Mob relations keep contractor down

Published: September 22, 2009
Tags: Atlantic City, Bayshore Rebar of Pleasantville, casino, New Jersey, organized crime, rebar

Wayne Parry AP Writer Atlantic City, NJ — Joseph N. Merlino’s construction company has done work at sensitive sites, including two nuclear power plants and a New Jersey State Police building, but so far has been barred from working in the casino industry. There are two reasons for that: His father, Lawrence “Yogi” Merlino, and [...]