So lately I've come across several Youtube videos of Mike Franzese talking about leaving the mob and his conversion to Christianity. The religious stuff is not really my thing but I don't have a problem with it. My question is does he exaggerate his role in the Colombo family? He talks about this gas tax scam he ran that brought in millions of dollars. He claims to have been a capo in the family. I know his Dad was a heavy hitter with the Colombos but was Michael the real deal?
He wasn't exaggerating his role or the money he made. They made him captain very young, had his own crew, separate from his father's. The guy could've gone pretty far if he hadn't left, but he was never a tough guy. Hid behind his dad.
