An ongoing state investigation into a South Philadelphia drug-trafficking and loan-sharking ring may create additional criminal problems for jailed mob underboss Joseph “Mousie” Massimino.
Massimino, 61, is suspected of financing part of the operation, according to court documents.
Charges are expected to be filed later this year in the case, which is being handled by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
In a motion filed in federal court earlier this month, authorities said the investigation was focused on convicted South Philadelphia drug dealer William “Billy” Andrews, whom they described as a “close associate” of Massimino’s.
The motion includes allegations that the Andrews organization dealt in the illegal sale of prescription drugs and that an Andrews associate lied to federal authorities to “protect” Massimino, who allegedly had financed at least one major drug buy for the organization.
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