They wanted me to roll all the time,” he said over a bowl of pasta e fagioli in the nursing home where he now lives. “I couldn’t do that. Because it’s my principle.”


n his first extended interviews following his release in June 2017 as the oldest inmate in the federal prison system, Franzese spoke to reporters as he never has, reflecting on a criminal life rooted in New York City and on Long Island that spanned the birth, glory days and current lower profile of traditional organized crime.

“What we done in New York is unbelievable,” he said.

Asked about Omerta — the mob code of silence — Franzese professed ignorance, even confusion. “What does that mean?” he said with dramatic flourish. “I don’t get it.”

Good read - long article + video

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/investigations/sonny-franzese-colombo-mob-1.29009986

https://nypost.com/2019/03/27/102-year-old-mobster-i-never-hurt-nobody-that-was-innocent/

In the NY Post article the Agent who arrested Sonny says, "Franzese’s commitment was so firm he reportedly went along with contracts on the lives of two of his sons who turned rat, though neither were killed."
And yet there are still people here and and other sites who do not want to believe that Michael Franzese is a rat even though he always says he's not.

He did his time. Any mention if he went to the snakes funeral?

the newday doc looks good to bad hbo didnt pick it up throw some money around would be great. i wonder who the old guys they look connected are. probaly friends or cousins. ill check it out lloks interesting

That looks good. I thought Edward McDonald died. Maybe I'm thinking of Henry Hill.

This looks like it could be good. Thanks BugsyM.

Made in 1931 at 14 years old? First time I've heard that. How reliable is John Jr as a source?

ya thats bullshit. i forgot where i read or heard this maybe the archives or greg scarpas old ass files. think its scarpa says sonny franzese was made in 1947 or a few yrs before greg scarpa was inducted. somewhere its been said that guy harry the hunchback may have been inducted at like 16 or 18

is it me or all of asudden carmine persico dies and sonny f giving interviews to newsday, the [post, some guy on youtube. bet 60 mins is brewing up a piece hmmmmmmm....... i mean get your money old guy why wait so long

maybe it was sonny on wiretap also saying he was made after he was discharged from the army

First interview since release? Isn't this the first interview he's ever given in his entire life?

That sounds more likely than at age 14.

Looks like not first since release

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDAzbdFUpoU

Funny he likens himself to Jesus.

Gotta love Ed McDonald's impersonation of Gotti...Sonny Franzese, tough guy lol

Good article about John in the Indianapolis Star, the paper where he lives.

https://www.indystar.com/in-depth/n...mily-indianapolis/3139068002/?utm_source

Anybody know if the full documentary came out yet ??

I guess that means no !!

Yeah, what's taking so long?

Sonny is a washed up old fool. He is no longer relevant on the streets now. He says there is no money in crime nowadays, I think he means there is no money in shakedowns (the only thing Sonny was good at).