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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 in New York City, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese.
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.
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 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 2010, Franzese Jr. admitted that he received $50,000 from the FBI as a cooperating witness. [322] With the help of Franzese Jr.'s testimony, his father was sentenced on January 14, 2011, to eight years in prison for extorting two Manhattan strip clubs, running a loanshark operation and extorting a pizzeria on Long Island. [323]
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.
John Franzese Jr. (born 1960) Michael Franzese, "The Yuppie Don" (born 1951) Christopher Furnari, "Sergio Vieira", "Fuzi" (1924–2018)
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