Michael Franzese | Gangster Or Prankster? Who Is He? | EXPLAINED!

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  • @JC-lj2zq
    @JC-lj2zq ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Any guy that managed to earn millions on the street operating through the 80’s alongside the old school heavyweights of that era ie Chin Fat Tony etc who then lost it all went to jail came out and then become a millionaire a second time around from scratch is definitely worthy of respect and recognition in my eyes . An extremely intelligent man.

    • @60wwediva
      @60wwediva ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@MarioRusso-ii5ccstill from scratch cause when you're rich and go away the government, IRS and police confiscate your money from you.

    • @TD-il6ju
      @TD-il6ju ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MarioRusso-ii5ccright

    • @dr.barrycohn5461
      @dr.barrycohn5461 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why do you think he lost it all. He's never said that.

    • @farzana6676
      @farzana6676 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@dr.barrycohn5461 He did say it. He said the feds took all his money.

  • @nagone11
    @nagone11 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    People can say what they like about him, but one will have to admit, he's kind of a genius. He ran circles around a lot of guys in the mob, now that he's out of that life, he's run circles around plenty of people out here as well. Has he used his mob life experience to his advantage?..he sure has and has been extremely successful with it. He's a pretty unique guy, like him or not he's got to be credited with great success and has turned his life around 180 degrees and has made the most of it. Great video Jeff, another banger for sure.

    • @60wwediva
      @60wwediva ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's basically everything that Ray Liottas Henry Hill character says is impossible to be once you get in the mob.

    • @pm7585
      @pm7585 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like him or hate him… Michael is clearly a very intelligent man. Probably had some luck along the way but anyone who’s successful in any way has almost definitely had some at some point

  • @rmika99
    @rmika99 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Again, Michael is a master marketer!

  • @christphorspano8890
    @christphorspano8890 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Michael is a real gentleman

    • @michaelklaus3633
      @michaelklaus3633 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Prince of Darkness is a Gentleman as well.

  • @charlesbeeman8323
    @charlesbeeman8323 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Jeff! Now this was a great show. Thank you for almost an hour of great entertainment!

  • @Mark-uh4zd
    @Mark-uh4zd ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just found your channel and subscribed. Awesome content on all things mafia, including a lot of information I did not know.
    People always seem to rip on franzese. He was one of the smarter ones as he was able to leave omertà with his life and some of the money he made. He never did any significant amount of time in prison either, and is not in witness protection. Not saying he’s a great guy, but definitely one of the smarter gangsters to live the life.

  • @Lue1st
    @Lue1st ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know Michael' s cousins who are Sonny's sister's kids and Grandkids and Michael looks just like them ! Food for thought

    • @RamsLakersDodgers
      @RamsLakersDodgers ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah but Michael looks nothing like Sonny.His brother John is the spitting image of Sonny.

  • @darter216
    @darter216 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great podcast. I missed this one when it came out….

  • @RighteousFollwer
    @RighteousFollwer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found your channel bro, love the content. Always loved scorsese and movies like good fellas, casino, donnie brasco, etc. So this is 🔥

  • @Meatbalzz
    @Meatbalzz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Franzese has said countless times that he did NOT start the gas tax scheme.
    Also, on today’s TH-cam entry he clarifies his Making Ceremony and who was/wasn’t present.
    Just found your channel, it’s entertaining (although I’m not a fan of Gene Borello- he’s really not a very smart guy. A common thug)
    Liked and now….Subscribed

  • @stevenm.2597
    @stevenm.2597 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jeff,
    A most excellent and detailed video ! and definitely the best one I have ever seen on Michael Franzese. Keep up the great work !

  • @TvTv-nt8dw
    @TvTv-nt8dw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fair assessment of Michael probably the best one ive heard.

  • @rmika99
    @rmika99 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Michael vs Sammy was brilliant!

  • @carlnielsen3833
    @carlnielsen3833 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Michael is one of the few who has not only escaped and survived mafia life but has genuinely changed his ways and many other's lives for the good.

    • @alisaortiz6196
      @alisaortiz6196 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said and I agree with you 💯

    • @Cyndi_Bertsch
      @Cyndi_Bertsch ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Of course, he never intended to be a member in the first place. Maybe, like many. But he actually got out. Respect.

    • @baws4116
      @baws4116 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean you get your information from TH-cam.. he did become and informant he went against the code and the only reason he got out is because the mafia is finished

    • @carlnielsen3833
      @carlnielsen3833 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@baws4116 not sure what your argument is? All points are valid and withstand scrutiny. Franzese is a really interesting guy.
      TH-cam is not the only source of material available and his life is well documented outside of it, but TH-cam (arguably) offers the most interesting perspective on him.

    • @baws4116
      @baws4116 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carlnielsen3833 hid a fraud like the rest

  • @chrismaurina5260
    @chrismaurina5260 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Supposedly Carmine Persico made the quote of I can’t spend my money in 5 lifetimes that’s how much these guys were making his wife still lives in their mansion in dyker heights to this day

  • @michaelcollins237
    @michaelcollins237 ปีที่แล้ว

    New to your program Very well done Thank you

  • @petersmith9681
    @petersmith9681 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    JoJo Vitacco was a very close friend of my dad... On Fridays as a kid, my Mom would drive to Jojo's bar on Grand St. in Williamsburg and we'd pick my Dad up (I'd run in to get him) after he left his bar in the Village... Him and JoJo would always be at the far end of the bar... My Dad sitting and JoJo standing facing the door... He had a huge white German Shepard 24/7 in the bar... JoJo always told me, that my father was the only person allowed to sit behind him in a car... Dad always sent Sonny cartons of Kools when he was away... He didn't smoke but used them to give out in prison

  • @Black_Cat_997
    @Black_Cat_997 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In an interview a while back Franzese claimed that he was made capo by Carmine Persico because Persico wanted the kick up proceeds directly from the gas scam instead of giving another capo part of the cut.

    • @Mike-tu7uw
      @Mike-tu7uw ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well greed is a mainstay for in Mob

    • @George-xu1ob
      @George-xu1ob ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

    • @farzana6676
      @farzana6676 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I want to know what percentage the soldiers get, what percentage the capos get and what percentage the boss gets.

  • @rctrue
    @rctrue ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was very good Jeff. Michael does speak about him quite a bit, he pronounces his name
    "EYE OH Rizzo" and does credit him as the guy who brought him " a germ of an idea" that would ultimately become the gas scam, also speaks of his his enormous 450lb plus size

    • @Gala_tha_Prince
      @Gala_tha_Prince ปีที่แล้ว

      Very accurate comment

    • @dr.barrycohn5461
      @dr.barrycohn5461 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, not a germ of an idea, the Russian mob guy sought protection. They had already had it up and running.

  • @davidjenkins4453
    @davidjenkins4453 ปีที่แล้ว

    First off, thanks for the content. These videos are much appreciated! Second... you're a Lanc guy? Do you ever come out to the city?

  • @cckmd72
    @cckmd72 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your channel Jeff! Are you going to do a vid on Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro who recently passed?

  • @pauliep9969
    @pauliep9969 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great segment JN. Very informative

  • @fergenalbert1
    @fergenalbert1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Solid as always. Nice on the Gonzaga gear - Go Zags!

  • @davidbutler9808
    @davidbutler9808 ปีที่แล้ว

    A fascinating presentation. You’ve outdone yourself this time.

  • @dercioferreira6169
    @dercioferreira6169 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is y i love this channel for this genre

  • @robertmcguire1755
    @robertmcguire1755 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good show man. I appreciated it.
    GO ZAGS!!!

  • @TommyFirstAvenue
    @TommyFirstAvenue ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the content Jeff!

  • @TheSir2005
    @TheSir2005 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From what i figured out over the years of following Franzese is that he was made in 76 or 77, fits most of the stories he tells himself and his brother (John Jr) said that Michael told him everything when he turned 16 right after Michael became made. But that conflicts with other stories like Miciotta has told in his 302's.
    He was first a acting capo for his father when he was released in 78 and became officially a capo in 81 but the more you look into the story of Franzese the more conflicting stories you run into.
    Like there's a tape from 86 where Gotti, Galizia, DeCicco and others talk about Michael, how he cant come to New York anymore and has to stay in California.
    From that you can conclude he was shelved after his plea deal but then again there are stories after 86 that Michael still had cloud and was in gen pop in Terminal Island with made guys, until he was released after he signed a one year cooperation agreement in May 1989. You have to wonder why he signed that thing cause he was already going to be out soon.
    Nothing makes sense whats out there about the guy, the only real conclusion you can make is that the guy is a con artist through and through, he played everybody. I mean if you can have two district attorneys biggering who's at fault than you are a real one.
    So yeah there's still a lot of missing information about his story.

    • @farzana6676
      @farzana6676 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There might be alot of missing info in Franzeses story but the one thing that's certain.
      He was a Caporegime in the Colombo family, the son of heavy hitter Sonny Franzese, and he was a big big money earner. One of the biggest earners in the mob.
      Everyone agrees on that.

  • @Tim82ATW
    @Tim82ATW ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Excellent Job Jeff!!! Hope you and the family are doing well.

  • @nikolassantini4744
    @nikolassantini4744 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent work on MF. Best profile I’ve seen yet!!! Keep up the great work!

  • @johnpogz9523
    @johnpogz9523 ปีที่แล้ว

    As always, we appreciate the content Jeff.

  • @jimmylight4866
    @jimmylight4866 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent work Jeff!
    Really pulled it all together in one show. Covered every angle.
    Not jumbled at all.

  • @liammcguigan4578
    @liammcguigan4578 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great show really enjoyed it met Micheal at a meet and greet 250£ in the uk he’s a proper gangster 😂

  • @kwb14088
    @kwb14088 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been waiting for this one

  • @paulmistretta8326
    @paulmistretta8326 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another good one Jeff! Very informative! Good stuff! Keep doing what you do!👍

  • @vincentrotondo2531
    @vincentrotondo2531 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of a kind guy. BrilliANT he helps alot of people.

  • @Snowwhitepro
    @Snowwhitepro ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

    • @thesitdownwithjeffnadu
      @thesitdownwithjeffnadu  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching!

    • @axwife1479
      @axwife1479 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fresh azz episode!! Jeff did a great job in breaking down mf history since he’s ashamed or afraid to admit those things himself. I call him the silk sheet mobster lol..he didn’t surround himself with lo life thugs and hoodlums. He opted for thr high life

  • @joeypopehkny01
    @joeypopehkny01 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just one word. BRAVO.

  • @KevinBarakauskas
    @KevinBarakauskas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Jeff. Also Michaels channel is only 30 months old

  • @orcinuso
    @orcinuso ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Your storytelling skills are second to none on TH-cam. You’re being very humble about yourself 💪💪💪✊✊… Your content is just getting better and better. I love it when you call it like it is 😎😎😎Keep it up brother!

    • @thesitdownwithjeffnadu
      @thesitdownwithjeffnadu  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I appreciate that!

    • @javierrogriguez8142
      @javierrogriguez8142 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thesitdownwithjeffnadu get that italian gangster living in houston texas ,the one who owns a restaraunt

  • @jamesjarvie7821
    @jamesjarvie7821 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good show jeff and good research

  • @johngallacher4520
    @johngallacher4520 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great show Jeff. I like the way you do your videos with everything you say you have done a lot of work and can back all your videos with FACTS which most people can't. This again was a great show with a great topic .Good enough to be watched a few times. Keep doing what you do and your show must be up there as the best or one of the best on the mob and other content you put out.From John G in Scotland kudos to you Jeff. Thanks

  • @kingdubbs143
    @kingdubbs143 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Micheal Franzese was a top gangster for the Colombo family. He may not have been in the spotlight as much as Gotti and others but he was bout his business.

  • @cynthiamulholland8631
    @cynthiamulholland8631 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Jeff!

  • @mikedelacruz1343
    @mikedelacruz1343 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff! Nice work

  • @vincentdistefano4113
    @vincentdistefano4113 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Yuppie Don was Franzese nickname

    • @RamsLakersDodgers
      @RamsLakersDodgers ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He said he hated that nickname because it reminded him of all the weird people in California.Guess where that hypocrite lives?CALIFORNIA🤣🤣🤣

  • @dreamseller7909
    @dreamseller7909 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That's the truest franzese video I've seen and after all the facts he still cant admit to tellin any interview I've seen with him they ask and he says I'm not a rat

  • @je7647
    @je7647 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great respect for the man. Probably one of the guys I'd consider the most "gangster" ex mafia guys regardless of having a pretty white collar attitude. Guys intellect is off the charts too

  • @str8chillin327
    @str8chillin327 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yeah, he's told the story. Gave iarizzo the credit for creating the scheme.
    Good episode though.

  • @leevancleef358
    @leevancleef358 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If I have to hear about the same tired old Gas Tax Scam story from Franseze one more time...UGH

    • @RamsLakersDodgers
      @RamsLakersDodgers ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s the only story he has🤦🏽

    • @pampurr1
      @pampurr1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same ole same ole

    • @drunk_by_noon9231
      @drunk_by_noon9231 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@RamsLakersDodgershe did a lot of sports gambling too

  • @anthonywilliams5630
    @anthonywilliams5630 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fair assessment

  • @michaeldubachito
    @michaeldubachito ปีที่แล้ว

    What sticks to me is this : he and his father agreed to whatever crime they would commit alone or together, ask about it 30 sec's later, they would say to each other : what are you talking about? So not talking about certain things / crimes makes you less of a gangster?

  • @thetruthseeker8142
    @thetruthseeker8142 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mike stated that larry came to him with the idea initially , but as he turned informant on him im guessing thats why he doesn’t talk much about him.

  • @vincentvitarella9964
    @vincentvitarella9964 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great episode!!

  • @joonchoi3549
    @joonchoi3549 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great show, Jeff

  • @billkeaveney1526
    @billkeaveney1526 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Jeff, a balanced video as usual.

  • @italiancapo7
    @italiancapo7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Michael looks nothing like Sonny Franzese. Michael said it himself that Sonny is NOT his biological father. Why is this even a question or up for debate?

    • @zeehlongwa
      @zeehlongwa ปีที่แล้ว

      With so many adopted children does every child needs to be told forever that this was not your real father? Why does it matter? Does this make him a lesser human being? What does this prove? John his brother whom you say is Sonny son, was and is not a tough guy so whether Sonny is a stepfather or real father it doesn't make anyone anything

    • @RamsLakersDodgers
      @RamsLakersDodgers ปีที่แล้ว

      His fans don’t want to believe it.

    • @zeehlongwa
      @zeehlongwa ปีที่แล้ว

      He also said his mother told him Sonny was his real father, she had to marry someone else as she was pregnant with Michael and Sonny was still married, so who knows, is it worth going back and forth because apparently we will never know the truth and quite frankly it's none of our business

  • @zakcourson1688
    @zakcourson1688 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovin the Gonzaga hoodie

  • @csinvegas4196
    @csinvegas4196 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great show!!!!

  • @EndofCamelot
    @EndofCamelot ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job, Jeff!

  • @DavidSmith-bd8dd
    @DavidSmith-bd8dd ปีที่แล้ว

    V good it seems to get better and better congratulations

  • @ninamc6116
    @ninamc6116 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this video! I really like Michael. He’s very very smart. He talks about that he thought about going to medical school & ended up in the mob for numerous reasons including wanting to help his dad. He may just not remember exact dates, he is 72 yrs old. He’s legit regardless.

    • @tommears3000
      @tommears3000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The dates he misremembered are deliberate. He says made in 75 because in reality he was made in 78 because he made his bones in 78

  • @AndrewRobertson-kl4vi
    @AndrewRobertson-kl4vi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah you right Jeff. He broke the oath no doubt. And his picture, the one of him in court raising his hand is no difference from Sammys pictiure like that.

  • @robfasoli
    @robfasoli ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Jeff!

  • @since2474
    @since2474 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please answer me this. Why do people who were never ever in the life and have never taken An oath think they have any authority whatsoever to try to slander somebody for breaking said oath?
    Especially since we all know that its a shit lifestyle with no happy endings. Im here because im interested in what went down in the life and so forth but cmon.

    • @zeehlongwa
      @zeehlongwa ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also why everybody else in this world is allowed to have a change of heart/ mind except the mob guys, why can't they make a decision for themselves for their lives and the lives of their families? A person may start in the streets but when he gets married decide to go straight that one is okay except for mob guys. What blood oath? What omerta? If you decide that you do not want to be other someone thumb, go free it's a free country

    • @dukedematteo1995
      @dukedematteo1995 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's called making a comparison.

  • @albertmitchell5887
    @albertmitchell5887 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is no question you can ask Michael that hasn't been asked already!

  • @ralphjohnson340
    @ralphjohnson340 ปีที่แล้ว

    Say Jeff you did a really great job on this video

  • @stephenfischer1825
    @stephenfischer1825 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jeff,Michael’s younger brother John looks more like Sonny than Michael does.

  • @Trav81888
    @Trav81888 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mike’s wife is beautiful. He’s got a beautiful family.

  • @littlemanscorner1718
    @littlemanscorner1718 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good show Jeff

  • @christphorspano8890
    @christphorspano8890 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hard work pays off,# 1

  • @Trav81888
    @Trav81888 ปีที่แล้ว

    I noticed Michael’s Wikipedia page recently now includes Grillo in his name. That was very recently changed.

  • @miked.5089
    @miked.5089 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep it going Jeff! Great content on this channel.GO BIRDS 🦅!!!!

  • @RoadTacos1611
    @RoadTacos1611 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He sells booze at churches nowadays

  • @PedroTorres-ny6tx
    @PedroTorres-ny6tx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well done. I, being a man of faith, know for a fact Mike, in his after Mob life, wouldn't have gone nowhere without JESUS help, who in his foreknowledge knew Mike would become a man of GOD and was always there to keep and protect him 🙏

  • @michaelelijah
    @michaelelijah ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Michael Fransceze is still a Capo these days...his own ! People underestimating this màn are fooled again.
    This màn is still a Mastermind...He's still planning . I'm sure that he has to be very very careful with what he does and where je goes .They're watching him and he knows...

    • @TheBLACKMQQN
      @TheBLACKMQQN ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its easy to fool fools. Mike knows this. My friend you are a thinking man. Can not put the label of fool on you.

  • @L3301-f8c
    @L3301-f8c ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good evening Jeff hope your good my man

  • @benjamin-ri2do
    @benjamin-ri2do ปีที่แล้ว

    So great

  • @thesunisbright
    @thesunisbright ปีที่แล้ว +2

    michael franzese is alright.
    i just dont like it when he preaches about certain things when he is a violent criminal.

  • @shanedjoy8954
    @shanedjoy8954 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Michael is a politician.
    He talks the good, and evades the negative with equal charisma.
    Machiavelli’s Prince…

    • @RamsLakersDodgers
      @RamsLakersDodgers ปีที่แล้ว

      🤦🏽

    • @TheBLACKMQQN
      @TheBLACKMQQN ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RamsLakersDodgers their are those who play the game and those played by it. Rene. MARK!!!!

  • @alfy234
    @alfy234 ปีที่แล้ว

    I say he’s a smart businessman making a hell of a lot more than any of us

    • @TheBLACKMQQN
      @TheBLACKMQQN ปีที่แล้ว

      I must admit he is smart. There goes the con.

  • @matthewwells8231
    @matthewwells8231 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Micheals mom was a beautiful woman

  • @sallobo777
    @sallobo777 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I also found it strange that Persico gave up going after Micheal and dropped the subject.
    Persico was still alive when Franzesse was doing his interviews... and Persico was not mad at him.
    I think Franzese paid his way out, it would not be that difficult; Franzese had contacts in the Colombos.
    People he knew would not shoot him first and ask questions later.
    After the 3rd Colombo War and Alli Boy jr arrest, maybe Carmine Persico's coffers were light and his personal family was struggling financially with the 2 main bread makers in jail for life.
    10 million of untraced money maybe would make Carmine Persico forget Franzese.
    Like famous informant Carmine Lombardozzi in the Gambinos, who paid his way out of hit.

  • @specialkay4329
    @specialkay4329 ปีที่แล้ว

    Micheal's brother is here, in Indianapolis, I hear. In wit -sec.

  • @rjjaxx9135
    @rjjaxx9135 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dope 🔥🔥💪💯

  • @josephmarsh834
    @josephmarsh834 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow.. that was fucking money. Nice job Jeff.

  • @FilipCafiDobrilovic
    @FilipCafiDobrilovic ปีที่แล้ว

    Heh
    Jeff about gas and galons.😂

  • @justingram5706
    @justingram5706 ปีที่แล้ว

    S/o Jeff and the sit down #chicago

  • @christopherblack7913
    @christopherblack7913 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched almost every interview of Michel an one time I found a video where he was talkin in a church an he and his wife where together on the stage. In this video Michael told the pastor that he didn’t kill somebody to enter the mafia. That was the only time he really answered that question whit yes or in that case whit no… because usually he says: if you part of the life than you are part of the violence… and in another video he told that he very rarely needed violence… so I guess he was more of a business guy

    • @jaysonb.6669
      @jaysonb.6669 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      he may have lured somebody to their death or had to put in work before or after he was made

  • @familyread7889
    @familyread7889 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    126 episodes. And every single one of them is a classic.
    Iv no doubt in my mind the extreme intelligence of Michael.
    A very smart man.
    Great business man.
    But I think there’s a lot of holes in his story.
    I’d like to know also how high up in the masons he was in the 80s.
    Maybe some strings were pulled
    🤷🏻‍♂️
    Keep up the good work Jeff.

  • @justingram5706
    @justingram5706 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Michael fit it more in Chicago

  • @lakshyaphogat7388
    @lakshyaphogat7388 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should interview Michael franzese and ask him about his crew beacuse he said he had lot of made guys in his crew
    I don't think he was acting capo for his father beacuse he was giving money to his father even his mother said he didn't gave money to anyone
    Also he said percico made him captain so he can talk directly to the boss and he made Sonny a soldier I think Michael got his fathers crew

    • @headtrips1
      @headtrips1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Likely some of those guys are still alive, and if so, I doubt he’ll talk about them.

  • @darrenlesueur4785
    @darrenlesueur4785 ปีที่แล้ว

    so the taxes were collected by the store fronts or a middle man company

  • @FORZANAPOL__10
    @FORZANAPOL__10 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What would Michael do if it wasn’t for his fathers connections
    Michael always seems very pragmatic
    He could have done ANYTHING

  • @FORZANAPOL__10
    @FORZANAPOL__10 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whether mike got made Halloween or not
    What I heard ? HE WAS SITTIN ON ONE ASS CHEEK THE WHOLE WAY OVAAAAA

  • @Seekingtruth-mx3ur
    @Seekingtruth-mx3ur ปีที่แล้ว

    When are you going to do a story on Pizza the Hut from Spaceballs? He was a real one.

  • @MrRusty145
    @MrRusty145 ปีที่แล้ว

    9 pizza's? idk but I'm a little skinny guy and I know I could eat 3 large pepperoni with extra cheese by myself, not like I'd try it nowadays, digestive systems wear out when you get old

  • @vincentdagostino6431
    @vincentdagostino6431 ปีที่แล้ว

    LES JEDAN WAS HIS NIGHTCLUB IN BABYLON L.I.GREAT SPOT ,WE HAD THE AFTER HOURS DOWN THE ROAD

  • @mathewwhitlock2342
    @mathewwhitlock2342 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know if Micheal Milken had any involvement in the creation of the gas tax. I wrote that it was Micheal Milken who was the creator. I kept trying to figure it, I was thinking about it & trying to remember different things Ive heard. I wrote it was Milken based on this video I was sent a couple of years back. It was Micheal Franzese, he was walking & in midstride Franzese turned into Milken, at least that's what I saw & that's what I thought I saw. Probably a year went by since I saw the video & one day less then a year ago I wrote to Micheal Milken & asked him, I wrote to Franzese & told him my theory that it was Milken that created it. I also once had a theory that it was this group of Irish guys from the streets of Philly who also worked on Capitol Hill with connections to the highest levels of govt all the way to the Gipper himself. Maybe your correct about the guy you said created it & maybe I'm somewhat correct in that this group of Irish guys getting it done at that level & maybe I'm also somewhat correct that Micheal Milken wrote & created it for Micheal Franzese . I'm not sure, don't know the details but wasn't Milken some kind of big shot Wallstreet guy who was great at 3card Monte & able to use slide of hand up until he reached into his magic to pull a rabbit out & got the cuffs slapped on him.

  • @lc4295
    @lc4295 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Michael Franzese is the best of them all.