote there a rat with a title for a video called “so and so is a rat like the rest of us” and I won’t even use the guys name in it cuz that shit is wrong and I rock with your channel but this feels slimy regardless if it’s a quote from someone else
This is why the streets are so fucked up you got guys like this talking about business that isn’t theirs to talk about it’s sad.
I didn't... i quoted what he said in the show... read the title dopey
Protecting the 'harmless'. A redeeming quality. Boogie on Jeff.
Good man for standing up Gene. Thats a man, bravo.
Gene is a straight up dude, he owns his shit, I respect that
Bro what you talking about owns his shit ? He flipped on other people to save his own ass from going to jail for shit he was actually doing so I don’t know what info you got on Gene my guy but google him and see what kind of piece of work this guy is cuz owning his own shit is the last thing he does unless he’s in front of a camera tryna get clout then he’s Mr somebody but in court he sings a different tune
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Real is Real and Gen is real! Thats why ppl like him. Been waiting for you to interview him.Because The Sitdown is the Best Podcast out here.Jeff you are a Great interviewer because you my friend are Real to.
thanks for watching
You're right! Gene is REAL! He needs to be on the show at least once a month. At least!!
Gene is who he is. He makes no apologies. He’s no worse than any of the other guys.
How do you figure that? Not every guy beats up girls. Not every guy lies constantly. Not every guy is a rat. I could keep going but I’d be here all night
Hey Jeff great episode! Who was the guy Gene said was the most dangerous he encountered? I couldn’t catch the name and wanted to look him up. Thanks!
Chris cognata
Fact: Gene Strong Armed Al Capone and Took Over His Crew and Whiskey Business