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Franzese is the author of seven books: Quitting the Mob (1992), Blood Covenant (2003), [69] The Good, the Bad and the Forgiven (2009), I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse (2011), [69] From the Godfather to God the Father (2014), [28] Blood Covenant: The Story of the "Mafia Prince" Who Publicly Quit the Mob and Lived (2018) and Mafia ...
In 1983, Colombo crime family mobster Michael Franzese arranged a meeting with Pagano, Sharpton, and another mob associate (who was an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent). The meeting was ostensibly about the mob associate asking Sharpton for an introduction to boxing promoter Don King. However, during the meeting, the ...
Michael "Yuppie Don" Franzese – son of John Franzese. Michael organized a highly lucrative gasoline scam racket with the Russian mafia. Franzese was promoted to caporegime in 1980 and retired in 1995 after he was released from prison. [236] [237] [238] Richard "Richie Nerves" Fusco – former consigliere.
John Franzese Jr. (born 1960) Michael Franzese, "The Yuppie Don" (born 1951) Christopher Furnari, ... List of Mafia crime families; List of mobsters by city;
Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (Italian:; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member of what was then the Profaci crime family.
John "Sonny" Franzese Sr. (Italian: [ˈfrantseːze;-eːse]; February 6, 1917 – February 24, 2020) was an American mobster who was a longtime member and former underboss of the Colombo crime family. Franzese's career in organized crime began in the 1930s and spanned over eight decades.
GSD brands itself as a nonpartisan initiative of governors who will work together to protect democracy at the state level, according to a news release from Polis. The announcement comes as the ...
December 19 – Michael Franzese, a top capo in the Colombo crime family, is indicted under the RICO Act in connection to selling gasoline to retailers while failing to pay federal, state, and local taxes. Franzese is the son of legendary Colombo Family member Jonn "Sonny" Franzese and is one of the biggest earners in Cosa Nostra history at one ...