Joe Massino I'm pretty sure he made his bones but it's not necessarily a mandatory thing to do as long as you're a good earner you can earn respect that way but if you're called to whack somebody out you have to do it
if you want to have rank and be a captain you have to be a killer. The only guy i can think of who was a skipper who was not a killer was Tommy Gambino. You don't have to actually kill somebody with your hands to be considered making bones. getting rid of the body or driving the get away car is enough. Yes they have some captains that are basically just dirty businessmen and not tough guys. But every mafia member can get tapped on the shoulder and get told "you gotta do somthin for me"
@@Rumpole1000 I know he was out of prison when he died, but I didn't hear anything about him being a born again Christian, unless you are talking about this video, but in this video he only said he was going to try... Also, I know that he and his son John Jr. Actually reconciled and John Jr left the witness protection program voluntarily. Do you have a link to a source where he said that? Either way, it's nice to hear that he died after he reconciled with his son.
When communication skills are a matter of life and death for most of your life, if you survive, you can develop some serious skills. His skills are pretty amazing (I'm an old man).
I'm really happy that Michael Franzese is at peace with himself. He was a big, huge friggin deal back in the day with the Colombos. I'm glad he turned his life around. I really want to hear him speak and meet him. He also makes a load of money now, especially speaking and writing books, because the american public still has this fascination of La Cosa Nostra, especially me lol.
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He can't say yes because there is no statute of limitations on murder. If he says yes he can still get arrested The fact that he doesn't say no speaks volumes.
I always thought 'we were all capable of doing what we had to do' is the indirect but direct way of saying he's killed somebody, no way they're gonna make someone a Capo without ever killing somebody.
I congratulate him for turning his life around. He is also an inspiration for others stuck, either in a bad life style, or drugs and alcohol. The best of luck to him.
1:31 "So when you sit down with ur dad, can you imagine him doing these heinous things?" What kinda stupid question is that, they were both in the mafia for crying out loud!
i honestly just met this man today and wow the testimony he told was incredible. he spent 36 weeks in solitary confinement because if he took a step outside that box he would have been killed. he began reading the bible and books after books explaining the scripture and he also had a Walkman listening to preachers preach, and listening to the word of god. and as the bible says, god has a plan for all of us.
They had him in solitary confinement for 36 weeks because they were worried about someone killing him for thinking he was a snitch, or because he was one...?
@John Bravo Then who invented the gas scheme? In every police documents that's available to the public it states Michael was the mastermind behind the gas tax scandal.
The irony is if that 1970 fifty-year sentence had stuck, Sonny would have gotten out of jail alive, at least for a little while. Sonny had some incredibly strong genes; I pray Michael lives so long and is truly at peace. He seems like a good man who made some bad choices but is trying to right his wrongs in the best way he knows how and he has an amazing wife and family. Kudos...
Right? Politicians are the puppets of the mobsters.... who knows maybe this guy they interviewed is laundering money through the church just like the pastor's and Reverend's do down here in the south.
The interviewer is a bit of a smug or perhaps kinda sitting on high looking down so to speak as he's interviewing. They shoulda got someone else to do the interview.
@D Stuart The guy changed his life around and doesn't condone what he's done. He's speaking out of humility now, the interviewer is a smug and has this arrogant aura about him.
D Stuart, all the more reason for the interviewer to be respectful to Michael. The interviewer is a fool/idiot for behaving in a condescending, disrespectful manner, no matter who he would be speaking, but especially a fool speaking that way to Michael. My grandpa was born 12 Feb 1917, 6 days after Michael's dad was born and born into a similar lifestyle. My grandpa was a bookie, bootlegger, and raced horses. He was approached by the Sicilian Mafia to work for them in Las Vegas, NV, but his older brothers told him "No." Their rules were to never get involved with any other families b/c that would be a death wish. The brothers were also approached by mafia groups several times to launder money through their companies, but refused every time. My high school coach made a comment one day about my grandpa's Cadillac and about him being mafia. I thought to myself, "Say that to my grandpa's face and see what happens. "You" are a fool!" Never were these subjects to be brought up and my grandpa never spoke of that life, especially to females. Michael mentioned that no one participated in boot legging without his group's approval. I would love to know if Michael's group controlled bootlegging for the entire U.S.A back in the prohibition days. If not, which areas of the country did his group control?
Its amazing that you have 2 guys here - a murderer Mob guy once retired and a reporter, and YT watchers are more upset at the reporter. Young people never cease to amaze me.
Lol. The interviewer was actually good and had some interesting questions/comments. A lot of the interviews on youtube are real "fan" /softball interviews. This one is a pretty tough interview, probably because it's done by an actual reporter. Franzese answered them well as usual, but I really liked the interview.
If this dude is for real, then he is truly blessed to have changed his life. I heard the brother is HIV positive. I am glad Michael has been born again and I enjoy seeing him on talk shows. There is no question that he is going to heaven if he has accepted Jesus as his lord and savior. Dio ti benedicta! I read one of his books and it was very interesting.
LMAO! Yeah, sure... Walked away from serious, serious charges that would put you in prison for life. Yep... He totally just "walked away". :) Without dropping any sort of vital info or names. It must of been his charm and "swagger" that convinced the FBI to let him go. What a guy! Eh? And if he did do anytime, how many years? Less than 10...? Get real dude.
@@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri are you dumb if he did rat people out there would records, court cases, warrants, trials, he would’ve been subpoenaed. The government has to name witnesses in trials
I very much respect the fact that this man turned his life around and is trying to now positively influence other people's lives, but make no mistake, the reason he never testified against anyone is because he still fears for his life and his family's life...not because he "doesn't believe it's his job to help the government put people in jail" or out of some noble principle he is interpreting from "Bible scripture". The main reason why many mobsters "flipped" and chose to help the FBI and law enforcement over the last 30 years is because they were strictly looking out for their own butts in trying to get plea deals and reduced sentences. This man was no different as he agreed to forfeit millions upon millions of dollars in restitution and fines in addition to his jail sentences he served in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Tony K. You can't really blame him though. At this point in his life all he just simply wants is to just live for his family. Plus I think testifying against the mob for him would be the final nail in the coffin for him and his father's relationship. Michael pretty much is one of the only guys that can connect to his father about the mob life and then coming to Christ. He still cares for his father and he doesn't want to ruin any chance to convince him to come to Christ. (Not that I'm being preachy or anything.)
Mr Millard -- given the criminal lifetime of thuggery, extortion, robberies, money-laundering, horrendous murders and body dismemberments that John Franzese, Sr is personally responsible for, I strongly doubt that he could be convinced to "come to Christ" or if that is even remotely relevant at this point. He is now 100 years old and is awaiting release from prison on June 25, 2017, which is a miscarriage of justice unto itself. If there were true justice, he would be forced to serve the rest of his life in prison until he eventually expires. More convincingly, it would be better argued that John Franzese Sr's best "life achievement" is that he is currently the oldest federal prisoner in the US and probably the oldest surviving federal prisoner in American history. Congrats to him. I am sure Christ is waiting for him upstairs in Heaven to give him a gold medal for that.
I'm likely sounding naive but people can surprise us Tony. Michael certainly surprised a lot of people when he left the mob and became a Born Again Christian. We Christians just simply have a hope for people that can change. Even John Franzese is capable at his age. I hope my comment didn't snap any nerves or anything.
No nerve-snapping on this end at all, no worries. Whatever religious beliefs you may have hopefully serve you well. But I don't feel that subject area is even relevant as it pertains to Mr Franzese Sr's history. He is a life-long career criminal and murderer who would be incapable of meaningful change, restitution, rehabilitation or feelings of remorse at 100 years of age. And no amount of religious belief or praying will undo what he did over the course of his lifetime, anyway. I personally feel no sympathy for him or others of his ilk who may be involved in similar criminal lifestyles.
My story is similar. We didn't have a "Mafia," in Australia---but we had something worse, and I was a fully paid up gangster and a member of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union of Australia. If you were a member of the P&Ds, you had it made. We had a reputation as hired hitmen, murderers, thieves, armed robbers, drug dealers, extortionists, we casually committed so many Felonies that I, personally, stopped counting by age 23. I'd been accepted as a member at 20yr old. It was virtually impossible to break into this particular Union, as you had to have a long criminal record and served time in prison just to be eligible to join. You had to have two very well connected P&Ds to vouch for you and, if you were very lucky, you might get in. You see, we didn't want informers or dogs as members. You had to keep your mouth shut, no matter what. If there was a shooting ( which was common amongst P&Ds), you saw nothing, heard nothing and said nothing. Our code of silence was taken seriously by all members, and NEVER once did any Painter & Docker give evidence against another P&D. In 1982, there was a Royal Commission into the alleged Criminal activities of the Painters & Dockers Union, but not even one P&D cracked or broke the code of silence in the Witness Box or anywhere else. Some P&Ds were charged with Contempt of Court and received a heroes welcome when they got to jail, but the Union took very good care of our brothers in jail, and frequently passed the hat around to look after our Comrades in Prison. After the Costigan Report into the alleged criminal activities of the P&Ds, a few members were fined, but the fines were paid by the Union. If for some reason, a Comrade couldn't work---the Union passed the hat around for him. I saw this happen on a number of occasions, and everyone chipped in at least $50. In Brisbane, the P&Ds had about 90 members, most of whom were- like myself--- incorrigible criminals. If a member was in Jail, he didn't have to pay Union Dues and would get any job he chose as soon as or whenever he was ready to get back to work. We only worked casually, so the money was great. For those who didn't want to work, they just took their Roster Number off the board. This roster was arranged so that those who wanted to work could get as much as he wanted--- and those who didn't have to work didn't have to do a thing, as long as they paid their quarterly Union Dues. I loved the flexibility this gave me, but when there was a large vessel in the dry dock, I would put my roster no' on the board, as there was always a lot of overtime and the money was great---we even got taxis to and from work, no matter how far we had to travel. We really had it made, and whatever there was to steal, we stole as much of it as we could. It really is a great life, and I still cannot believe- given my lifestyle---that I've lived to be 50yo. Nobody, myself included, believed I'd live to be 30, and I was constantly running hot. Every day was a party, and that's how we treated it. If we needed money, we just went out and robbed some more. About 80% of my mates from that period are dead. But, the "Life," was intoxicating and very hard to get out or break free from it. I'm a writer now, but I'm still living "the Life." If anybody wishes to read more anecdotes from my vitiated lifestyle. Just give me a "Like" and I will relate more true stories. More later. Richard Hillier.
***** Thank you very much for that. I see you're a novelist. I love writing too. It is my passion. I would love to get published, as many people love my writing and me relating the events of my most unusual lifestyle. I'm just not sure how to go about it though. I do most of my writing on you tube comments. I get hundreds of "likes," and people wanting to read more. Getting an Agent in Australia is very difficult, and I have dozens of books "in my head," just waiting to be written. Getting published would be a dream come true but, as I said, I haven't got a clue what to do. Would you have any advice for me? I would really appreciate that. Thanks again for your comment and your encouragement RSP, I really look forward to your response. Best Regards, Richard Hillier.
Goughs Bastard Hello GB. Great to hear from you again. We seem to have common interests. I have always been interested in serial killers, even as a child. At 12yo, my hero was Jack the Ripper. I read everything I could find about JTR, and even speculated about whom he really was. And, 40 yrs later, I am still not persuaded that my conjecture was mistaken. I have always had an abiding interest in Forensics too, which came in very handy when I embarked upon my career of crime as soon as I was expelled from high school. But the nature of my crimes were entirely devoid of fiduciary accumulation. They were senseless and inane, possibly a manifestation of my pent up fear and rage. With respect to the nature of some of my earlier "work," when you have a habit of destroying property, as opposed to stealing it, it is a very clear indication that the ships' Captain is highly disturbed. I committed such an abundance of crimes against the type of people I so thoroughly despised, such as successful businessmen, people with expensive cars, anybody who had something I wanted but, due to my profound hatred of authority, was not in a position to obtain or earn it myself. I had so much pent up rage and contempt for humanity that I so frequently resorted to this kind of senseless conduct. I was a very malevolent, vicious and sadistic individual who got my kicks out of hurting others. I was so full of anger and hatred that I gravitated toward others like myself, who also had such hatred and contempt for authority. Needless to say, we quickly developed a ganglike mentality. Anyway mate, I must go to bed before I fall off the chair. Thanks for replying, I'd love to chat with you again. Take care and Best Regards, Richard.
Goughs Bastard Yes, I love that GB! Keep it up, maintain your rage, strike out at authority! FUCK THEM ALL! Best Regards, GB---Your mate always, Richard.
***** Yes, it is, but it's obviously not yours...judging by your puerile comments and startling lack of insight. Could you tell me what it's like to have an IQ under 75?
***** Oh Bill, are you still going on about that crap? You can't even tell the difference between a comment that's said in jest and one that's obviously proven fact. Is your mind so completely closed that you take everything you read so literally? Here is a concept that you've never heard of before... it's called humour. Now, why don't you find a dictionary and look up what it means, instead of polluting the world with your obnoxious and puerile rubbish? GB and I have discussed matters of such profound consequence that most people would find it difficult to comprehend. You may have read some of it, as you are so insistently stalking him. May I give you a little advice? Instead of stalking GB and repeating the same thing ad nauseum, why not make some more constructive use of your time by endeavouring to learn something useful, like all of the various ways of committing suicide? There's shooting, hanging, drowning, overdosing on drugs and so much more. See if you can get your hands on something called Potassium Cyanide. I hear it tastes beautiful and makes you feel really good. Can you try some and, afterwards, come back and tell everyone what it tastes like and how good it makes you feel? I'm certain that after you do, the world will be a much better place for you, and for everybody else too. Please do it soon, none of us can wait to learn about it.
@@brittanyjackson1718 He basically said that if the Mafia learned that one of their members was seeing a psychiatrist he would end up floating face down in a river. I tend to agree. LOL!!!!
They extorted every body but they were organized not animal like our local street gangs causing havoc on our innocent people , eventully they change, time has change its hard to operate the old ways , did i anwser your question bro.
People like you would be very easy to manipulate... To rob. I'm sure he would of "loved" to deal with someone like you on the streets, that's if you were a high roller yourself. But I doubt any high roller is as gullible as you are.
We will all be Judged for our sins! Michael has chosen God as his savior, He has chosen to put God first, and that my friends has saved his life.He didn't buy his way out. We all have free will. God doesn't stop us from sinning, We are all sinners.We all fall short of the glory of God. All we have to do is accept him as our savior. If we believe this, we will have eternal life. Moses Killed, Did he go to hell? God does forgive us for our sins. Michael has turned his life around with the help of God. God has big plans for him. Thank you Michael for sharing your story with the world.
I'm not one for spitting in the face of Christians as a lot of people do, but this gullible child-talk doesn't really "convert" people so to speak. The guy charges probably thousands of dollars to come speak at your church and lives in a big mansion in SoCal. He made a huge career out of pulling multi-million dollar scams. But go on and lap up his BS.
@NPC -30 I met him on several occasions. of course, he did some bad things. sure he cheated and made millions. He was born into the Mafia. He had people all around influencing him to do the things he did. He chose that life then. And now he chooses to GOD. Good for you Michael. He probably was a rat and a cheat then, but he's not now. He's a good man and has helped many. I'm sure you know nothing about that.
Sidenote: if your first name is Carmine, like one of the mugshots early on, you automatically have to join the Mafia. That's your only vocational choice.
I like this. It is moving, and Michael Franzese is 100% credible. There is such a thing as, if you'll excuse the expression, a "good rat." And if really believable, straight-up guys like Franzese (and Fratianno, Cantalupo) did not come forward to talk frankly about the real deal, real people, etc., a lot of people out here who can understand it would not know these things that are interesting to us. He said the gas racket was pulling in $8-9 million a week? Do you realize that's about $450 million a year, from just one racket? I can't even comprehend that much money, but that is really something. I always remember Sonny Franzese from "The Hit," by James Mills in Life magazine, 1967? '68?
Someone should of put him on blast for his snitching and dishonorable ways, exploiting people through religion as well... Minister MY ASS! Christianity is based on lies, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't even believe in that shit himself! People that look up to Michael Franzese or any mobster (snitch or not) are very mislead...
FACTS 1. Michael Franzese signed a cooperation deal May 18,1989 with the Federal Government which compelled him to testify in criminal cases through April of 1990. 2. He was released from prison for signing that cooperation agreement. 3. He cooperated against his "Uncle" Norby Walters, whom was a racketeer in Chicago, and someone that was Michael's close friend. Michael testified that Norby Walters had extorted the Jackson Five. Michael had flown to Los Angeles to ensure that Walters could keep a firm grip on the Jackson Five, as Rob Wiesner(then Jacksons Co Mgmt) was bucking. It came down to dollars and Franzese wanted to ensure Norby got his end. "Without Norby (he told Wiesner) there would be no tour." 4. Walters was convicted on Franzese testimony, and did a five year stretch for racketeering. 5. Franzese snitched out a janitor that worked for his father former driver, Ornge Tutt. 6. Franzese gave the FBI names of inducted members in different families. 7. His own father put a contract on his head
Joseph Feigenbutz; You know all the court cases are public record now right? You literally read all about it. I just happened to give you a list of 7 facts. Can you read? If so try google. In case you're to lazy to do that, i'll send you some links. www.nbcnews.com/id/37718466/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/son-turns-aging-father-nyc-mob-trial/#.W8uFCoVMDu0 Michael was definitely considered a rat. He didn't testify against any mob guys, but he did testify against Norby Walters. Plus, he gave a lot of mob info, even mob hits. He claims he wasn't a part of any personally, but knew about them. Sal Micciotta claims Michael was the driver of a crash car on the Larry Champagne hit. Big Sal claims Mike wanted to be the shooter, but Big Sal did the hit while Mike drove a crash car afterwards. The Smoking Gun has some documents on Franzese. He gave up info on hits and who was made with him at his making ceremony
today he can live freely. all the people who wanted to see him dead because of the past when he was mobster, (not because "quitting") are dead or don't have the interest today to come after him after so long time. you can quit the mob after you do prison time but you got to remember that there is a past and in the past you made people very angry and now when you are "weak" they will come to take your head.
Amen Micheal God will forgive us if our sins if we confess to him It took me a long time to accept god but after I did My life became 1000 percent better brother
whether you're a muslim, christian, jew, or whatever i believe when you put faith towards only God and change yourself and do good in your life, no matter how bad you did in the past. you will go to heaven. remember God is the real judge and know's best.
@@theImmortalsquirrel87 Not true buddy. We know that Jesus is the Son of God who rose from the dead. I was an agnostic for most of my life. When I was 17, I started searching for the truth regarding God and whether or not he existed. I researched Atheism, Christianity, and Islam as well as learning of a few others for about 6 months. By the end the conclusion was clear: Jesus Christ is the only truth. I only ask that as you read the remainder of this comment, please have an open mind and allow me to share with you a piece of evidence: In my view the strongest piece of evidence is Jesus' resurrection. Jesus' existence is a historically established fact. Even non-Christian scholars agree on this. We actually have 12 distinct extra-biblical sources from the time period of Christianity's earliest days to confirm this, both Roman and Jewish (one of which I’ll quote at the end of this reply). They were against Christianity, yet their sources give credence to the existence of its central figure. As such, the Christ-Myth theory is complete rubbish and no serious historical scholar takes it seriously. The historical consensus is that Jesus did indeed exist. The proof of The Christian God hinges mainly on the resurrection. In order to prove this we need to establish a) Jesus was indeed dead and b) he was alive again later. One of the gospel writers was also one of Jesus' 12 apostles, John. He was present at the crucifixion. He describes the stabbing of Jesus lung as a sudden outflow of blood and then water - this is exactly how an uneducated laymen would describe the rupturing of the pericardial sac, giving credence that his death was authentic. The Romans too were very thorough in their executions, which is why they stabbed Jesus to make sure he was dead. Jesus could not have faked it. Non-Christian scholars agree that he indeed died on the cross. To quote a JEWISH scholar - Pinchas Lapide: ''Jesus' death by crucifixion is historically certain.'' The MUSLIM Scholar Reza Aslan said: “Islam doesn’t believe that Jesus was crucified. Jesus was most definitely crucified.” The ATHEIST scholar Gerd Ludemann: “Jesus’ death as a consequence of crucifixion is indisputable.” Another JEW, Paula Fredriksen says: “The single most solid fact about Jesus’ life is his death”. Even Bart Ehrman, arguably the most well-known ATHEIST critic of the scriptures says: “One of the most CERTAIN FACTS OF HISTORY is that Jesus was crucified on orders of the Roman prefect of Judea, Pontius Pilate.” Historians agree that the tomb was indeed empty, for various reasons. The belief in Christ's resurrection is dated soon after his death. To quote James DG Dunn, speaking on the resurrection: "This tradition we can be entirely confident was formulated within months of Jesus' death." If the tomb wasn't empty then the Jews and Romans, noticing the fast spread of early Christianity, would have either removed the body and hung it at the city gates (in the case of the Romans) or encouraged the early Christians and the Jews around them to take a look at the body in the tomb. But this didn't happen, because the tomb did not have Jesus in it. Secondly, Jesus' tomb was first discovered empty by women. Women were viewed very lowly in first-century Palestine (First-century Jewish scholar Josephus wrote that the testimony of a woman could not be trusted, the predominant attitude among the Palestinian men at the time under the false guise that they were naturally mentally inferior). Yet the gospels, and in particular the gospel of Luke (whom archaeologist Sir William Ramsay said: "should be placed along with the very greatest of historians'') attributes a woman as the first witnesses. If Christ's resurrection were false and the early Christians wanted the people of their day to believe he was risen, they would have attributed the initial witness of Christ's resurrection to a man. The reason they didn't is because they wanted to record as accurately as possible the events that occurred - the true resurrection of Jesus. Historically, the Jews circulated the story that Jesus' disciples had stolen the body. This was not only addressed in the gospel of Matthew, but in the second century Justin Martyr recorded that it was still being circulated in his day! There would be no need had the tomb not been empty. But the disciples could not possibly have stolen the body. Pontius Pilate sent out a detachment of Roman soldiers who took shifts day and night guarding the tomb, so as to prevent anyone from stealing the body. A Roman guard was a group consisting of 10 to 30 soldiers. They took shifts day and night, so there was never a time in the days before Jesus' resurrection that the tomb was never being watched - they would have seen the disciples approach. Even if they were asleep the stone, weighing about 3 or 4 thousand pounds would have needed to be pushed by multiple of Jesus' followers to have a chance of being moved; so they would have been seen, heard struggling and the heavy stone heard moving, arrested and killed. This did not happen. This leaves us with the fact that the disappearance of Jesus' body from the tomb could not have happened from an outside source coming in. It had to have happened on the inside, where only the dead Jesus lay. Hence, we can conclude he was resurrected. Giving further credence to this is that 10 of the 11 remaining (after Judas' betrayal) disciples were executed because of their Christian faith, as attested confidently by historical sources. To quote Sean McDowell of Peter: ''The early, consistent and unanimous testimony is that Peter died as a martyr;" and of the martyrdom of the disciples as a whole: "It shows the depth of the apostles’ convictions. They were not liars. They truly believed Jesus rose from the grave and they were willing to give their lives for it." They needed only to deny their faith to be saved, but did not. Would you seriously die for something that you know wasn't true? These men died fully believing in their contact with the risen Christ. Some have theorised that they merely had hallucinations, but this isn't true for 4 reasons: 1) The theory does not explain the empty tomb 2) Multiple people shared in group-visions of Jesus 3) They had group-conversations with the risen Christ 4) They touched Jesus and ate with him, which is impossible with a hallucination. The gospel of John speaks of Thomas physically touching Jesus' wounds to prove to himself he was real! Another evidence was Paul's conversion. Luke (as said, a first-rate historian) records in the Book of Acts that Paul persecuted the early church before being converted after seeing and talking with the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. This was also confirmed by Paul in his own letters, in which he also expresses his deep remorse at persecuting God's church, saying he doesn't even consider himself worthy as an apostle after the way he persecuted early Christians (see 1 Corinthians 15:9). He hated them, then he became arguably their most influential apostle. Historians report that he too was martyred for his faith. This would not have happened had he not encountered the risen Jesus. In one of Paul's letters to the church in the early days of Christianity, First Corinthians (Chapter 15 for reference), he speaks of Christ's post-resurrection appearances to people (over 500 in total), even encouraging the Corinthian church, if they don't take his word for it, to speak to the people who saw the risen Jesus if they don't believe - that they may have mental assurance of his resurrection. If the resurrection was something he and the other apostles made up he would not encourage believers to speak to people who could discredit the apostle's claims. And consider this, that the someone did not just sit down and write the bible. 4 independently written narrative sources (the gospels) and even more letters from different authors such as Paul and Peter, are consistent on this fact of Jesus' resurrection - with secular sources testifying of the earliest Christians' convictions of the resurrection as a fact - to the point they died for their beliefs. If we take all of these together it becomes clear that Jesus rose from the dead, which would be impossible unless it was a miracle of God. Please consider this, and may The Lord show you the way my friend. Amen. SOURCE: Reporting on Emperor Nero's decision to blame the Christians for the fire that had destroyed Rome in A.D. 64, the Roman historian Tacitus wrote: “Nero fastened the guilt ... on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of ... Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome” What can we learn from this ancient reference to Jesus and the early Christians? Notice, first, that Tacitus reports Christians derived their name from a historical person called Christus (from the Latin), or Christ. He is said to have "suffered the extreme penalty," obviously alluding to the Roman method of execution known as crucifixion. This is said to have occurred during the reign of Tiberius and by the sentence of Pontius Pilatus. This confirms much of what the Gospels tell us about the death of Jesus.
No one is perfect, many people are the product of their environment. And sometimes- sometimes people really can change. And I say actions prove that more than words.
Yo I been researching this guy so much lately and EVERY interview my guy avoids saying yes to killing people so smooth 😂 he don’t say yes or no ..... but we know ....SMOOTH
Notice how he never actually answers the question when asked if he killed somebody. 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Me personally I don't believe you did. But it's curious how he loves to give that little opening there for people to surmise.
You wanna hear a story some times because the work you do ,you meet alot of people,not everyone who smiles at you is your friend,always be weary,never scared.Some people sell girl scout cookies,some are cops,some people will just say can do it all because that's the point they've reached.Its not always easy to get up when you fall down but keep trying that's your only option, tomorrow will come....
What if he really just got promoted to boss during his incarceration and he is now hiding in plain sight of everyone as a reformed man who left that life behind, using his father as an emissary to give orders to the front boss/underboss. Using the proceeds to launder the millions he probably still has stashed from the gas scheme. It would be some Carlo Gambino level genius to that plan.
@@chadjones6313Or what will happen Chad? I never said thats what Don Carlo would have done, i said it would be a clever plan manipulating everyone from behind the scenes, exactly how Gambino liked to play the game. I was paying homage to the guys genius. He would not ever leave the mob and publicly renounce it, but he lived during a different time too. I sort of can get where you are coming from, but you are out of line.
badtbss ls2 Sonny didnt put a “hit out on his son”, he simply agreed to it..That was mainly to keep him from talking. Clearly he didnt & is still alive..😉
God had a purpose for him. No weapon will prosper against him. I'm happy I've gotten out of the criminal life myself. I've walked in front of my seekers and they can't even touch me
I doubt he personally killed anyone.... he was a money maker not a shooter. I wouldn't doubt if he supported someone being killed or ordered a hit... never know!
Charlatan? He was a made guy? A charlatan is someone who acts like they have some kind of special knowledge? Al Sharpton would be a good example. How in the hell is he a charlatan?
Another key board warrior who back in michaels youth would've been feeding the crabs, a made man isn't a con man he's as real as it gets, now even better as he serves the lord.
Nomad -81- all you dudes talk tough on the internet had this been back in the 80's - 90's you'd defecate on yourself before even thinking about uttering a word such as the nonsense you speak of now, go ahead continue putting another man down you think you're safe you think no one can find you why is it you think they created the witness protection program, it doesn't take a hacker too long to find out who and where you are, be thankful he is a man of God and not into his old ways.
He dodged the question. But Franzese was a made man and a capo in the Mafia. You don't become a made man unless you've killed somebody. I'm not gonna judge the man's soul, but the way I was taught, a true Christian conversion requires sincere repentance for your past sins and the willingness to accept responsibility for them. When he goes to the cops and gives a no holds barred confession detailing all his crimes, including murders, naming the victims and where the bodies are, and agrees to accept a life sentence in prison, then I will believe him.
I love how Michael avoids the question if he killed anyone or not...
Ὑπερήφανος Ῥωμῃός you know he did . don't become boss unless you have blood on your hands.
he was a capo. you don't become a capo without doing work
Joe Massino I'm pretty sure he made his bones but it's not necessarily a mandatory thing to do as long as you're a good earner you can earn respect that way but if you're called to whack somebody out you have to do it
if you want to have rank and be a captain you have to be a killer. The only guy i can think of who was a skipper who was not a killer was Tommy Gambino.
You don't have to actually kill somebody with your hands to be considered making
bones. getting rid of the body or driving the get away car is enough.
Yes they have some captains that are basically just dirty businessmen and not tough guys. But every mafia member can get tapped on the shoulder and get told "you gotta do somthin for me"
he killed more then that, but was never prosecuted for it.
Not gonna lie I thought the interviewer was about to end up in a bag
He was a good interview that asked the tough questions that we all wanna ask
I agree. Ask questions, but don't rub the guy's nose in it. 👿 He's a changed man who has found redemption, not a mobster anymore.
@@TheSweetestScience He was a tactless, waspy gobshite.
Sonny will not die in prison apparently. He was just relaeased. 100 years old and still a straight up gangster.
Michael will always be haunted by the fact that he never did anything to help his father get out of prison: ua-cam.com/video/g8Z0JGxERFY/v-deo.html
According to Wikipedia Sonny turned 102 in February.
@@johngullo9420 damn, he still living?!
@@johngullo9420 Watch new John Sonny Franzese Interview Part 2.
@@angelasmith3967 Watch new John Sonny Franzese Interview Part 2 on youtube.
When he's 59 he looks like 39, and now he is 69 he looks like 49🤣🤣
Facts
ABC said his father would die in prison. Guess what, he's still alive at 103
And out of prison and a born again Christian.
R. I. P.
He's dead now.
@White Boy His son Michael said it. I'd consider that a pretty good source.
@@Rumpole1000 I know he was out of prison when he died, but I didn't hear anything about him being a born again Christian, unless you are talking about this video, but in this video he only said he was going to try... Also, I know that he and his son John Jr. Actually reconciled and John Jr left the witness protection program voluntarily. Do you have a link to a source where he said that? Either way, it's nice to hear that he died after he reconciled with his son.
this guy speaks in a very eloquent manner, his voice commands respect
No it doesn't, and he's far from eloquent.
@@yankee2666 What would you know.
check out his youtube channel, so amazed by his eloquence
Yes. Intense, mesmerising, searing.
When communication skills are a matter of life and death for most of your life, if you survive, you can develop some serious skills. His skills are pretty amazing (I'm an old man).
I love Michael Franzese's candor, as well as his grace in dealing with questions that I believe were 'pointed' to say the least.
fascinating man, how powerful he rose and how far he fell and still maintains grace, only in america
The interviewer...jesus christ ! Get em outta here!
I'm really happy that Michael Franzese is at peace with himself. He was a big, huge friggin deal back in the day with the Colombos. I'm glad he turned his life around. I really want to hear him speak and meet him. He also makes a load of money now, especially speaking and writing books, because the american public still has this fascination of La Cosa Nostra, especially me lol.
So guess what...
Dj Vlad interview brought me here..
Geno Cash facts dudes life is interesting
Lol right
Who ask you punk?
This was 10 years ago..
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Franzese always seems to dodge the "did you kill" question
Ἰωάννης Μάνος he do more good doing what he is than rotting in a cage
Why would he snitch on himself
He can't say yes because there is no statute of limitations on murder. If he says yes he can still get arrested The fact that he doesn't say no speaks volumes.
You don’t become a capo without getting blood on your hands.
I always thought 'we were all capable of doing what we had to do' is the indirect but direct way of saying he's killed somebody, no way they're gonna make someone a Capo without ever killing somebody.
His dad is still alive at 101.
redmustang04 redmustang04 true?
And underboss again
@Inspector Oznola its the GABAGOOL
103 now
@@zaeskywalker he died
Almost a decade later, Michael ain’t aged a day since
He actually looks better.
Italian genes
I congratulate him for turning his life around. He is also an inspiration for others stuck, either in a bad life style, or drugs and alcohol. The best of luck to him.
He basically realized that that life would hurt his family. He would either go to jail or get killed, and where would that leave his wife and kids?
@Red Bull His son John Franzese J .R is paying for it now with the H .I .V AIDS virus he has now from all those years of putting a needle in his arm .
@Red Bull you would think he would have done that , right?
1:31 "So when you sit down with ur dad, can you imagine him doing these heinous things?"
What kinda stupid question is that, they were both in the mafia for crying out loud!
Sonny was so handsome as a young man. What an unbelievable life. Spent 35 years inside and never ratted. True OG. Shaking down strip clubs at 93!
i honestly just met this man today and wow the testimony he told was incredible. he spent 36 weeks in solitary confinement because if he took a step outside that box he would have been killed. he began reading the bible and books after books explaining the scripture and he also had a Walkman listening to preachers preach, and listening to the word of god. and as the bible says, god has a plan for all of us.
They had him in solitary confinement for 36 weeks because they were worried about someone killing him for thinking he was a snitch, or because he was one...?
Mike I'm so glad you changed your life for the better.
steve turowski don't believe him it's just another racket for him
Hope this piece of garbage rots in hell!
@John Bravo Then who invented the gas scheme? In every police documents that's available to the public it states Michael was the mastermind behind the gas tax scandal.
@John Bravo sucks for you
The irony is if that 1970 fifty-year sentence had stuck, Sonny would have gotten out of jail alive, at least for a little while. Sonny had some incredibly strong genes; I pray Michael lives so long and is truly at peace. He seems like a good man who made some bad choices but is trying to right his wrongs in the best way he knows how and he has an amazing wife and family. Kudos...
Interview a politician in the same way.
Right? Politicians are the puppets of the mobsters....
who knows maybe this guy they interviewed is laundering money through the church just like the pastor's and Reverend's do down here in the south.
He was bringing a Lufthansa heist’s worth of money every week...
He was 93 still talking like a street guy🤣🤣🤣, so much heart
I love this guy, such a wise man. I love listening to him talk he is a very good and bright speaker
He is a wise guy 😆
I heard him give his testimony at my church it was very moving
The interviewer is a bit of a smug or perhaps kinda sitting on high looking down so to speak as he's interviewing.
They shoulda got someone else to do the interview.
@D Stuart The guy changed his life around and doesn't condone what he's done. He's speaking out of humility now, the interviewer is a smug and has this arrogant aura about him.
D Stuart, all the more reason for the interviewer to be respectful to Michael. The interviewer is a fool/idiot for behaving in a condescending, disrespectful manner, no matter who he would be speaking, but especially a fool speaking that way to Michael. My grandpa was born 12 Feb 1917, 6 days after Michael's dad was born and born into a similar lifestyle. My grandpa was a bookie, bootlegger, and raced horses. He was approached by the Sicilian Mafia to work for them in Las Vegas, NV, but his older brothers told him "No." Their rules were to never get involved with any other families b/c that would be a death wish. The brothers were also approached by mafia groups several times to launder money through their companies, but refused every time. My high school coach made a comment one day about my grandpa's Cadillac and about him being mafia. I thought to myself, "Say that to my grandpa's face and see what happens. "You" are a fool!" Never were these subjects to be brought up and my grandpa never spoke of that life, especially to females. Michael mentioned that no one participated in boot legging without his group's approval. I would love to know if Michael's group controlled bootlegging for the entire U.S.A back in the prohibition days. If not, which areas of the country did his group control?
Mike did suggest no one play god
Its amazing that you have 2 guys here - a murderer Mob guy once retired and a reporter, and YT watchers are more upset at the reporter. Young people never cease to amaze me.
Michael he’s not a murderer anymore
Lol. The interviewer was actually good and had some interesting questions/comments. A lot of the interviews on youtube are real "fan" /softball interviews. This one is a pretty tough interview, probably because it's done by an actual reporter. Franzese answered them well as usual, but I really liked the interview.
If this dude is for real, then he is truly blessed to have changed his life. I heard the brother is HIV positive. I am glad Michael has been born again and I enjoy seeing him on talk shows. There is no question that he is going to heaven if he has accepted Jesus as his lord and savior. Dio ti benedicta! I read one of his books and it was very interesting.
Respectable guy and great that he changed his life. He never ratted anyone out, he just walked away.
LMAO! Yeah, sure... Walked away from serious, serious charges that would put you in prison for life. Yep... He totally just "walked away". :) Without dropping any sort of vital info or names. It must of been his charm and "swagger" that convinced the FBI to let him go. What a guy! Eh? And if he did do anytime, how many years? Less than 10...? Get real dude.
@@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri are you dumb if he did rat people out there would records, court cases, warrants, trials, he would’ve been subpoenaed. The government has to name witnesses in trials
He cooperated.
@@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri STFU you never did time in prison.
I very much respect the fact that this man turned his life around and is trying to now positively influence other people's lives, but make no mistake, the reason he never testified against anyone is because he still fears for his life and his family's life...not because he "doesn't believe it's his job to help the government put people in jail" or out of some noble principle he is interpreting from "Bible scripture".
The main reason why many mobsters "flipped" and chose to help the FBI and law enforcement over the last 30 years is because they were strictly looking out for their own butts in trying to get plea deals and reduced sentences.
This man was no different as he agreed to forfeit millions upon millions of dollars in restitution and fines in addition to his jail sentences he served in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Tony K.
You can't really blame him though. At this point in his life all he just simply wants is to just live for his family.
Plus I think testifying against the mob for him would be the final nail in the coffin for him and his father's relationship. Michael pretty much is one of the only guys that can connect to his father about the mob life and then coming to Christ.
He still cares for his father and he doesn't want to ruin any chance to convince him to come to Christ. (Not that I'm being preachy or anything.)
Mr Millard -- given the criminal lifetime of thuggery, extortion, robberies, money-laundering, horrendous murders and body dismemberments that John Franzese, Sr is personally responsible for, I strongly doubt that he could be convinced to "come to Christ" or if that is even remotely relevant at this point. He is now 100 years old and is awaiting release from prison on June 25, 2017, which is a miscarriage of justice unto itself. If there were true justice, he would be forced to serve the rest of his life in prison until he eventually expires. More convincingly, it would be better argued that John Franzese Sr's best "life achievement" is that he is currently the oldest federal prisoner in the US and probably the oldest surviving federal prisoner in American history. Congrats to him. I am sure Christ is waiting for him upstairs in Heaven to give him a gold medal for that.
I'm likely sounding naive but people can surprise us Tony. Michael certainly surprised a lot of people when he left the mob and became a Born Again Christian. We Christians just simply have a hope for people that can change. Even John Franzese is capable at his age.
I hope my comment didn't snap any nerves or anything.
No nerve-snapping on this end at all, no worries. Whatever religious beliefs you may have hopefully serve you well. But I don't feel that subject area is even relevant as it pertains to Mr Franzese Sr's history. He is a life-long career criminal and murderer who would be incapable of meaningful change, restitution, rehabilitation or feelings of remorse at 100 years of age. And no amount of religious belief or praying will undo what he did over the course of his lifetime, anyway. I personally feel no sympathy for him or others of his ilk who may be involved in similar criminal lifestyles.
"im michael franzese, a former capo of the columbo crime family"
My story is similar. We didn't have a "Mafia," in Australia---but we had something worse, and I was a fully paid up gangster and a member of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union of Australia. If you were a member of the P&Ds, you had it made. We had a reputation as hired hitmen, murderers, thieves, armed robbers, drug dealers, extortionists, we casually committed so many Felonies that I, personally, stopped counting by age 23. I'd been accepted as a member at 20yr old. It was virtually impossible to break into this particular Union, as you had to have a long criminal record and served time in prison just to be eligible to join. You had to have two very well connected P&Ds to vouch for you and, if you were very lucky, you might get in. You see, we didn't want informers or dogs as members. You had to keep your mouth shut, no matter what. If there was a shooting ( which was common amongst P&Ds), you saw nothing, heard nothing and said nothing. Our code of silence was taken seriously by all members, and NEVER once did any Painter & Docker give evidence against another P&D. In 1982, there was a Royal Commission into the alleged Criminal activities of the Painters & Dockers Union, but not even one P&D cracked or broke the code of silence in the Witness Box or anywhere else. Some P&Ds were charged with Contempt of Court and received a heroes welcome when they got to jail, but the Union took very good care of our brothers in jail, and frequently passed the hat around to look after our Comrades in Prison. After the Costigan Report into the alleged criminal activities of the P&Ds, a few members were fined, but the fines were paid by the Union. If for some reason, a Comrade couldn't work---the Union passed the hat around for him. I saw this happen on a number of occasions, and everyone chipped in at least $50. In Brisbane, the P&Ds had about 90 members, most of whom were- like myself--- incorrigible criminals. If a member was in Jail, he didn't have to pay Union Dues and would get any job he chose as soon as or whenever he was ready to get back to work. We only worked casually, so the money was great. For those who didn't want to work, they just took their Roster Number off the board. This roster was arranged so that those who wanted to work could get as much as he wanted--- and those who didn't have to work didn't have to do a thing, as long as they paid their quarterly Union Dues. I loved the flexibility this gave me, but when there was a large vessel in the dry dock, I would put my roster no' on the board, as there was always a lot of overtime and the money was great---we even got taxis to and from work, no matter how far we had to travel. We really had it made, and whatever there was to steal, we stole as much of it as we could. It really is a great life, and I still cannot believe- given my lifestyle---that I've lived to be 50yo. Nobody, myself included, believed I'd live to be 30, and I was constantly running hot. Every day was a party, and that's how we treated it. If we needed money, we just went out and robbed some more. About 80% of my mates from that period are dead. But, the "Life," was intoxicating and very hard to get out or break free from it. I'm a writer now, but I'm still living "the Life." If anybody wishes to read more anecdotes from my vitiated lifestyle. Just give me a "Like" and I will relate more true stories. More later. Richard Hillier.
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Thank you very much for that. I see you're a novelist. I love writing too. It is my passion. I would love to get published, as many people love my writing and me relating the events of my most unusual lifestyle. I'm just not sure how to go about it though. I do most of my writing on you tube comments. I get hundreds of "likes," and people wanting to read more. Getting an Agent in Australia is very difficult, and I have dozens of books "in my head," just waiting to be written. Getting published would be a dream come true but, as I said, I haven't got a clue what to do. Would you have any advice for me? I would really appreciate that. Thanks again for your comment and your encouragement RSP, I really look forward to your response. Best Regards, Richard Hillier.
Goughs Bastard
Hello GB. Great to hear from you again. We seem to have common interests. I have always been interested in serial killers, even as a child. At 12yo, my hero was Jack the Ripper. I read everything I could find about JTR, and even speculated about whom he really was. And, 40 yrs later, I am still not persuaded that my conjecture was mistaken. I have always had an abiding interest in Forensics too, which came in very handy when I embarked upon my career of crime as soon as I was expelled from high school. But the nature of my crimes were entirely devoid of fiduciary accumulation. They were senseless and inane, possibly a manifestation of my pent up fear and rage. With respect to the nature of some of my earlier "work," when you have a habit of destroying property, as opposed to stealing it, it is a very clear indication that the ships' Captain is highly disturbed. I committed such an abundance of crimes against the type of people I so thoroughly despised, such as successful businessmen, people with expensive cars, anybody who had something I wanted but, due to my profound hatred of authority, was not in a position to obtain or earn it myself. I had so much pent up rage and contempt for humanity that I so frequently resorted to this kind of senseless conduct. I was a very malevolent, vicious and sadistic individual who got my kicks out of hurting others. I was so full of anger and hatred that I gravitated toward others like myself, who also had such hatred and contempt for authority. Needless to say, we quickly developed a ganglike mentality. Anyway mate, I must go to bed before I fall off the chair. Thanks for replying, I'd love to chat with you again. Take care and Best Regards, Richard.
Goughs Bastard
Yes, I love that GB! Keep it up, maintain your rage, strike out at authority! FUCK THEM ALL! Best Regards, GB---Your mate always, Richard.
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Yes, it is, but it's obviously not yours...judging by your puerile comments and startling lack of insight. Could you tell me what it's like to have an IQ under 75?
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Oh Bill, are you still going on about that crap? You can't even tell the difference between a comment that's said in jest and one that's obviously proven fact. Is your mind so completely closed that you take everything you read so literally? Here is a concept that you've never heard of before... it's called humour. Now, why don't you find a dictionary and look up what it means, instead of polluting the world with your obnoxious and puerile rubbish? GB and I have discussed matters of such profound consequence that most people would find it difficult to comprehend. You may have read some of it, as you are so insistently stalking him. May I give you a little advice? Instead of stalking GB and repeating the same thing ad nauseum, why not make some more constructive use of your time by endeavouring to learn something useful, like all of the various ways of committing suicide? There's shooting, hanging, drowning, overdosing on drugs and so much more. See if you can get your hands on something called Potassium Cyanide. I hear it tastes beautiful and makes you feel really good. Can you try some and, afterwards, come back and tell everyone what it tastes like and how good it makes you feel? I'm certain that after you do, the world will be a much better place for you, and for everybody else too. Please do it soon, none of us can wait to learn about it.
He never had the makings of a Varsity Athlete
John Smith damn i cant believe no one else got this “junior”
@@ep3578 LOL!! You should hear what Michael Franzese said about the Sopranos...
@@captaincaveman2040 what did he say?
@@ep3578 I got it just didnt comment lol
@@brittanyjackson1718 He basically said that if the Mafia learned that one of their members was seeing a psychiatrist he would end up floating face down in a river. I tend to agree. LOL!!!!
People make mistakes, but Michael seems to be a decent man.
That character in Goodfellas looked just like him.
great story. more power to him. i'm glad him and his father talk
i wish the interviewer wasnt so painfully cocky
I met an ex Mafia guy at my dad's house. He is a born-again believer. Yes Jesus Christ can change a dark heart.. and fill it with his love .
You NEVER ask anyone if they killed someone. Whether they are mafia or military. Don't do it!
I got a feeling in my heart that he is legit... just a feeling
I'll vouch for the first step. Gratitude being right up there.
And you know what I learned about life? Nice honest guys who give everything for others,,, finish in last place.
cos their reward doesn't come in this life
@@zaid3021 Well frickin said
I really like this guy he is as honest as a day is long he never lied to the public he never lied to himself I would love to meet him
no one should praise these guys and then complain about black crime
@moestavernprankcall excuse me
Jose De Jesus who do you think the mafia extorts?
They extorted every body but they were organized not animal like our local street gangs causing havoc on our innocent people , eventully they change, time has change its hard to operate the old ways , did i anwser your question bro.
@@josedejesus2351 no you didnt answer it bro, youre a dumbfuck
Jose De Jesus and white people shoot places up when they’re upset
He’s right when he says he doesn’t have to help the government because he’s a Christian just don’t break any laws nomore
NPC -30 what else should I said?to start snitching?
Ya know, I wondered the same thing. I think he's sincere though. He dosen't seem deceitful.
People like you would be very easy to manipulate... To rob. I'm sure he would of "loved" to deal with someone like you on the streets, that's if you were a high roller yourself. But I doubt any high roller is as gullible as you are.
The man dismembered bodies in an infllatable kiddie pool and didn't puncture it. That's pro.
We will all be Judged for our sins! Michael has chosen God as his savior, He has chosen to put God first, and that my friends has saved his life.He didn't buy his way out. We all have free will. God doesn't stop us from sinning, We are all sinners.We all fall short of the glory of God. All we have to do is accept him as our savior. If we believe this, we will have eternal life. Moses Killed, Did he go to hell? God does forgive us for our sins. Michael has turned his life around with the help of God. God has big plans for him. Thank you Michael for sharing your story with the world.
Amen brother
It's just another racket for Michael he's a bullshitter and a rat
I'm not one for spitting in the face of Christians as a lot of people do, but this gullible child-talk doesn't really "convert" people so to speak.
The guy charges probably thousands of dollars to come speak at your church and lives in a big mansion in SoCal. He made a huge career out of pulling multi-million dollar scams. But go on and lap up his BS.
@@Therion0184 May I ask, what would it take to convert you?
@NPC -30 I met him on several occasions. of course, he did some bad things. sure he cheated and made millions. He was born into the Mafia. He had people all around influencing him to do the things he did. He chose that life then. And now he chooses to GOD. Good for you Michael. He probably was a rat and a cheat then, but he's not now. He's a good man and has helped many. I'm sure you know nothing about that.
Sidenote: if your first name is Carmine, like one of the mugshots early on, you automatically have to join the Mafia. That's your only vocational choice.
Beautiful living example that Jesus died the worse death on that cross for the worse of sinners.
Amen
Says who? A Book.
He isn’t dead though. He came back to life. So that means the debt is still unpaid. It’s only paid if he is dead. Ur going to hell maybe.
AMEN
Noe Diaz physically impossible to come back to life. Fake. You can’t argue against science
I like this. It is moving, and Michael Franzese is 100% credible. There is such a thing as, if you'll excuse the expression, a "good rat." And if really believable, straight-up guys like Franzese (and Fratianno, Cantalupo) did not come forward to talk frankly about the real deal, real people, etc., a lot of people out here who can understand it would not know these things that are interesting to us.
He said the gas racket was pulling in $8-9 million a week? Do you realize that's about $450 million a year, from just one racket? I can't even comprehend that much money, but that is really something.
I always remember Sonny Franzese from "The Hit," by James Mills in Life magazine, 1967? '68?
Perfect example of how Jesus saves people from their sins and transforms lives 👍🙌🏽🙏👍
Love this guy! So fascinating! Such an inspiration!
His dad was handsome and true La cosa Nostra
Thirsty
I love how Michael uses your name when he talks to you.
Very cool. Cute , too.
he talked at my school tonight :D
Lauren Zezenski bitch fuck yo school
damn u lucky i wish he could come to my school 😂
Someone should of put him on blast for his snitching and dishonorable ways, exploiting people through religion as well... Minister MY ASS! Christianity is based on lies, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't even believe in that shit himself! People that look up to Michael Franzese or any mobster (snitch or not) are very mislead...
@@Firstnameunknownfr you just cemented YOURSELF as the true bitch!! You're comment was just dumb and uncalled for!
How was it?
FACTS
1. Michael Franzese signed a cooperation deal May 18,1989 with the Federal Government which compelled him to testify in criminal cases through April of 1990.
2. He was released from prison for signing that cooperation agreement.
3. He cooperated against his "Uncle" Norby Walters, whom was a racketeer in Chicago, and someone that was Michael's close friend. Michael testified that Norby Walters had extorted the Jackson Five. Michael had flown to Los Angeles to ensure that Walters could keep a firm grip on the Jackson Five, as Rob Wiesner(then Jacksons Co Mgmt) was bucking. It came down to dollars and Franzese wanted to ensure Norby got his end. "Without Norby (he told Wiesner) there would be no tour."
4. Walters was convicted on Franzese testimony, and did a five year stretch for racketeering.
5. Franzese snitched out a janitor that worked for his father former driver, Ornge Tutt.
6. Franzese gave the FBI names of inducted members in different families.
7. His own father put a contract on his head
Joseph Feigenbutz; You know all the court cases are public record now right? You literally read all about it. I just happened to give you a list of 7 facts. Can you read? If so try google. In case you're to lazy to do that, i'll send you some links.
www.nbcnews.com/id/37718466/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/son-turns-aging-father-nyc-mob-trial/#.W8uFCoVMDu0
Michael was definitely considered a rat. He didn't testify against any mob guys, but he did testify against Norby Walters. Plus, he gave a lot of mob info, even mob hits. He claims he wasn't a part of any personally, but knew about them. Sal Micciotta claims Michael was the driver of a crash car on the Larry Champagne hit. Big Sal claims Mike wanted to be the shooter, but Big Sal did the hit while Mike drove a crash car afterwards. The Smoking Gun has some documents on Franzese. He gave up info on hits and who was made with him at his making ceremony
God help me, but that's right. Mike was just taking advantage of an artificial, Carter-government-created opportunity.
GOD BLESS YOU, MICHAEL FRANZESE! Forgiveness, mercy and grace!!
Bad guy turned good. And what of those harmed by his actions
Psalm 37:9-11 “But the meek will possess the earth,And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”
I seen the judge force someone
To rat on his friends INFRONT
Of FULL COURT ROOM
.. I had court next wtf .. ..
today he can live freely. all the people who wanted to see him dead because of the past when he was mobster, (not because "quitting") are dead or don't have the interest today to come after him after so long time. you can quit the mob after you do prison time but you got to remember that there is a past and in the past you made people very angry and now when you are "weak" they will come to take your head.
his dad is 102 and out of prison
Best movie ever. All time favorite movie 😍
Did the interview a really expect him to confess to murder?!?
We all have fell short of the glory of god. I think Michael Franzese is a good man.god bless
The guy has got the eye for making money under god well that's new
He did what he did, he paid for it now he can rest knowing he's right with the Big Man. ✌ Much Respect Michael if you should read this.
Damn a beard really makes you or break you
Amen Micheal
God will forgive us if our sins if we confess to him
It took me a long time to accept god but after I did My life became 1000 percent better brother
Gets paid to speak about what a big bad mafioso he was
#sopranos
Good morning rat
Only in Am3roca the land of stupid
whether you're a muslim, christian, jew, or whatever i believe when you put faith towards only God and change yourself and do good in your life, no matter how bad you did in the past. you will go to heaven. remember God is the real judge and know's best.
Jesus bless him! We have a great God!!
when have you heard the name Jesus from this thug?
Another front you gullible holy roller
@@MrRobinearp The Documentary about Michael's life 'God The Father'
Religion is nothing more than superstition
@@theImmortalsquirrel87 Not true buddy. We know that Jesus is the Son of God who rose from the dead.
I was an agnostic for most of my life. When I was 17, I started searching for the truth regarding God and whether or not he existed. I researched Atheism, Christianity, and Islam as well as learning of a few others for about 6 months. By the end the conclusion was clear: Jesus Christ is the only truth. I only ask that as you read the remainder of this comment, please have an open mind and allow me to share with you a piece of evidence:
In my view the strongest piece of evidence is Jesus' resurrection.
Jesus' existence is a historically established fact. Even non-Christian scholars agree on this. We actually have 12 distinct extra-biblical sources from the time period of Christianity's earliest days to confirm this, both Roman and Jewish (one of which I’ll quote at the end of this reply). They were against Christianity, yet their sources give credence to the existence of its central figure. As such, the Christ-Myth theory is complete rubbish and no serious historical scholar takes it seriously. The historical consensus is that Jesus did indeed exist.
The proof of The Christian God hinges mainly on the resurrection. In order to prove this we need to establish a) Jesus was indeed dead and b) he was alive again later. One of the gospel writers was also one of Jesus' 12 apostles, John. He was present at the crucifixion. He describes the stabbing of Jesus lung as a sudden outflow of blood and then water - this is exactly how an uneducated laymen would describe the rupturing of the pericardial sac, giving credence that his death was authentic. The Romans too were very thorough in their executions, which is why they stabbed Jesus to make sure he was dead. Jesus could not have faked it. Non-Christian scholars agree that he indeed died on the cross. To quote a JEWISH scholar - Pinchas Lapide: ''Jesus' death by crucifixion is historically certain.'' The MUSLIM Scholar Reza Aslan said: “Islam doesn’t believe that Jesus was crucified. Jesus was most definitely crucified.” The ATHEIST scholar Gerd Ludemann: “Jesus’ death as a consequence of crucifixion is indisputable.” Another JEW, Paula Fredriksen says: “The single most solid fact about Jesus’ life is his death”. Even Bart Ehrman, arguably the most well-known ATHEIST critic of the scriptures says: “One of the most CERTAIN FACTS OF HISTORY is that Jesus was crucified on orders of the Roman prefect of Judea, Pontius Pilate.”
Historians agree that the tomb was indeed empty, for various reasons. The belief in Christ's resurrection is dated soon after his death. To quote James DG Dunn, speaking on the resurrection: "This tradition we can be entirely confident was formulated within months of Jesus' death." If the tomb wasn't empty then the Jews and Romans, noticing the fast spread of early Christianity, would have either removed the body and hung it at the city gates (in the case of the Romans) or encouraged the early Christians and the Jews around them to take a look at the body in the tomb. But this didn't happen, because the tomb did not have Jesus in it.
Secondly, Jesus' tomb was first discovered empty by women. Women were viewed very lowly in first-century Palestine (First-century Jewish scholar Josephus wrote that the testimony of a woman could not be trusted, the predominant attitude among the Palestinian men at the time under the false guise that they were naturally mentally inferior). Yet the gospels, and in particular the gospel of Luke (whom archaeologist Sir William Ramsay said: "should be placed along with the very greatest of historians'') attributes a woman as the first witnesses. If Christ's resurrection were false and the early Christians wanted the people of their day to believe he was risen, they would have attributed the initial witness of Christ's resurrection to a man. The reason they didn't is because they wanted to record as accurately as possible the events that occurred - the true resurrection of Jesus.
Historically, the Jews circulated the story that Jesus' disciples had stolen the body. This was not only addressed in the gospel of Matthew, but in the second century Justin Martyr recorded that it was still being circulated in his day! There would be no need had the tomb not been empty.
But the disciples could not possibly have stolen the body. Pontius Pilate sent out a detachment of Roman soldiers who took shifts day and night guarding the tomb, so as to prevent anyone from stealing the body. A Roman guard was a group consisting of 10 to 30 soldiers. They took shifts day and night, so there was never a time in the days before Jesus' resurrection that the tomb was never being watched - they would have seen the disciples approach. Even if they were asleep the stone, weighing about 3 or 4 thousand pounds would have needed to be pushed by multiple of Jesus' followers to have a chance of being moved; so they would have been seen, heard struggling and the heavy stone heard moving, arrested and killed. This did not happen. This leaves us with the fact that the disappearance of Jesus' body from the tomb could not have happened from an outside source coming in. It had to have happened on the inside, where only the dead Jesus lay. Hence, we can conclude he was resurrected.
Giving further credence to this is that 10 of the 11 remaining (after Judas' betrayal) disciples were executed because of their Christian faith, as attested confidently by historical sources. To quote Sean McDowell of Peter: ''The early, consistent and unanimous testimony is that Peter died as a martyr;" and of the martyrdom of the disciples as a whole: "It shows the depth of the apostles’ convictions. They were not liars. They truly believed Jesus rose from the grave and they were willing to give their lives for it." They needed only to deny their faith to be saved, but did not. Would you seriously die for something that you know wasn't true? These men died fully believing in their contact with the risen Christ.
Some have theorised that they merely had hallucinations, but this isn't true for 4 reasons:
1) The theory does not explain the empty tomb
2) Multiple people shared in group-visions of Jesus
3) They had group-conversations with the risen Christ
4) They touched Jesus and ate with him, which is impossible with a hallucination. The gospel of John speaks of Thomas physically touching Jesus' wounds to prove to himself he was real!
Another evidence was Paul's conversion. Luke (as said, a first-rate historian) records in the Book of Acts that Paul persecuted the early church before being converted after seeing and talking with the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. This was also confirmed by Paul in his own letters, in which he also expresses his deep remorse at persecuting God's church, saying he doesn't even consider himself worthy as an apostle after the way he persecuted early Christians (see 1 Corinthians 15:9). He hated them, then he became arguably their most influential apostle. Historians report that he too was martyred for his faith. This would not have happened had he not encountered the risen Jesus.
In one of Paul's letters to the church in the early days of Christianity, First Corinthians (Chapter 15 for reference), he speaks of Christ's post-resurrection appearances to people (over 500 in total), even encouraging the Corinthian church, if they don't take his word for it, to speak to the people who saw the risen Jesus if they don't believe - that they may have mental assurance of his resurrection. If the resurrection was something he and the other apostles made up he would not encourage believers to speak to people who could discredit the apostle's claims.
And consider this, that the someone did not just sit down and write the bible. 4 independently written narrative sources (the gospels) and even more letters from different authors such as Paul and Peter, are consistent on this fact of Jesus' resurrection - with secular sources testifying of the earliest Christians' convictions of the resurrection as a fact - to the point they died for their beliefs.
If we take all of these together it becomes clear that Jesus rose from the dead, which would be impossible unless it was a miracle of God. Please consider this, and may The Lord show you the way my friend. Amen.
SOURCE: Reporting on Emperor Nero's decision to blame the Christians for the fire that had destroyed Rome in A.D. 64, the Roman historian Tacitus wrote:
“Nero fastened the guilt ... on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of ... Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome”
What can we learn from this ancient reference to Jesus and the early Christians? Notice, first, that Tacitus reports Christians derived their name from a historical person called Christus (from the Latin), or Christ. He is said to have "suffered the extreme penalty," obviously alluding to the Roman method of execution known as crucifixion. This is said to have occurred during the reign of Tiberius and by the sentence of Pontius Pilatus. This confirms much of what the Gospels tell us about the death of Jesus.
I love his channel!!
No one is perfect, many people are the product of their environment. And sometimes- sometimes people really can change. And I say actions prove that more than words.
-l
mark0oo Stay classy Marky
Michael Smith
Anger issues, ha? :D Well - that's too bad for you if you were molested by your parents and by your local rabbi! :D
James Lee who the F are you??
Go back to your hole cockroach!
His crew had their pockets in Gasoline rackets..nuff said, him making just money back then is an understatement
@Killer0fTheSun but maybe he is sincere at heart and may the Almighty guide him to the truth before his death
Yo I been researching this guy so much lately and EVERY interview my guy avoids saying yes to killing people so smooth 😂 he don’t say yes or no ..... but we know ....SMOOTH
I don't think he would have become a huge earner while being stupid enough to snitch on himself
Mobster to Minister?? Only in modern day life. FFS 🤣🤣🇺🇸
HEY MIKE GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR WORK!
"most wise guys leave in a body bag" wait what ?
Mike you did a great job not answering that COP REPORTER BILL
Notice how he never actually answers the question when asked if he killed somebody. 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Me personally I don't believe you did. But it's curious how he loves to give that little opening there for people to surmise.
You wanna hear a story some times because the work you do ,you meet alot of people,not everyone who smiles at you is your friend,always be weary,never scared.Some people sell girl scout cookies,some are cops,some people will just say can do it all because that's the point they've reached.Its not always easy to get up when you fall down but keep trying that's your only option, tomorrow will come....
Huh
Franseze isn't a dummy...
He still got that gas money from back in the day..... Believe that....
His bride was very cute. God worked his magic on him. I'm happy for him that he turned his back of the Devils club.
What if he really just got promoted to boss during his incarceration and he is now hiding in plain sight of everyone as a reformed man who left that life behind, using his father as an emissary to give orders to the front boss/underboss. Using the proceeds to launder the millions he probably still has stashed from the gas scheme. It would be some Carlo Gambino level genius to that plan.
I know, i wasnt saying thats what he DID, so much as just thinking out loud with a fun thought that came to me.
Naw Don Carlo would never do such a thing. Watch what u say
@@chadjones6313Or what will happen Chad? I never said thats what Don Carlo would have done, i said it would be a clever plan manipulating everyone from behind the scenes, exactly how Gambino liked to play the game. I was paying homage to the guys genius. He would not ever leave the mob and publicly renounce it, but he lived during a different time too. I sort of can get where you are coming from, but you are out of line.
Hey... You gettin real chatty, shut up a you moufa!
Matthew 5:5 “Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth”
So he’s broken hearted his son sold him out but authorized a hit on his son Michael yeah 👌 ok
That's because he really didn't do it
badtbss ls2 Sonny didnt put a “hit out on his son”, he simply agreed to it..That was mainly to keep him from talking. Clearly he didnt & is still alive..😉
That was a head scratcher for me too... Sonny still honors his oath, no family member is above that oath I guess 😕
He thought mike was doing something not for nothin
it's so sad, that news reporter was never seen or heard of again.
such a shame.
God had a purpose for him. No weapon will prosper against him. I'm happy I've gotten out of the criminal life myself. I've walked in front of my seekers and they can't even touch me
+Ryu2012SF once a earner always a earner just a different racket.
Vision821 I'm sure you know nothing about Christianity or what it's really about
This is the type of guy who would be successful at whatever he does
Somebody whack that interviewer.
llove and respect Michael.
Michael Franzese kicks his 'God' money up to the Colombo family. That's how he gets away with it. Smart bloke.
He is a preacher but still in denial
I doubt he personally killed anyone.... he was a money maker not a shooter.
I wouldn't doubt if he supported someone being killed or ordered a hit... never know!
Only a boss can order a hit.
I love how he avoids the killing question, knowing he had to make his bones,esp in Columbia family,and who his dad was.
Best charlatan and conman in history
Charlatan? He was a made guy? A charlatan is someone who acts like they have some kind of special knowledge? Al Sharpton would be a good example. How in the hell is he a charlatan?
Another key board warrior who back in michaels youth would've been feeding the crabs, a made man isn't a con man he's as real as it gets, now even better as he serves the lord.
Because now he charges thousands of dollars to peddle his religious nonsense. Went from one scame to another.
Nomad -81- all you dudes talk tough on the internet had this been back in the 80's - 90's you'd defecate on yourself before even thinking about uttering a word such as the nonsense you speak of now, go ahead continue putting another man down you think you're safe you think no one can find you why is it you think they created the witness protection program, it doesn't take a hacker too long to find out who and where you are, be thankful he is a man of God and not into his old ways.
LOL people always triggered by the truth. (Man of God) Yeah, but only if you give him money LMFAO.
He dodged the question. But Franzese was a made man and a capo in the Mafia. You don't become a made man unless you've killed somebody. I'm not gonna judge the man's soul, but the way I was taught, a true Christian conversion requires sincere repentance for your past sins and the willingness to accept responsibility for them. When he goes to the cops and gives a no holds barred confession detailing all his crimes, including murders, naming the victims and where the bodies are, and agrees to accept a life sentence in prison, then I will believe him.
He's a con artist
@@Pdmc-vu5gj Agreed.