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Michael Franzese Sr. (/ f r æ n ˈ z iː s /) [2] (né Grillo; born May 27, 1951) is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese.
Michael Franzese had entered a pre-med program at Hofstra University in 1969, as John Franzese originally did not want him to be involved in organized crime. [36] However, in 1971, shortly after his father had been sentenced to 50 years in prison for bank robbery, he decided to drop out of college to help his family earn money. [10]
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. [233] [234] [235] Richard "Richie Nerves" Fusco – former consigliere.
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 ...
Acting 2004–2006 – Michael "the Nose" Mancuso – imprisoned February 2006; Acting 2006–2009 – Salvatore "Sal the Iron Worker" Montagna – deported to Canada in April 2009, [37] shot and killed in November 2011; Acting 2010–2012 – Vincent "Vinny T.V." Badalamenti – imprisoned in January 2012 [38]
Bijou Phillips Accused of Harassing Costar Daniel Franzese Getty Images (2) Franzese took to Facebook in November 2017 to claim that Bijou “harassed” him throughout “the entire shoot” of ...
John Franzese Jr. (born 1960) Michael Franzese, "The Yuppie Don" (born 1951) Christopher Furnari, "Sergio Vieira", "Fuzi" (1924–2018)
Joseph Colombo Sr. was born into an Italian American family on June 16, 1923, in Brooklyn. [1] His father, Anthony Colombo, was an early member of the Profaci crime family, which would eventually be renamed after his son.