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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 ...
Michael Franzese was a high ranking member of the Italian-American Colombo crime family before he walked away from his life in the mafia nearly 30 years ago. Since then, Franzese has sought to ...
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 ...
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.
John Franzese Jr. (born 1960) Michael Franzese, "The Yuppie Don" (born 1951) Christopher Furnari, ... List of Mafia crime families; List of mobsters by city;
John Franzese Jr. (born 1960/61), now living as Mat Pazzarelli, is an American former mobster and associate of the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss John "Sonny" Franzese. [1] He is the first son of a New York mobster to turn state's evidence and testify against his father.
Cannell's eclectic works of nonfiction run from a biography of architect I.M. Pei ("I.M. Pei: Mandarin of Modernism") to the story of American racing driver Phil Hill's 1961 world championship ...
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.