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Part 3: John Franzese Jr on Getting Involved with Colombo Mafia After Dad Got Out of Prison
Part 1: John Franzese Jr on Mafia Dad Sonny Franzese Beating Murder Case, Getting 50 Years in Jail
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In this VladTV interview, John Franzese Jr. reflects on the years after his father returned to prison in 1982 and how his life spiraled from alcohol abuse into cocaine addiction in his early 20s. He describes first trying coke after being told he looked “a mess,” believing it helped him control his drinking—until it took over his life through 2001. As brother Michael Franzese was making millions in the gasoline tax scheme and facing major federal racketeering cases brought during the Giuliani era, John says he stayed close to Michael and their father while avoiding charges. The conversation covers CMC, fuel taxes, union funds, extortion allegations, Florida legal trouble, Michael’s 1986 guilty plea, and the Norby Walters case. John also opens up about becoming intermittently homeless by 1990, bouncing between street life and business meetings at places like Sony.
