I Made $10,000,000 A Week As A Mafia Boss | Minutes With |
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- This week we sat down with Michael Franzese, former mafia boss from New York, who was a caporegime in Colombo crime family. Michael told us how he made fortune on his scheme to defraud the federal government out of gasoline taxes, what it felt like to be in the solitary confinement and how he turned his life around.
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 The start of the crime life
02:32 Becoming a 'made man'
06:55 Highest point of the crime career
12:39 Prison time
16:41 Rebuilding life - Розваги
Michael Franzese will deliver a once in a lifetime, and at times chilling, no holds barred insight from within one of history's most feared and violent families, events across The UK this summer. Each event will feature never heard before stories from Michael about his rise in the mafia. For tickets and more info check out michaelfranzesetour.com
Let's be honest here...
Only snitches live long enough to grow that much grey hair.
@@tegridyweed7863 His father Sonny Franzese was the oldest living Made Mafia Member, he spent almost half of his life in and out of prison and he was also the oldest living inmate in the federal system here in America. Sonny Franzese was one of the most respected men in the history of the American Italian Mafia because he died with a spotless record as far as being loyal to them. Sonny even Ok’d a hit on Michael because Michael left that life and that’s a no no in that life, that’s how much that life meant to him that he picked it over his own family. Sonny was able to be released from prison for 3 years before he died at the age of 103 which means he was in prison at he age of 100 before he got released. Lastly, court records here in America are public records meaning if anyone did anything or snitched on some one or cooperated with the FBI or whoever else, it is on file for anyone to find so that’s how people know who is legit and who isn’t, it’s called paperwork. Michael’s paperwork has confirmed everything he’s ever talked about or already admitted, there’s many people who just look for paperwork on people trying to catch them up in lies. This saying describes Sonny Franzese 100%…
“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.”
@@James_Edward59 sounds like a family of losers that did nothing but perpetuate the ever growing degeneracy of society... some legacy!
Massive snitch. And not a boss only made capo level
@@tegridyweed7863He never cooperated with the feds. You are looking at the real Michael Corleone that's who they compare him to. This man was making 10 million dollars a week yes it was illegal but you know this man was smart enough to stash some 💰 on the side. He beat the feds.
20 minutes with Franzese just isn't enough. I could listen to him tell stories about the life all day long. What a fascinating character.
He has his own channel, it’s called “Michael Franzese”
rat
He did a nice long podcast with Larry Lawton, another former mob-associated major criminal who now does everything he can to keep people from ending up in prison. Honestly my favorite interview of his.
What an evil POS. The working man is the tough guy. Shame on this vile garbage.
Well then you are in luck. He seems to do videos constantly about his life story.
"We are who we hang out with, hang with the wrong crowd, they will lead you in the wrong direction & your gonna get in trouble" Facts
youre the average of your friends
Says the dude who signed up with 5 other men who are all f****** dead...
To Mr. Beanie: The CWA 1109 union shops didn't do much for my British dignity and decorum, spirituality, and classical tastes. Playing Beethoven to a rap or rock audience and "throwing pearls before swine" (Matthew 7:6) generated my expected fate
Their corrupt display of doltish and silliness, doing what they can to loosen me up -- is the *ammunition* they use to try to pierce their baited hooks into my soul.
Harken and heed a tip: Follow and hang with the best. If you surround yourself with sewage -- you will smell it on yourself.
@@oreoreo1534 yeah he grew up with the mafia that's different than growing up in a normal environment and choosing to get with the wrong people, and he's changed.
Sleep with dogs & you eventually get fles
I've seen Michael Franzese in multiple interviews now and every one is just as compelling as the last. Love listening to his stories.
It’s BS, he wasn’t a boss, he was a capo. He’s a rat too
I love Michael's interviews, fascinating, very wise man who changed his life.
I have been following Michael for about two years before he launched his own channel and website. He opens up the mafia life like no one else. He knows he’s damned lucky to be alive considering the life he was in.
whats his yt channel ???
@@roballister5269 Just put his name in the youtube search.
Switched on everyone to save his.
It's been said his father paid off mafia bosses to cancel the contract on his head.
@@KenUbeleveit1 From what I understand there is no such thing. Less here DONT go into the mafia or any criminal organisation.
This goes to show that there truly is no honor among thieves. You've got a guy who was nothing but loyal, one of the best earners ever, and as solid and stand-up as they come. But despite the fact that he's bringing in half a billion a year off his idea for the family, they accuse him of not paying up enough? Imagine if Tom Brady was accused by Bill Belichik that he's been throwing games and helping other teams win. AFTER all his super bowl wins.
They see scared as he was becoming too powerful, and could start his own family
Greed is a Corrupter,(Money to a Degree Hence Saying Money is the root of all Evil), Especially when it comes to Organised Crime(Any Kind of Street Life), They see someone doing Good & either want that Individual outta the way so Can Absorb their Earn($$$$) or Want to See if they Get more out that Person/Racket & Squeeze it like a Lemon or an Orange over time they are not Happy & Grow to Yearn for more like a Gluentious King at a Banquet think about this(Personally) if Anyone was Bringing Half a Billion a year & you were getting Wealthy off it I sure as Hell wouldn't rock the Cart(Golden Goose) for more, Only Loyalty they(Gangsters) have is to the dollar everything else is a Sham(An Illusion meant to Project Something isn't there), Honor, Respect, etc. is what they want ppl to Believe.
Thieves defrauding the American people of tens of millions of dollars a week for years are NOT solid, stand up guys, PERIOD.
I mean where is the other side of the story though. Easy to paint yourself as a hero.
It's a dog eat dog world. The gratitude he received for his service was being able to walk away with his life, making him disappear would have been easier and safer for the organisation but they let him walk away. That's about as good as it gets.
That gas racket he had has to go down as one of the most brilliant mob scams in history. Unreal how much money that brought in.
Defrauding the american people of tens of millions of dollars a week for years is not a thing to be admired.
@@DataRew america govt defrauds its own people with no qualms so what.
@@javiermori1710 elected officials defraud thier own voters, yes. That is not "the government" though, and is solved by not re-electing those individuals and criminally charging them. It's absurd to revere any people who rob you, me, and all other Americans rather than hold them accountable. Nihilism is self-fulfilling destruction.
Worse than the price gouging by oil and gas companies. The gov't is the real mafia. But like with any mob, they CAN be taken down. Remember that.
He doesn’t actually explain what it is though.
It’s nice to see that he is helping people now. He found the love of his life and now he has a calling to help others so that’s great.
That goes to show you how important, a woman or any partner, can be in a mans life. That and faith. Solitary really worked for him. I worked with some young people who were in a family and they chose the military to get out. The navy was popular because it puts distance between them and the family. Youing people are reachable. His work with them is really productive, I'm sure. The other takeaway for me is the power of a brotherhood. In my experience, it shapes men from all walks of life.
He found God too.
I tell you what this guy is an amazing speaker and story teller. He has literally told the same story a million times and I still listen.
Two Mafia hit-men are walking deep into a forest in the middle of the night.
One of them says: "I gotta admit I'm scared out here."
The other replies: "You're scared... I gotta walk back alone!"
🤣
:D
You straight up just searched up mafia joke on Google and copied the first one 😭 fair play tho I guess
Matthew: I don't get it.
@@eddyvideostar try to read it again..
Well done, UniLad/Ladbible. These interviews are absolutely brilliant. They could easily go on for longer. Still, I'm looking forward to the next one already... Thank you.
Well they have completely ripped off the UA-cam channel soft white under belly. This guy was even in there 2 years ago. You should watch that channel
@@mrsmokingskittles148 Yet here you are following and watching their videos lmao
@@James_Edward59 I still watch but my comment is still relevant
@mrsmokingskittles14 ripped off? yes.. soft white under belly invented gritty interviews.
@@ashley4372 yes
Mr Franzese is a true gentleman. He turned his entire life around. His youtube channel is brilliant.
He's a gentleman? He's a murderer. What the fuck are you talking about?
Lol
Everyone in the comments keeps making jokes but jokes aside this is a pretty awesome interview this man is very eloquent and well spoken and this was quite insightful
He is word perfect because he has repeated the same stories a thousand times . Has an answer or an opinion about all aspects of the Mafia . That is until he failed to answer the question " have you killed anybody " . He refused to answer .
@@paulharrop5879 oh yes now that Im living my best life let me admit to murder a crime that has no statute of limitation just to prove myself to internet people
He's highly intelligent and he knows people who are interested in this genre aren't usually intelligent. I see holes in most of his stories now.
@@paulharrop5879 yeah because he really lived it and not his fault gets the same questions over and over
@@paulharrop5879 oh and he doesn't have immunity like some of the other that talk about killings
I could listen to him talk for hours, his stories are very interesting to listen to in my opinion
He’s open and honest and doesn’t glorify the life, his sit down with Sammy gravano was a very interesting watch. Two very different characters who are now using their channels to give unique insights into that life
you do know this goes around parading this shit, he's a rat, he's basically selling a book.
Nah he’s a rat and was never a boss
Times have changed, the people and the way things are run are very different now so what his talking about is already public information and like 90 percent of the people he talks about are either dead in jail or have done their time so he can basically say what ever he wants and nothing is going to happen
"We are who we hang out with".
I can't think of anything he said in that interview more profound. So true. I can trace my life back to the point where it took a really bad turn back to a really sweet GT BMX bike that I had and riding it down the street one day when I ran into some older kids. That bike was the catalyst for so many things going wrong in my life and if I hadn't been wheeli-ing down the street that day with my 3-spoke GT and caught the attention of some older kids who took me under their wing so to speak, things might have turned out differently. Probably would have joined the military and my life might have taken a whole different trajectory.
I knew they were from the gutter and that crime and drugs would be a part of hanging with em, but I went anyway. I wish I had just stayed in the skatepark and never met those guys and just skated in the park until something was expected of me in which case like I said, probably would have been the military. Live and learn, at least I have some perspective from those experiences and some great things came out of it....
It's never to late to change your timeline.
Respect brother, how many times we wish we could go back in time but this wise, the paradox of life....
Can't wait for the uk tour Michael
He already did it
can you interview me shaun? im norways biggest livestreamer bro
@@StianNorwaylive How are you the biggest with less than 1k subs. Did you mean to say your the smallest bro?
Watched a lot of people telling lots of stories, some of which you can find out were exaggerated. I have been watching Michael for a while he is the real deal, he does not brag extort the truth, he lived a certain life and tells you about it without trying to glamorise it.
@@shivahuggins1276 lol
I love listening to this guy ever since I came across him I’ve binged watched his interviews/videos … a real OG.
It's getting abit boring now. He says the same story on every youtube channel that he goes on. Im sure he's well paid for it though
He’s a rat, and was never a boss lmao he’s straight 🧢
@@Ladioz I think the thing with Michael is that he want to talk about serious political thing on his yt channel and to do so he wants to have a clean image with the public , like I remember that he mentioned several times that he blew up a gas station but never tell how and why , Michael was also arrested in 1978 for being a driver for a murder the feds also believed that he provided 9 cars from his dealership for murders but he never talk about those things because he have no immunity for murders but even a part that none of the stories that he kept saying none of them engage any types of violence and if he does he doesn’t give any details I mean I understand that he can’t talk about murder but I mean he surely have interesting stories of him beating up people or things like that .
A real snitch
Such an interesting interview, kudos to you LadBible! Loving the "Minutes With" series and looking forward to binging more.
I’ve been following this guy on his own UA-cam channel for years. The stories he has are so far out of sync with reality. Highly recommend checking him out. His mannerisms, tone of voice, and the way he sits and tells stories. You can tell he was a tough business man that he could have on day paid for with his own life. He’s a real mobster.
Well done Ladbible for getting him on, one of the best story tellers you could ever get.
Agreed Michael is something else.., tremendous charisma and stage presence…
What is the name of his YT channel? Thanks in advance.
@@samn6498 it's just his name, Micheal Franzese
What do you mean by “so far out of sync with reality”? Honest question because here in America, if someone said your stories are so far out of sync with reality, we would take that as you are calling him a liar and saying that he is making up his stories so much that they don’t even sound possible or believable.
@@James_Edward59 Yep I'm Irish and in Ireland we wouldn't understand what way to take that statement sounds like you saying he talking out his arse. I don't know the man so I've no dog in the fight. Regards Eire32
UNILAD, keep coming with these great interviews!
Inspiring story. Any of us can change. All we need is the right motivation.
You'll never hear the real truth of his activities because the can would be waiting for him...he's telling what HE wants you to know.
He seems like a nice guy. Intelligent, well spoken, good manners.
Came across Mike and his story about 7 years ago, blew my mind. To see him where he is now even just from them is amazing. Goes to show no matter what youre doing, right or wrong, if you really put the effort in youll get the desired results. His Sit Down with Sammy The Bull is AMAZING
This channel is doing great work.. keep it up guys.I love your video and work
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Definitely glad I came upon this. Awesome interview and it’s pretty cool to see what determination and a will to change can lead to. Bravo sir bravo 👏
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Michael is on every platform these days even Good Morning Britain... What a legend haha.
He's doing meet and greets at the mall
Michael is an intelligent man. His channel is well worth watching. I am sure back in the day he was the last person in the world you would want to mess with.
Good reason not to support him lol
For real the dudes a bad ass he’s amazing
if he was an intelligent man, he would have finished med school and become a doctor, not a gangster/murderer and end up in prison, nothing amazing about this man. Says alot about people who glorify people like him
@@charlesjay8818 The truth is the bad guys have all the best stories.
@@charlesjay8818Calm down Karen! Like you haven’t made any mistakes in life right !? Lol. The guy obviously has regrets about the life he was in & who doesn’t love a good redemption story.
Michael its a honor to hear your story . Iam 64 myself and spent 34 years in Australian prisons , Good to hear your going okay and found love , Nothing is worth your freedom good luck in the future
34 years??? Man how did you keep your zest for living?? Honestly, I always wondered how individuals keep their purpose and drive confined as you were!! Write a book! Or just hire a ghost writer and you could tell stories on life, fear, guilt, anguish and every human!! Good day mate!!
@@holly52ful LMAO yeh i would be able to write a best seller . I done a lot of sh^t in prisons in Australia i was what you Americans call a shot caller but not just for a jail but for the whole state. We were a gang we only had one gang Us against the officers. It wasnt like America we didnt hurt each other we all worked with each other against the system. Its not like that no more they were the good old days. Now its all full of gangs and cowardly stuff its a putrid system now. I will never go back brother i don't like the crims of today no morals . But i do advise young people to not go down that path its a wasted life
Love this guys UA-cam videos. Watched them for a while now.
I'm pretty sure he's more honourable than the majority of politicians.
@@michaelunderhill8847 literally none of your comments have any relation to my comment. He's left the mafia unless you didn't listen at all.
@@danielcpt3819 i thought one doesn't leave the mafia
@@TheRealBatCave he clearly said he did.
What an excellent and thought provoking talk. Thank you for engaging him.
Fantastic interview. Very insightful, and eloquent.
The craziest thing is that he has kind eyes.
Micheal Franzese is a class act and a man’s man!
Don Corleone: A man that doesn't spend time with his family is not a real man
By those words, Michael is definitely a man's man
He is a gangster feeding and filling his pockets of stories about his past criminal activities .
@@paulharrop5879 he WAS a gangster. he's going around to prisons telling young men to stay out of the gang life
@@michaelunderhill8847 Killing has been going on since the beginning of time. Even world governments do the same exact thing. At least Michael is doing his best to make a positive impact on society by telling young men in prison to stay off the streets and not make the same mistakes he has made
such a neanderthall thing to say
I’ve watched Michael speak at least 100 times & I’ve never heard him change a single word of his story. People can learn a lot from him.
Very very cool video. Thank you so much for sharing! This was very insightful.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 thanks for his honesty !!
Finally, been waiting for this for quite a while!
Even tho I've heard his story so many times I still watch any videos with him
Been watching this guy since I first saw him on Mike Tyson's podcast. Great storyteller
Excellent Interview.... you can tell his knowledgeable and has wisdom about life (including the crime one)
This guys podcast and UA-cam channel got me through the first lockdown - his life stories are insane!
He also got a cheeky mention in Goodfellas 🙌
yes just watched good fellas yesterday
Which part?
Guy was a criminal, why do people idolize these figures?
@@unhombrealado key word was. So you've never done bad things you've regretted?
@@1anre when they’re presenting the people on the bar they say his name
Love Michael his UA-cam channel is one of the best out there! Keep up the good work!
Beautiful submissions,honest submissions of a real man who does not hesitate to tell the truth of his life experiences to save future generations from being guilty of law.Hope when streyed youngsters hear this man in heart can learn a lot and learn how to save them selves.
Michael it is good to listen to someone who is obviously educated and articulate explaining his involvement In criminality in his early life and give genuine advice to young people who are on this track in their lives.
Different class to many other sites on UA-cam.
God bless this brother, what a inspiring story and a mighty change to a man who have lived that type of life and now a change man and helping youngsters in jail and with a ministry, what a story.
“I kept my cool as usual” badass quote
can we all agree when he uploads it makes our day
The change in Michael is very prevalent. He's a Hero of mine. I enjoy his honesty and his shoot from the hip style of getting the truth out. God bless you Michael.
Absolute respect for this man. He done his time, didn't rat, he lived through it and came out the other side. Good on you.
BS he snitched as well
If you gonna be on the street you gonna do it the right way this man's consistency telling the story 👏🏿
Michaels channel on UA-cam is brilliant 💯
Thank you so much for telling us your story. I am so glad to be exposed to other's lives that are so different than mine. Hopefully someday I can find a way to help.
I love listen to this guys stories. Seen him talk before on soft white underbelly and other channels. Not boastful, no bravado, doesn’t brag, just tells it how it is. Still honorable and cool-headed. Would be very interesting to hear some of the deeper stories from that life.
I met Michael at Oakland FCC church and bought his book Blood Covenant. Michael's life turned around from being born again into the "the family" and exchanged to being born into the family of Christ! He is extremely engaging and has a lot of humility, unlike his previous self while he was part of the mob. He meets with recruits in the major sports leagues on how not to get bribed. Thanks, Michael for what you do! God Bless!
I've heard this guy tell his story on like 5 youtube channels by now but damn its interesting every single time
For somebody to be in the mob, you have really changed your life around and I am very proud and wish you and your family all the best
This was a heartfelt interview with a really well spoken and knowledgeable person who has a great business sense as well as loyalty. He never badmouthed the family and understood the processes if something like internal fraud were to go wrong. I would say that is why he walked out of that meeting alive. One thing with the Mafia, unlike the modern drug cartels is that for one, they never dealt in drugs and didn’t destroy thousands of lives. They were intelligent and found loopholes in the legal systems of the day and flaunted these to make an income. they literally skimmed the cream off the top of a corrupt government pie. Governments worldwide are corrupt to this day and so tied up with it, that what theses guys did, was not such a sin, unlike the Cartels in this day and age. Thank you michael, what you show in this video is a person who is very articulate and would have succeeded in any form of business you started.
This man loves a good talk about the mafia doesnt he.
This man’s insight about a life of crime has educated and inspired me a lot to write my next crime story.
Thank you, Sir.
Every few years this guy pops up and does interviews. Good for him
He has his own yt channel Michael franzese
Michael we need to see you in a Mafia movie. Great man I could listen to your stories all day every day 👍
Michael Franzece has the intellectual capacity to run the economy of a nation.
may be as it may, the moral capacity not as much...
This is 1 of 4 stories that get told in a loop like the Scooby Doo paintings, Tony Salerno 'mamaluke' , John Gotti 'flea market' , 'your dad did nothing to help you' sit-down, and this one!
Fascinating interview. I could listen to this guy for hours. I love Italy and could emigrate there. Been to Sicily and other parts of Italy - really stunning. The best food in the world (in my opinion), stunning architecture, clothes, hand bags etc. Most Italians are also very hospitable.
He is the most respectful guy.....
I am overwhelmed with respect and love ( yes Christian love in respect of someone who changed his live around ) I salute you Michael Franzese it takes GUTS to do what u did. I would love to hear more of you.
Pat here from Ireland 🇮🇪 great stories 👍
Nice to meet you pat. I’m Greg from the USA 🇺🇸
I could listen to him all day
Great story teller thanks for sharing
PTSD..he has so much pain in his eyes, yet so composed. Never show a weakness is a hard learned instinct that is hard to overcome at times. A survival mode. Thank you for choosing to turn the bad into good inspite of the heavy price that was paid for it. You're helping many others to understand choice and consequences that can change their lives and their loved one's lives forever 🙏🏼
You can identify these syndtomes, how
Teach me?
I love watching anything with Michael or Sammy The Bull in it. Super intresting people who go out of a very unique situation
This is class one the best ones👏🏻🍀🇮🇪
I hate long videos because of my short attention span, but I couldn’t stop watching this. SO interesting. Well done!
Been watching his channel for years, glad to see he’s getting some recognition 👏🏽
I don't trust shit he has to say hes definitely a rat.
He spoke at my church.. Harvest church (Greg Laurie) about a month ago. My stepson actually came to church with us to see him. He's paralyzed from the waist down from living "that life".
One of the most interesting people on the Internet, period, on one of the most interesting channels on UA-cam, period.
I was waiting on this one
I would have been interested to hear about, if his former boss had a contract out on him, how he survived in prison and also how he eventually managed to get away from being under that contract and move out of the life.
He has a youtube channel
@@frightfactoryYT Yeah he was just careful and luckily he managed to outlive most of his counteraparts
You can tell that Deep down Micheal franzese misses the life he used to live & what it was but it’s great to see him transition into what he is now as a man of faith ✅.
He a real pillar of society now isn’t he. A pillar of salt.
@@sjacrane
“Pillar of salt 🎙” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 joker.
@@sjacrane Well he preaches christianity and pays his taxes. Seems like a nice guy to me
@@rorymilsom1491 preaching christianity and paying taxes doesn’t make you a nice guy. Lots of asshat hypocrites do that across America.
@D_ans what a dumbass example, Michael is now just a family man business owner who tries to live a good life, he's not murdering jews
Thanks for the insights, Michael.
Love michaels channel really interesting stories
Damn Mike came over to England and done interviews everywhere he’s doing it right lol
I feel like i'm ready to give a 2-hour lecture on Michael Franzese
The last statement is something always to remember.
Amazing interview! Wow!!
Sometimes I wish they would allow him to go into more detail. What slip up happened that caused him to go into that room thinking he would have to die? How did the other members get murdered? Did the politicians work with them out of fear or out of greed?
Thank you Michael for sharing your story with the world, may God bless you and those you love always🙏
Real life. Thanks for this interview
I can smell the cologne though my screen and it smells amazing
Fantastic interview, what a great interviewee and story! Imagine, though, that you once were being accused of and almost killed for overstepping your limits as a capo, suspected of trying to break free and create your own family, and then the video labels you as a boss. The irony
Good story Mike you speak the truth there's no lying in you.
Amazing guy told the truth love what he does for community service
Trust and Learn from people with scars, and you do have a scar Michael that anyone who chooses to take that path must learn from it.
Well said. I have several major scars and as an older man now, I could talk for days about how people treated those who are not in the in crowd! But hey all is good my friend and best wishes for you and your family!!!
Thank you for sharing your story. People like to glorify this lifestyle in movies and tv shows and it's a horrible way to live. You can all the money and power but in the end it's all meaningless. "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?"
so true,there isnt a material solution to a spiritual problem,no fun being an ego manizc znd shackled to a false,miserable life.
I think between the final acts of casino and goodfellas as well as the Irishman, Scorsese has shown through reasonably historically accurate stories has shown the repercussions of mobsters trying to live the high life at one age and the repercussions later in life through the paranoia, prison and assassinations.
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exactly right,money they can never enjoy,always watching their backs ,never at peace in the moment,what a waste of time.
Amazing interview
Fascinating guy 👀 Cool & calm reflection of his crazy life. 👌🙌
I do not think there is one person on this earth who has no regrets in their lives, some more than others.
But being able to look back on those regrets and then want to help others who are making the same mistakes is a wonderful thing to do.