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00:00I've made a lot of bad decisions in my life, but the worst thing I made was going to the Mafia.
00:07When people think of the Mafia, they think of New York.
00:10But Philadelphia was 100 times more brutal.
00:13Prostitution, lojocking, drugs from all guys.
00:17It isn't just the money, it's the life itself.
00:19It was really fun.
00:21In 91, there was a power vacuum.
00:24Who was going to be the new boss?
00:26The five families trusted John Stanford.
00:29Stanford was Italy in the old ways.
00:31The Young Turks led by Joey Merlino.
00:34Joey was a personable guy.
00:36Dresses well, he's cocky.
00:38Don't make me a bad guy, does it?
00:39Police say the 33-year-old mobster is ruthlessly consolidating his power.
00:43Stanford didn't understand the thirst that Joey Merlino had.
00:47It was just a matter of, okay, somebody's going to get hit.
00:54It was basically like the Wild Wild West.
00:57Bang him up, shoot him up, bodies were flying everywhere.
01:00John Stampa narrowly escaped an assassin's gunfire.
01:03This was unprecedented.
01:05Everyone is at risk.
01:06It was just kill, just kill, just kill.
01:09And that's what it is.
01:11The FBI took the whole operation to the next level.
01:14It had to be stopped.
01:16When you go undercover, you're on a tightrope and there's no safety there.
01:19We have great surveillance, interceptions, but we needed this one break.
01:29Oh my God.
01:30That's a home run.
01:31What is Koso Nostra?
01:33Koso Nostra is a descent into hell.
01:35Koso Nostra is a descent into hell.
01:38The FBI
01:53You
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