John (Sonny) Franzese, the charismatic and fearsome longtime Colombo underboss, died Sunday after a brief illness at the age of 103, according to family members. He died in a veterans hospital in New ...
Now 102 years old, John (Sonny) Franzese, the longtime underboss of the Colombo crime family, is the epitome of the old-style crime chieftain. Despite the entreaties of FBI agents and a 50-year prison ...
“Did I live in fear? No. Was I cautious? Absolutely… I never sold my former associates short — I knew they were very capable.” In a recent phone interview, former “made man” and capo for New York’s ...
In this March 24, 1966, file photo, John "Sonny" Franzese, center, is escorted to the Elizabeth Street police station in New York, after his arrest on a 43-count gambling indictment. Franzese, a ...