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Salvatore Chuckie Merlino (June 29 1939 – October 22 2012) was an American member of the Philadelphia crime family and former underboss for Nicodemo Scarfo. He is the father of Philadelphia mobster Joey Merlino.Merlino was born on June 29 1939 in Ducktown Atlantic City New Jersey. Salvatore Chuckie and Lawrence Yogi Merlino were friends of Nicodemo Scarfo since they were teenagers. Merlino was indicted and charged in the 1980s with racketeering and murder.