Serendipitously, it seems, Franzese's moral crusade happens to embody one of the best-selling entertainment themes ever. The 70-year-old is estimated to have stolen up to $250 million in gasoline tax in New York and $40 million in Florida. Another reason was a concerted crackdown on Mafia crime that caught up most of those who wanted him dead. And I said, 'Dad, if the circumstances were right, I could. He and his wife remain dedicated to their religious faith and their daughter, Julia, is an actress. As one of the worlds most powerful women, shes a trailblazing media mogul whose timeless words of wisdom are undeniably worth hearing. 'He's been dead for 130 years and can still satisfy the ladies': Social media goes wild over mystery woman Cancelled? This was the figure Michael Franzese idolised as a child. Did I want it to happen? Nobody of his rank had ever just walked away and lived. 3 14 73 Michael Franzese I serve a new master now. Maybe youve lost your job or are just trying to navigate burnout in the workplace. Am I responsible? If you ever had to kill anybody, could you do it?. ago 50Gut 3 mo. As a young man, Robbins worked as a janitor, earning $40 a week, and risked it all to attend a Jim Rohn seminar for $35. The aging gangster spent the day fiddling with his hearing aid, getting escorted to the bathroom frequently and dozing off. He wanted me to be a doctor; I went to college to be a doctor. Franzese says he declined a suggestion from his boss in the Colombo family that he kill Carrozza himself. We had a deal with Michael Jacksons father Joe to represent them on the 1984 Victory tour. William Poole, AKA Bill The Butcher, one of the most notorious gangsters in all of New York history. He orchestrated and negotiated his plea to racketeering, resulting in a 10 year sentence, which precipitated his departure from the life he once lived successfully. The reformed mobster moved to the West Coast with his wife and children after several death threats and contracts on his life. Thats how it would have worked.. The modern mafia has attracted little publicity from modern day law enforcement for the past 20 years. Eventually he was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of tax conspiracy in March 1986. The amazing thing is I never saw the guy again afterwards. 159 [deleted] 3 mo. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "Now we were both 'made' guys, and from then on I wanted to be the best possible Mob guy I could be. In 1986, when he was just 35 years of age Fortune Magazine named Franzese number 18 on its list of the 'Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses'. One of Michael Franzese's daughters wanted to become a police officer The biggest issue for Michael after leaving the mob was ensuring the safety of his wife and his daughters: Julia, Amanda, and Miquelle.