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Peter Santenello: (was) everyone of these shops was paying to the Italian mob?
Rich Mancuso: No, it didn't work that way
See, that's a misconception
They did not control businesses and people
They were very kind-hearted people
that helped the community
Not like what you saw in "The Sopranos"
with Tony Soprano and them making sure that
that they controlled the businesses
took the rent or whatever
Nah, that's not what it was like here
That's a misconception
What what they did was
protect the community
They helped people
They made sure these streets were safe
And as a result, when they were put away
and the cops couldn't control,
then the landlords took over these buildings
on section 8 and this neighborhood changed
So, how are they making their money then?
They did things that weren't legal, we know that
Peter Santenello: So, were they selling drugs or?
Rich Mancuso: When I was around them, I didn't see that
All of that might be going on, I never saw it
There was the illegal racket game of numbers
Gambling which now is not an issue at all
because it's all legal now
Rudy Giuliani talks with with Michael Franzese, former capo of the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese.
Giuliani prosecuted Franzese back in the 1980’s for various federal crimes. The two men had not seen or spoken to each other in nearly 40 years,
Franzese had claimed that at the height of his career, he generated up to $8 million per week. In 1986, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges, released in 1989, rearrested in 1991 for a parole violation, and ultimately released in 1994.
Franzese partnered with the Russian Mafia in Brooklyn in the gas bootlegging scheme.
Revenue officials estimated $250 million in gasoline tax was stolen in New York state per year,
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Giuliani indicted 11 organized crime figures, including the heads of New York's so-called "Five Families," under the RICO Act on charges including extortion, labor racketeering, and murder for hire.
Franzese made tons of money but he wasn't flashy like Gotti
Some interesting details here with these former adversaries comparing notes
A lot of the indictments were based on recordings, talk of chopped up bodies and so on
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On December 8, 1980, one month after the election of Ronald Reagan brought Republicans back to power in Washington, Rudy switched his party affiliation from Independent to Republican.
In 1981, Giuliani was named Associate Attorney General in the Reagan administration,[44] the third-highest position in the Department of Justice.
In 1983, Giuliani was appointed to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which was technically a demotion but was sought by Giuliani because of his desire to personally litigate cases and because the SDNY is considered the highest profile United States Attorney's Office in the country, and as such, is often used by those who have held the position as a springboard for running for public office.
i first saw a franzese interview early last year
when he mentioned his dad was an old school mobster i looked his dad up expecting that he died 30 years ago
he had died literally 2 days earlier at 103
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