Ralph Samuel Natale[1] (March 6, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1995 until 1999, when he became the first American Mafia boss to turn state's evidence.[2][3] Natale helped sentence Joey Merlino to a 14-year sentence in 2001, but in January 2005, was also sentenced for racketeering, receiving a 13-year sentence. He was released in May 2011 and entered the witness protection program.
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^Anastasia, George (May 23, 2011). "Ligambi was 6th boss to follow Bruno". Philly.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
^Braun, Stephen (May 4, 2001). "This Mob Shot Its Brains Out". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
Ralph Samuel Natale (March 6, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1995 until 1999...
family underboss Chuckie Merlino. With the help of boss-turned-informant RalphNatale, Merlino was convicted of several RICO charges including racketeering...
sentenced to life in prison. RalphNatale took over as boss, but Merlino was the real power in the family, allowing Natale to become boss to direct law...
Merlino met RalphNatale. According to Natale, he and Merlino began plotting to take over the Philadelphia crime family during this period. Natale named Michael...
decimated by prosecutions during the Nicodemo Scarfo and John Stanfa eras, RalphNatale was released from prison in 1994. It was at this time Mazzone became...
189. ISBN 978-1592401420. "This Mob Shot Its Brains Out Crime boss RalphNatale, in rare testimony against his own, tells a tale of murder--and ineptitude"...
do so. (Philadelphia crime family boss RalphNatale had flipped in 1999 when facing drug charges, though Natale was mostly a "front" boss while the real...
trials, which helped convict over 50 mobsters, including Joey Merlino and RalphNatale. Following the trials, Previte turned down offers for witness relocation...
Retrieved March 10, 2016. "This Mob Shot Its Brains Out Crime boss RalphNatale, in rare testimony against his own, tells a tale of murder--and ineptitude"...
Carbo was eventually dismissed. Former Philadelphia crime family boss RalphNatale has claimed that Carbo was responsible for murdering Benjamin "Bugsy"...
finances and planned to do away with him. Former Philadelphia family boss RalphNatale claimed that Carbo was responsible for killing Siegel, at the behest...
history of the American Mafia to do so (Philadelphia crime family boss RalphNatale had flipped in 1999 when facing drug charges). In 2005, the US Department...
At the time of Ligambi's release in 1997, the family was being run by RalphNatale and Joey Merlino, the son of Ligambi's mentor Salvatore. While Ligambi...
history of the American Mafia to do so (Philadelphia crime family boss RalphNatale had flipped in 1999 when facing drug charges). It also marked the second...
history of the American Mafia to do so (Philadelphia crime family boss RalphNatale had flipped in 1999 when facing drug charges). In July 2004, federal...
Natale a cinque stelle (lit. 'Five-star Christmas') is a 2018 Italian Christmas comedy film directed by Marco Risi, starring Massimo Ghini, Ricky Memphis...
Robert Conrad, American actor (The Wild Wild West) (d. 2020) March 6 – RalphNatale, American mobster (d. 2022) March 11 – Nancy Kovack, American actress...
Pit of Horror was produced by Francesco Merli and Ralph Zucker. The screenplay, by Roberto Natale and Romano Migliorini, was developed from their own...
Childrenstheatre.org. September 10, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011. Natale, Richard (December 28, 1998). "Trouble in Making of 'Paradise'". Los Angeles...
Cameron Bancroft Cinematography Michael Storey Edited by Ralph Brunjes Music by Louis Natale Distributed by ABC Release date November 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)...
idea only ever existed because "new media" does. In the research of Simone Natale, the use of the term "old media" in a survey of books only began to become...
Claus, Bloomsbury, 2005, p. 199–200. ISBN 978-1-58234-419-5. Armstrong, Ralph (1875). Seaverns, Fanny P. (ed.). "A letter from Colorado". The Nursery...
Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022. DeNatale, Dave; Axelrod, Ben (November 1, 2022). "Trailer released for upcoming sequel...
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