Philly Connection to "East Coast" Case? (And What's Compound Cream, Anyway?)

Compound lotion kingpin Joey Merlino....
The "massive" federal racketeering conspiracy indictment that broke this past Thursday named 46 mobsters, of which 39 were arrested.

Among the arrested was Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino, whom the Feds say still runs the Philadelphia mob family, which was also named in the indictment (though not a single mobster was yanked off the streets of Philly by the Feds during the "East Coast Syndicate" bust, as it's been dubbed.)

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the S...