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!

Gene definitely needs to grow up. He’s his own biggest fan and his own worst enemy at the same time.

Joey never said anything about Gene. Gene was the first to fire his mouth off. Merlino was a boss. Gene is a straight nobody

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.

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.

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!

Gene calling merlino a rat is comical

Gene is so jealous of Joey it's sad

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

I really have zero respect for this guy. No wonder the mafia is the way it is nowadays when u got people like this!

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.

Joey a stand up guy! Never told. We hate rats!!!

Joey is Philly boss.Gene is nobody in the mob.

Joey Merlino is not a 🐀 He didn't put anyone in jail

If there is anyone in the world who is most definitely NOT a rat, it's Joey Merlino

“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”👏🏽

Jerkoff RAT....... He's irrelevant using Joey for clout.

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.

@ 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.

Skinny Joey is very capable, not what Gene B . Said , Joey has proved that he is not yo be underestimated . Excellent show jeff Salute

Jeff told him you didn’t learn your lesson 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sounds like jealousy too me I’d rather be a blood than a wise guy smh.

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!

This guy is hard to believe

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

He keeps saying "us" who is us? Informants?

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.

These gangsters are like high school kids.

Doing a podcast aint snitching! He aint putting ppl behind bars!

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.

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.

Listening to a rat about what a disgrace is or what it means what a joke.

I just gained a lot of respect for you, Jeff. You were pretty candid with him.

Are u out of your mind.....calling merlino a rat .....

Gene beats women. Real tough guy.

"Mr. Howard Beach' won me over. 😂

🐀 rat 🐀

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

Don't know who this guy is but i laughed when he agreed he was dangerous!haha

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

Gene is a great YT personality

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.!!!

Fact: Gene Strong Armed Al Capone and Took Over His Crew and Whiskey Business

Gene is a loser. You did a great job interviewing this man child, Jeff. Keep up the hard work!

Gene is literally the joker in real life it’s quite hilarious.

Love him or hate him this guy is true to who he is . Respect either way .

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.

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

One of the most solid interviews I’ve ever seen. You pulled zero punches. Great inquiring dialogue. Excellent interview.

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.

This was a difficult interview to get through 😅

This guys back in the clink within 18 months.

Another good one Jeff... As for Gene, i wish him all the best . He's def an interesting guy with the energy and talent to help him Soar...

Joey and Gene are not even same category...Gene is like a little bitc while Joey did his time and kept his mouth shut.

Gene is a shit heal compared to merlino lol

Gene's a funny guy

I give much respect to Gene for sticking up for the weak, it is obvious that people are telling him half truths, especially Scars, let’s clarify this, Scars was Shelved by the time he cooperated, meaning he was no longer a part of the mob, (Nadu maybe one day you will find out why he was shelved), ”John Gotti Sr. Told everyone not to recognize Philly in 1991”, Joey was in Jail doing a bid for armored truck robbery in 1991, he wasn’t made yet, Joey Went to war with Stanfa 1993, Gotti was already in Marion in 1993, by 1993 it was already knowledge that Gotti Got punked by the Chin, Vic, And Gas, and never retaliated, so who was Gotti telling not to recognize Philly, when the West side and the Luchesse were already laughing at him and the whole Gambino family, Gene how many shooters did Gottis have on the street in Queens when you were running around, Besides Little Nicky’s crew in Brooklyn they had nobody and we already know little Nicky hated Gotti. Gene don’t listen to Guys like Scars, your from the street, Scars is a Pretender, ask scars why he got made, He wasn’t an earner (His wife said during interview) “I had to hide from the landlord, because he didn’t pay the rent”, “I always Knew he would rat”. Scars, wasn’t capable, he never retaliated for his brothers murder “ they told me I couldn’t “ SNEAK JOB no one knows you did it, and according to his testimony he was never even on work. Scars Ratted, he was facing 10 Years if he blew trial, the Atlanta case, which by the way was a prostitution case (Piece of trash, make money from a woman), the top defendant got 18 Months blowing trial, Scars was probably facing 1 year blowing trial. Scars captain position, they made him a captain because he would rat out all the Brooklyn guys to the Gottis and it would be easier for him to get information, you can actually see by the 4 times he testified against Junior, it was all hear say, Junior never did anything with him, he kept him around so he would rat out John Gamarano, Danny Marino, and all the Big earners in Brooklyn and he would do it on the regular. Gene beware of people like scars trying to use you, so you Check Joey and they the punks stay in the background a Mile away.

Gene is entertaining AF, I hope he keeps making some new content out there fr rn.

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

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 👍

I'm from Philly and I never heard of any snitching from Joey

Good interview I like this guy when hes chill like today. Other times he can be too much. Hope you bring him back.

This version of Gene is better than the other ✌🏼

Don’t put that bs on Joey jacket 🧥

Good stuff!

Great content as always Jeff. You present some very compelling material and you don’t toss softballs.

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.

yall have a genuine vibe when yall talk, hope to see more content between you two in the future.

Joey merlino is a man’s man….. not a rat!!’

Call Joey anything you want, but don’t ever call him a Rat!

If John gotti was alive he would be on KZfaq n instagram! Times have changed

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 😂

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.

#FreePeteTuccio 🙏🏼🧿✌️

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

7:56 yeah right.... he wanted to push up on him himself.... extortion.

Gene is a legend in his own mind. He calls himself a hitman. No hit woman

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

Good man for standing up Gene. Thats a man, bravo.

Gene Borello the Karl Pilkington of the Jersey Shore. 😂

I'm a Black guy from Indiana 😂and I enjoy watching your shows about CN! don't know much about the life except for a few Hollywood movies but loved John Sr. Angie (Quack Quack)😂😂😂 & the crew Sammy tells the best stories about CN!😂 Good luck in the future my white brother 💪🏿🙏🏾✌🏾💯

Love gene!! My cousin is fat Nick Minucci. He took care of my aunt Maria while he was away. Always will love and respect gene.

Jeff, under the circumstances, I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job than you just did with this interview.

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."

Protecting the 'harmless'. A redeeming quality. Boogie on Jeff.

Trust me he was trying to extort Sam Friedman himself

Gene is a straight up dude, he owns his shit, I respect that

Gene is who he is. He makes no apologies. He’s no worse than any of the other guys.

U stuck up for SBF? Yeah real harmless guy..only stole billions of dollars from ppl..and I’m tired of ppl calling the 31 year old man a kid.

Shout out to Gene for sticking up for that guy getting bullied. Before you criticize my comment...Im just giving props where props are due.

Gene is always an awesome interview

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!

Killer interview, Jeff....keep 'em coming! 👌👌👌

Nobody from Philly gives a shit what NY thinks Hahaha

Gene is out of his mind, it's delusional

Seems like a cool dude I guess we all come from different backgrounds what’s bad for some may not be as bad for others great content 💯

I'd like to see Gene come back to KZfaq. I find the guy hilarious and he tells a good story. I hope he finds enough peace to stay out of prison.

Joey Merlino is still an acting boss. All that clout chasing Gene is doing he’s gonna fuck around and find out.

Joey is one of the old time gangsters that will never go against omertà.

Gene ain’t never beat the breaks off nobody but his own nuts