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"Boston Bob," Former Merlino Mob Associate, Now A Holy Roller

"Boston Bob," Former Merlino Mob Associate, Now A Holy Roller

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Aug 23, 2016
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By George Anastasia


They called him "Boston Bob."

In the late 1990s, he was the Philadelphia mob's point man in Beantown, generating tens of thousands of dollars through bookmaking, loansharking, extortion and drug dealing.

Today, the former Robert Luisi goes by the name Alonso Eposito. And he's traded in his membership in Cosa Nostra for an affiliation wi…

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