More bad news for reputed Philadelphia Mob Soldier Joseph “Joey Electric” Servidio. He’s outta here.
First, he got caught up in an FBI undercover drug sting in 2018. Then he plead guilty expecting 10-12 years in prison, instead he got hammered by a federal judge with a 15 year sentence.
Two months later he found himself indicted again on drug and racketeering charges in Philadelphia with 14 other wiseguys and associates.
Now Servidio, who’s been housed at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, has been sent packing to Oklahoma City, the main transportation hub for the US Marshals. He could be on his way to his assigned prison to begin serving his 15 year sentence, all the while having to now prepare for a drug conspiracy, racketeering trial all the way back here in Philly.
The wiseguys like to call this “Diesel Therapy” by federal authorities.
The seven count Philly indictment charges Servidio and rising star Mob Captain Domenic Grande with being part of a drug conspiracy distributing meth and pills. Court papers indicate there are several incriminating undercover FBI tapes that could be used against them at trial. There are also drug sales to undercover law enforcement officers in that case.
Federal Judge Robert Kugler, who sits on the bench in Camden, hit the 59 year old North Jersey wiseguy, who claimed he “made his bones” when he was just 19, with added time back in October. He cited Servidio’s role as a leader of the drug conspiracy and threats of violence captured on tapes during the FBI investigation.
Servidio’s lawyer, Marco A. Laracca, argued strenuously for a 10 year sentence citing his clients medical difficulties and his early decision to plead guilty and not go to trial. Federal prosecutors had asked the judge to impose a 12.5 year sentence, but Judge Kugler added the extra prison time.
Servidio has already served over 2.5 years on the sentence after he was held on bail.
Servidio was picked up back in March 2018 on cocaine and methamphetamine charges.
Servidio is alleged to be part of a North Jersey crew headed by longtime Mob Capo Joseph “Scoops” Licata, who was acquitted in 2012 in a case involving retired Philly Mob Boss Joe Ligambi and his nephew, Philly Mob Captain George Borgesi.
Servidio was charged along with mob associates Michael Gallicchio, Salvatore “Sam, Sammy Tubs” Piccolo and Carl Chianese, all of whom also plead guilty. The case was put together with the help of former mob soldier turned cooperator Anthony Persiano who made tapes of the conspirators along with an FBI undercover agent.
Chianese, 80, just got 10 years in prison after he plead guilty to charges he helped distribute crystal meth and pills containing heroin or fentanyl. He and Servidio allegedly sold pills to undercover FBI agents at several locations in South Jersey. Chianese has also been charged in the Philadelphia drug and racketeering case.
Piccolo, 68, was sentenced in November 2019 to 12.5 years in prison. Piccolo was not charged in the recent Philly case.
Persiano captured Servidio on tape saying “We need something legitimate. I’m a criminal. Everything I do is criminal….I got to get out of it.”
Servidio was also heard talking about prosecutors using tapes versus eyewitnesses in criminal cases.
“The things you can’t beat are the tapes with you saying it,” Servidio said, according to FBI documents filed in court.
He was also heard bragging to Persiano and the undercover agent, saying “there’s nothing better than making money. I make money everyday, illegally.”
Persiano also plead guilty to charges back in February 2019. He has yet to testify in any courtroom. He has not be sentenced on those charges .
