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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.
Michael Catapano — former acting captain and a nephew of John Franzese who was involved in extorting gambling clubs on Long Island. In 2008, Catapano was indicted along with acting boss Thomas Gioeli, underboss John "Sonny" Franzese and other members of the crime family.
Franzese was married to a woman with whom he had three children. [34] While married, John had gotten Cristina Capobianco, a 16-year-old cigarette girl at the Stork Club in Manhattan, pregnant with his son Michael Franzese. Capobianco then married Frank Grillo, to avoid having a scandal surrounding having a child out of wedlock. [34]
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 ...
John Franzese Jr. (born 1960) Michael Franzese, "The Yuppie Don" (born 1951) Christopher Furnari, "Sergio Vieira", "Fuzi" (1924–2018)
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 ...
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 ...
March 19 – Antimafia judge Giovanni Falcone issues 160 arrest warrants on the basis of the testimony of Antonino Calderone, brother of the former Mafia boss of Catania, Giuseppe Calderone. April – Sports agent Norby Walters , reportedly an associate of Michael Franzese , is convicted of fraud and racketeering after signing college players ...