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John ‘Sonny’ Franzese, Legendary New York Mobster, Dead at 103
New York Post ^
| February 24, 2020
| Robert Gearty
Posted on 03/11/2020 12:00:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Legendary New York mobster John Sonny Franzese, the former underboss of the Colombo crime family, has died at 103, according to TMZ.
As a younger man, according to Mafia lore, Franzese was a big spender and a regular at New Yorks Copacabana nightclub, where he hobnobbed with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
He also provided financing for the classic 1972 porn film Deep Throat.
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To: Lent
His son Michael was a pretty big earner and mobster with the Colombo family as well but became a Christian. Great story. Look it up on YouTube.
Partner, great post.
What are the titles of books he has written.
I will definitely buy his books.
To: Lent
I have to look up his book.
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posted on
03/11/2020 12:51:25 PM PDT
by
Jane Austen
(Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
To: TheConservativeTejano
Blood Covenant:The Story of the “Mafia Prince” who publicly Quit the Mob and Lived.
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:03:54 PM PDT
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Lent
To: Lent
He was the TOP money earner for them.
And says it ruined his family, his life, and friends around him.
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:06:07 PM PDT
by
crz
To: Jane Austen
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:06:18 PM PDT
by
Lent
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:13:11 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Vote while it is still legal)
To: dfwgator
I was in North Jersey just yesterday...looking at the reeds I wondered if I was near where that scene was filmed. But then there are reeds all over the place there.
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:18:15 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
To: Nothingburger
I trust the old Mafia over the current (government) Mafia.
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:24:08 PM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: DesertRhino
It really is sobering, isn’t it.
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:30:06 PM PDT
by
Obadiah
(Kill the deep state or lose the Republic.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Or Kid Twist Reles, the canary who could sing but couldn’t fly.
To: crz
Interesting what he says about Comey. Says he had a bad reputation on the street. Framing guys and that sort of thing. He was the US attorney for the Southern District of New York 2002-2003.
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posted on
03/11/2020 1:58:33 PM PDT
by
Lent
To: Lent
Blood Covenant:The Story of the Mafia Prince who publicly Quit the Mob and Lived.
Partner, thank you so much for giving us the title and I will read this book.
To: Lent
Blood Covenant:The Story of the Mafia Prince who publicly Quit the Mob and Lived.
Partner, thank you so much for giving us the title and I will read this book.
To: shanover
I trust the old Mafia over the current (government) Mafia.
Partner, Congress. USSC and the MSM are responsible for the garbage we have right now in our country. It is a great post.
"We the People" are going to clean it out soon.
We like President Trump and he needs to start cleaning up the Swamp in D.C. There are just too many corrupt folks who never see any jail time for their crimes against "We The People."
To: TheConservativeTejano
It’s quite good.
Michael Franzese is the only made man ever to quit the mob and live.
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posted on
03/11/2020 2:21:41 PM PDT
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Skooz
(Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: Lent
Also says that the corruption within this government is way far worse than the Mob...to that effect.
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03/11/2020 4:18:15 PM PDT
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crz
To: crz
His comments about President Trump are very favourable. Calling him Donald. He says that developers or anyone doing business in New York had to deal with the Unions and at that time and for decades the mob controlled most of the Unions in New York. He notes he knew Donald but was not corrupted by the necessity of working with the Unions as a developer.
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03/11/2020 5:41:32 PM PDT
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Lent
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