MUG SHOTS: Gangsters

"Sonny" Franzese

July 6, 2010
John "Sonny" Franzese

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John "Sonny" Franzese, a gangster's gangster, has been a member of the Colombo crime family for more than 50 years (as of mid-2010, the FBI listed the 93-year-old hoodlum as underboss of the New York-based Mafia outfit). Franzese is pictured above in a U.S. Marshals Service booking photo snapped after one of his many arrests.

Comments (2)

Submitted by GeorgeDubyaBush on Wed, 2010-09-29 20:05.
This guy is a straight up beast.
Submitted by JP70 on Wed, 2010-09-15 21:03.
Surviving 50 years in organized crime is impressive. I don't have the energy to run a food stand, much less a vast criminal network.
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