skˈɑːɹfoʊ wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˌæfɪˈoʊsoʊ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. kˈoʊsə nˈɑːstɹə ænd hˈɛd ʌvðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə kɹˈaɪm fˈæmɪli ðæt ˈɔːlsoʊ kəntɹˈoʊld ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm ɪn sˈaʊθ dʒˈɜːsi.
Scarfo was an American mafioso member of the U.S. Cosa Nostra and head of the Philadelphia crime family that also controlled organized crime in South Jersey.