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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.
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 "Sonny" Franzese – former underboss. He died at age 103 on February 24, 2020. [232] 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]
John Franzese, "Sonny" (1917–2020) John Franzese Jr. (born 1960) Michael Franzese, "The Yuppie Don" (born 1951) Christopher Furnari, "Sergio Vieira", "Fuzi" (1924–2018) Jimmy Fratianno, "The Weasel" (born Aladena Fratianno, 1913–1993) Louis Fratto, "Lew Farrell", "Cock-Eyed Lou" (born Luigi Tommaso Giuseppe Fratto, 1907–1967)
David Permut, the Oscar-nominated producer of “Hacksaw Ridge,” has acquired the life rights to the story of John Franzese Jr., the son of the Colombo crime family's second-in-command, Sonny ...
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 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 2004, while both were in prison, DeRoss and Alphonse Persico went on trial for the 1999 Cutolo murder, and the 1991 Campanella attempted murder. DeRoss' former rival John "Sonny" Franzese took over as underboss after DeRoss went on trial. In November 2006, the trial ended in a hung jury. [11]