Michael Franzese on The Russian Mafia Now Surpassing The Italian Mafia (Part 29)
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In this clip, Michael Franzese gave his take on Rudy Guiliani saying the Italian Mafia has lost much of the influence it boasted for the greater part of the 20th century. He reacted to the former mayor of NYC claiming the Russian Mafia has gained control over the world of organized crime. Franzese also opined on the changes across the organized criminal landscape.
Vlad's three main talking points in every interview:
(1) I never turned to crime because of the rape scene in American Me
(2) It's hard to get away with crime nowadays because of the prevalence of cameras, phones, etc
(3) I interviewed so-and-so, and he said this...
too accurate 😭😭😭
(4) I have a friend that killed someone with their bare hands
(5) I live in a gated community in Calabasas
(6) I've hired legal security who are armed
(7) I collect watches and have a few Rolex. My fav is the Yatch Master
“I tried selling coke one time. I’m happy it didn’t work out well I would’ve been bigger than Pablo Escobar.”
😂😂😂😂 literally spot on dude.
(8) 1 bad drug deal turned me straight for the rest of my life.
Vlad asking 70 year old Italians about 69 might be the funniest thing i’ve seen
Lol he does whatever he can to bring him up
No shame either
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fuckin hilarious 😂
@@Teamshmo and he always says his name like a sleezy strip club DJ.
Well said Vlad. I wish Mike could tell his opinion too.
Russians Albanians and Serbs all super active in London, Italian just make great food, but that's the goal, street life was borne out of immigrant poverty and it wasn't meant to continue forever.
Not correct, Ndrangheta is according to experts one of the most if not nr.1 crime syndicate out there.
Some of those guys if they are still good with government they could fuck up then go back to Russia and start over in a new country
What’s even crazier is Ireland is a nice and well off country now and they control the drug market and be putting up high body counts for European standards
Irish mafia are tight with the Russians And are the main importers. Lots of connections in South America.
@@Kjalli Correct my friend, the Calabrian Ndrangheta now controls everything, but remember that any important agreement must always pass through Cosa Nostra
Also, the Italian neighborhoods aren't as big anymore. Not as big a pool of recruits. Not to mention the fact that most Italian Americans have made it to the Middle to upper class so no need to turn to crime.
And most Italians aren’t full blood Italians
That’s true. Barely see Italians in NYC other than in pockets in Brooklyn, Bronx, still a sizeable population in Staten Island.
Most Italians I meet or see are upper class or borderline wealthy. They transferred well into regular life. All of them own businesses or have very well paying jobs
As an Italian from NY I can say we are everywhere but just not all concentrated all in certain neighborhoods like we use to. We've assimilated.
@Zika not in terms of overall power because they are not as organized. I'd say Mexicans or Russians, but that is just my guess
It's hard to get away with crimes today unless you're a politician or their family member
or got family in the police
@@chopboxing6197 or bribe key officials in the precinct 🤷♂️ but the family one is muuuch cheaper lol
Or you're in a Democrat-run city.
@@chopboxing6197 that only works in certain departments where corruption is the norm. Chicago for example
Or if you're a Wealthy White Male.....
Glad Michael was present to see Vlad interview himself
lol
American-italian mafia and italian mafia are two completely different things..the two seem to get confused too often
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Most Americans don't realize that they're only seeing a fraction of Italian organized crime, the 'Ndragheta is one of the hardest organized crime groups in all of Europe
Same w/Camorra
Yeah, it's really something how different the rules and requirements were for "enlisting" in the American families vs the old country.
They were exceptionally strict and on the hush in Italy compared to the U.S. standards...from what i've heard anyway.
Its not surprising considering the US always feels like they are the end all be all..an easy example is like baseball finals are called the "world series" but are missing the majority of the world..
Russian mafia outside of Russia isn't really a big thing. In Russia though, it's huge and yet people never see it or know about it cuz the mafia in Russia is in the government and they just stay low while making some crazy money. So only once in a while there are public hits of some people that are in the game but regular folk doesn't even know they exist.
Lol you're talking out of your ass Russian mafia is worldwide and I bet you've only seen russia on youtube
Russians don't have big mouths like Italians Soo you wouldn't know buddy
What do you mean it isn’t a big thing? They’re literally laundering billions of dollars here per year lmao
@@joshuad1716 isn't big compared to what they do in Russia lok
@@joshuad1716 Yeah and who told uu that cnn 😂
“I don’t know this for a fact but, maybe they just got quiet” something tells me that last statement was the truth and he knew it.
I'm with you. He's playing dumb or uninformed but I'm sure he knows a lot still.
They work in the stock market
@@brooklynboiprod and the best thing about the market is that crime there pays and never gets you caught. Just ask all the biggest banks & hedge funds. Making money hand over fist daily.
@@DominiAeternum That is true. They're gangsters on a larger scale
Yeah the bosses are Sicilians and their whole thjng is make thr cash without the flash
At what point during these three or so minutes did Vlad allow Michael to answer a question?
Funny how the news always use to put the Italians on blast but these days they never talk about the Russian mafia.
Because the "Russian" mafia is partially kosher?
Because there's no such thing. Not outside of the former USSR anyhow.
((((Russian mafia)))))
(((((Media))))))
I recon there is russian mafia in London there is Albanian mafia
Russian mafia not that big outside of Russia
How do you measure who's more powerful? Are we taking head counts, gross income, or is it who has the most guns or bodies?
Sometimes the people who are the most powerful are the ones you don't know exist.
Absolutely right
Perhaps he meant the ones who instill the most fear!
Italians are established now, it’s been 100 plus years in the US and people aren’t fleeing Italy anymore
Exactly! This person gets it. Some people think that Dr. Dre was a gangster! They are clueless, and the real crooks are happy about this.
The actual Mafia's in Italy are still around, and still very vicious. My guess is the American Cosa Nostra has teamed up and made alliances with other groups they never respected or put on their same level. Always have to adapt and change with the times.
There's a difference between Italian American and Italian mafia groups. The 'Ndrangheta and Camorra are some of the strongest groups out there.
The Ndrangheta/Camorra also have a larger pool to recruit from than the Italian American mob. They can replenish their ranks much faster in the case of death or imprisonment.
Ndrangheta is the most powerful criminal organization in the entire world. Vlad doesn't know wat he's talking about ever
I wish I was a spaghetti.
@@Monk-ow3ok yeah cuz they have so many members where as the American mob has to be very careful of informants and people that just flipped
Right.🤣
Thanks Vlad for bringing on guests so that we can listen to your thoughts. I mean, who would want to hear what the interviewee has to say?
You are spot on! Franzese might as well ask Vlad the questions.
cant wait for part 50 of this interview
It’s not hard to commit crime and get away with it these days you just have to be willing to take the risks Just like it ever was
Nowhere near the level of the 70s and 80s...i grew up in NYC in those times and there was a body on the street every week wede walk by them on the way to school like they were a light post or any other inanimate object. It was much harder to solve murders during that time that's why the 1940s to the early 1980s was the golden age of the mob.... It litterally took the guiliani and the feds what a mounted to basically a "conspiracy statue" aka RICO to take down the bosses who never did any dirty work themselves, they just took the kick ups provided by the associates, soldiers and capos and gave orders (yes I kno giving an order to murder someone is a crime) but the feds would never kno that if it weren't from guys flipping under them bcuz of RICO bcuz they had football numbers waiting for them IN PRISON
Maybe because the neighborhoods the Italian mob came from barely exist anymore. Demographics
I'm past sixty and from my life's experience I think the original mafia would be a better option the our present government
OF COURSE Vlad had to bring up 6ix9ine to Michael again...
He loves bringing up wannabe rapper gangsters to the real gangsters
Because it’s the new generation of snitching dummy.
I think Vlad has a crush on snitch9
It’s quiet obvious he wasn’t the interview so bad. Leave that boy alone
@si ali ahki lols they don’t hate him. But sometimes even people you like keeps bringing up things you don’t wanna hear will piss you off
John gotti took the mob down and his grandkids made it a laughing joke 😆
The Russians are huge and have always been big. The Mexican Cartels are definitely one of the strongest criminal organizations as well as the Chinese are definitely up there and I’ve heard a good amount about the ‘Ndrangheta being very powerful too but I’d say here in America, it’s probably the Mexican Cartels because they are right next door and you see people associated with Mexican Cartels everywhere you go or at least I do because I live in CA. I’m sure I come across a lot of Chinese that are involved too that I wouldn’t know about and you really don’t see Russians around much unless you live in an area populated with many Russians. You see Cartel influence everywhere in America whether it’s movies or music even rappers always talk about the cartels but I can’t say the same about Russian influence or even Chinese influence being that huge in America when it comes to their criminal organizations. Everyone knows who El Chapo is but not many can name a top Russian criminal or a top Chinese criminal unless you follow that world.
For the Russians, that's a very good thing. If you do organized crime, you dont want people knowing who you are anyway.
TBH the Mexican cartels are only strong because of the country they’re in the Mexican government is weak and a lot of their political figures only care about money hence why a lot of them are deeply involved with the cartel they couldn’t do the shit that they do in Mexico here in the US
@@DonJulio1942 Lmfao bro they do the exact same thing here, it’s no secret they work hand in hand with the CIA. They have so much power and the American government relies on them just as much as they need the American government to allow them to do what they do. If anything, they are more involved and connected with the American government than almost any other country or criminal organization. The only other country that has that much power in the American government is China.
Russians got chicago. Thats about it . Cartels got all of the mid and lower west. Peurto ricans and cubans got north east, mixed with some of the italians that are left. Cubans and haitains in florida.
@@truck6280 That’s not true at all, you are talking about low level gangs and stuff, we are talking about criminal organizations that control much of the entire USA. What criminal organization do the Haitians have? Or the Cubans? Or Dominicans? Or Puerto Ricans? They all have lower level gangs where they are very heavily populated but none of them are what we are talking about. Chicago is actually considered the most active Cartel city according to the DEA and FBI and then California is 2nd. It’s partially because Chicago is the center of their country wide routes and there’s a lot of transportation in and out of the city.
Did vlad really just mention 69 to a former made man and capo in the Italian mafia 🤣
Jesus Christ Vlad! Ask the guy a question and LET HIM ANSWER IT!
😳One question? why thousand's upon thousand's children being kidnapped without a trace in America even with all the cameras who or what is controlling crime in America?🤔
the government and politicians
Good question
Cameras ain't clear enough. The resolution is lower than 480p
That's why u leave ur phone home and go by yourself
SHHH! Don't tell Vlad! He still hasn't realized that criminals don't carry their personal phones with them when their out commiting crimes LOL!
Vlad is nodding his head in approval
Italians moved all the money in the legal areana. Construction, manufacturing, real estate, etc. Plus all the children have become Drs lawyers and educated people for the most part.
A good amount...Not all though.
Far from all
Inheritances ;))
Russians did that on a much bigger scale
Why should anyone take your word for it?
Michael doesnt care about 69 or any other rappers 😂
Vlad seems to know a lot about what the police can do.....
Alot? He said the most basic ass sh**. Who tf doesn't know about cell phone tracking and surveillance??
@@Carlwat78 vlad
@@Carlwat78 right it's common sense I thought 🥴
Wow, you are a m*r*n
Digital crime is huge now though. Identity theft is out of control.
They cooperate more because of the mandatory minimums nowadays. Some of the sentences they give people are way out of pocket. Before the 80's and RICO act, sentences were reduced significantly.
You gotta be insane to be in the business of crime these days. Everyone films everything. Cameras on every corner. Shot spotters. Cell phone towers. Digital footprint everywhere. You gotta be insane
There r ways, they just have to plan things better. You’d b surprised some of the things that happen right in a Walmart parking lot, and that entire parking lot full of ppl, didn’t notice a thing. It is definitely more difficult but it can still happen. These muthafuckas can even prob spread diseases or spray a hazardous chemical at you. There r loopholes in the system and they know them all, they got lawyers explaining everything little thing to them. That’s why it’s called “organized crime.” It’s a business, real crazy to see it on the other end tho. It’s like they r criminals, but they all work together as 1 in this whole ecosystem of ours and I’m not speaking lower level shit here. The top dudes, nobody sees.
True but there is still plenty of OC. How do you think that every town and city in most western countries are flooded with coke and smack and everything else? This political system needs crime: cops, feds, lawyers, funeral parlours, and many more need to get paid, and the real gangsters are people that most people have either never heard of, or would be surprised to hear, and they have friends in high places.
Organized crime will always exist as long as humans live
The harder it gets the smarter people move
Not really, the technology is just a tool both sides use. LE may have had an initial leg up with cameras, tracking phones etc but criminals always innovate. Now they have encrypted phones and devices that disable cameras, trackers that alert them of cop cars, data encryption services that are hard to monitor. Now they have an entirely new avenue of ventures as well. Now they can scam and hack bank accounts and send packages filled with cocaine halfway across the globe with a postage app. End of the day, it's player vs player.
Whatever happened to the strong, silent types? The Gary Coop-az?
Whole tiles sh**, a misunderstanding. Patsy, Christopher
Their will always be someone to step up
This is because the Russians would die before they tell on their organization. Them guys are tough as hell!
Bro Putin is the Russian mafia
Nah, it only takes one. The characteristics you are talking about were prevalent in La Cosa Nostra at one time too. Time and that one or two Russians they can crack (and there will be) will be their downfall too. Remember, the Italian mafia was a strong omerta driven organization for decades before they cracked them.
Lol russians have no organization. Because they're not violent. And they will 100 percent tell to avoid doing jail time with Mookie and Jamal.
There are a bunch of Russian rats, I believe the Russians Michael worked with snitched
Immigrants got that young blood energy
Also haven't lost their culture to American sub cultures and Albanian mob is shitting on the russian mob
Cartel vs Mafia, who has more power?
Cartel
Cartel because of the type of people they have in their ranks like this for instance El Mencho’s CJNG a lot of his members are former military personnel
@@DonJulio1942 if you’re talking about money then the mafia make way more. Just one mafia organization, The Ndrangheta , make 60 billion usd annually while all mexican cartels combined make 30 billion.
Cartel de Jalisco & Cartel de Sinaloa alone control 70% of drugs in the world
@@ghernandez559 bullshit in Europe they control nothing
Vlad mentions Tekashi 69 every 3 minutes
Vlad: "The Russians and whoever else"
Everybody: Who tf is "Whoever else"??
I cant even get out of my house to do a crime with all the cameras in my neighbourhood! As soon as I walk out my door I'm on TV!
Val definitely said 'you've got the juice' to Michael and dubbed it out
Shocked Michael into silence
When we getting that Vince McMahon interview !!!! ✅
That’s why I leave my phone at home when on job 😂
Great video Vlad👍👍👍👍💯
i guess the host never heard about 'burner phones' .. LOL my god.. you leave your actual phone on , at home so it can be tracked or triangulated or whatever, get a throw away pre-paid phone, do some work and toss it in a lake when you are done.. sigh
yea, cops, i was at home watching tv..probably not quite that simple but its not rocket science either
now camera's are a bit different but its not like ny is london or anything .. now the uk, has a bunch of cctv cameras.all cameras mean is you gotta be smart about whatever you wanna do and have a plan. you cant just randomly want to pop a dude somewhere as there is a good chance a camera will pick it up
Why vlad keep bringing up rappers to Michael it's so funny because he doesn't know who these people are 🤣
Tekashi69 was/is one of the biggest gangsters/mafioso’s of all time. So it’s only right that Vladdy boy pays his respects.
@@saucemk 🤣😂😂😂😂😂
How many Italian Americans are there, they are all 5/6 generation, they have all just become Americans
In the USA there not what they used to be but in Italy and Europe they run the show
I’m America they are pretty much done, they run the show in Canada and of course Italy, the rest of Europe not so much, Eastern European gangs took over and the Irish run the biggest drug operation in Europe.
Yep especially in Australia to
My main statement is this whole game is triangulated.."
Nas~
"I'll give you a little evidence"
Vlad : 👀👂
"put people in prison for over a 100 years" Come on Vlad...anything above 40-50 years depending on your age is pretty much a life sentence...
Does anyone know when the full thing is gonna be released? Like, is there a date?
After episode 872.
Imagine having “Gods Eye” from fast and furious
The Italian mafia is the original regardless of who comes around now. They will be the ones in the history books. Anyone else is just playing catch up.
I believe the Irish mob were around in America not long before the Italians showed up.
Cartels still manage to make millions…and billions… they give this agencies too much credit
Because their government is too corrupt to really to stop them
That’s why it’s hard to find El Mencho and how El Chapo was able to escape so many damn times they’re helping the absolute hell out of them
Cartels operate in 3rd world countries,flooding the border points with drugs by a never ending supply of poor people willing to do anything for money,they have no real power in American cities,they don't have any large presence in major America cities and would be destroyed, they are only able to operate in that corrupt shithole Mexico
Vodka is stronger than wine apparently
Vlads cuzzin Glad is actually the biggest in the south!!
No Cap… 🤔
Vlad loves name dropping tekashi.
Think he wants to make sure the heat is kept on him. Wonder what his motive is. 🤔
Ask the thugs and drug dealers if it is hard to do crime as they are doing crime NON stop 24/7/365
I’m sure they have rest days
The US for some reason doesn’t prioritize sex trafficking as much as it does drugs and the Russians are apparently notorious for being big into sex trafficking more than drugs and shit like that so maybe thats why you rarely see them get caught in the US. Or maybe they get caught and it just doesn’t make the news 🤷♂️
They don't prioritize sex trafficking because look how many lawyers and judges in South Florida...how many doctors how many executives actively feed the sex traffickers ...which the Russian mafias are notoriously horrible. I worked on los olas everyday I see how many eastern European women were constantly trafficked to to my area and how many "Official" type people engage them. They need a giant toiletbrush to start cleaning out Broward county courthouse. Look how much money they ripped the average person off building such a giant tower on taxpayers money. Ruthless government corruption. It's still an 1860's slaveship running where they sell your human rights.
@@bobrojapistole4426 you right plenty of big time officials are into hookers and shit like that so they probably willingly prioritize the other types of crime
Michael must be on HGH. He looks great for a guy in his seventies!
I was saying the same thing like why this dude look like he hasn’t aged in between his last Vlad of interview
Vlad never fails to not stfu.
Vlad answers his own question🤣🤣🤣
Vlad! I think Michael Franzese is more than capable of giving his personal opinion on the state of the mob.
Take away phones and cameras like the ol country and do your own surveillance
Damn,vlad,I used to ,because I was raised old school,you trusted and didn't have to wonder whether the media did their research and homework I used to believe you and who you interviewed. I was really impressed with the caliber and ,sometimes,rarity of your guests. I just now see . of liars,fakes,unconfirmed satements,content. It's also become where you talk way more than your subject,answering questions that you asked them,for them. I see you leading and instigating. I also can't and don't understand how " gangsters" allow you to speak of things that ,old school,would have gotten both of you in trouble. I now wonder what qualifies you and how you do get the guests you do. Man,I hope as time goes by,you learn real journslism,how to truly interview with objectivity ,non sensationalism,researching the validity of your subjects,because I want you to continue success. I hope you fly past,with integrity,honor and professianalism,the other no humpers out there.
The mafia have got smart and gone underground. Making more money then ever
The Russian mafia is kicking ass and they're doing it very quietly and under the table what needs to happen is a RICO charge and conspiracy in the ldp sent to prison for life no Second Chances with with oc indictments
That’s why if you’re going to do a serious crime you leave your phone at wherever your alibi is going to be. I’ve tried it, it works
Hey Vlad. How about reviewing Luchessi Cappo Anelo Neal Migliore. Seems like no one tells his story
Russian mafia owns the Utah Jazz
Italian Mafia threatens you first, the Russian Mafia just wipes your whole family in case you don't deliver.
Massive difference in aggression level.
The Italians have lost there way.
Funny how he asks the guest the question then gives a longer answer than the guest its getting unwatchable at this point
The Russian mafia is state sponsored not the same.
As if the US government doesn’t have mafia connections lmao
geeez we lost big Pailie , thats 4 mafia movie stars this summer . Paul Sorvino aka Big Paulie and Paulie Walnuts Ray , Sonny,
Russian Mafia surpassed the italian mafia in the USA but not the italian Mafias in Italy especially the Ndrangheta
@Zika Bullshit
@ZikaIn Europe the biggest problem is the Ndrangheta
@Zika Not at all
@Zika Bullshit back in early 2000 the media said that the russian mafia will invade the Western Europe and take over the businesses in most cities. 20 years later nothing those who grown up are the Ndrangheta, the albanians, the serbians, nigerians... groups like that.
@@craigpetties1476 Nah he’s right to an extent, Ndrangheta is very powerful but Eastern European and middle eastern gangs be running the streets and the Irish mob control europes drug trade for the most part
Why does Michael continue to express himself as if he is still part of O.C.?
"They took so much power away from us."
Crazy.
Don't you see the oxymoron?
@Idread You need to go back to home schooling for some advanced remedial English. Only ONCE does he refer to the mob when he says "They're not doing anything." Which is actually false.
Every other THEY is in reference to the mob. He even said "All the power WE had."
Who is he referring to there nimrod?
Leave the groupie shit for the Michael Franzese V.I.P. subscriber crowd. Don't bring your reverse sleight of hand horseshit on here. You big dummy.
@@thekozalicious I see a moron named @Idread who doesn't know how.
It’s still in him. No matter how much he talks about being a Christian and down talking the lifestyle it’s still in him.
Before you end this you need to ask Michael about What Anthony Raimondi said about him-!!!!
Mentioned Tekashi again 🤦♂️
Weekend warrior mafioso. Guy who are mostly legit frontin like they are Don Corleone when they are Tony Macaroni. I love it when you hear so one talk about there uncle so and so and than you see them or meet them and find out they work at some deli.
Like either one of them would know and law enforcement hasn't said that and its definitely not true outside America
"I'll give you a little evidence.." lol
Russian Mafia has their government behind them. They also have a longer, deeper history. The American Italian Mafia separated from their Italian and Sicilian roots, only conducting business with them.
italian mafia is older than russian mob , even in america
Things change in time, naturally but nobody can deny the Italians were the foundation. 😎
I’m not sure why Vlad even asks questions.. he should just sit the guest down and proceed to explain how things really work
Funny thing is guys like him and Sammy are a big part of the demise.
How is Michael franzese the despise of cosa nostra since the big crack down was in mid eighties when Michael was a capo and in the life.And Sammy wasn’t exactly the first government informant because Joe Valachi was the first known informant and that was in the sixty’s.
They're definitely more underground. I don't know if The Commission even meets anymore! I've read that they just use middlemen to speak to each other.
There isn’t no need to meet anymore because the Mafia lost control of the unions on a national level
02:22 what are those Proverbs sayings on his arms?
Merry Christmas from king Terry Perdue the king of Indianapolis Indiana. 👑👑🪖🪖👑👑
Cartels crazier
What about info on Russians?
Why doesn’t Vlad just have the interviewees interview him since he wants to talk over every person and constantly spew out his unwanted opinions most of the clips or segments?
The Mexican Cartels🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 have been the big boys now 💯💯💯💯💯💯
Mexican cartels are controlled by Ndrageta and they only control drug flow into United States, it figures a Mexican would say something like that with doing no research 🙄
OK did I miss the part about the russians
Me and my bulls foul while the ref is looking !
I would like to hear more about other organized crime groups other than the traditional ones being talked about. What the Democratic and Republican crime families who control not only the U.S. Government but allies of theirs.
Poor mafia, they've lost control :(
They are still active don't worry about that
@@tariqreda2851 exactly lol Italian crime is still extremely powerful look up the ndrangheta. Michael franzese just likes to stear people away from street life cus hes a good dude
@@LJay2896 yeah I have read about ndrangheta and I saw recent australia news video about how they have found out the biker gangs are working with the Italian mafia and that even the police were surprised they live more lowkey nowadays that's why people think the Italian mafia have died out
This day and age is different. Cameras and social media is everywhere. And so called killers will snitch on you.