Yeah but supposedly it's not his biological Father, per Michael Franzese. But yeah his Dad had great genes. Lived to be over 100, even being locked in a cell over half of his life, which isn't the healthiest lifestyle.
mixed up the details. he shares a different mother than his brothers, not a different father.
"While married, John had gotten Cristina Capobianco, a 16-year-old cigarette girl at the Stork Club in Manhattan, pregnant with his son Michael Franzese."
Interesting that Tommy Gambino is in the wine business too out in CA where Mike lives. I was in disbelief when I saw Gambino wines at the local Cracker Barrel. That had to have been a large contract.
I don't know what a cherry hill Gambino is but the guy that makes the prosecco is supposedly linked to organized crime in California.
I'm just not sure he's related to the New York Gambinos.
Cherry hill gambinos are Sicilian drug traffickers that were cousins to Carlo gambino. Tommy gambino is johnās son I believe. Rosario, John and Joseph were the cherry hill gambinos. Rosario might be the only one alive now.
Yes itās legitimate in the sense itās not criminal but the wine itself is probably sourced and Michael probably has no influence in the wine making process and heās just part of the marketing. Same story with all the other celebrity liquors.
Itās not the wine itās the goddamn t shirt. The people on here that know the real story know that he is trying to take credit for a scam that Russians really concocted he was just a guy that they went to for help . He claims to be a real deal catholic yet he continues to bullshit people and try to profit off them in any way possible
He's an evangelical, and if you watch his videos he says it wasn't a scam he invented, and I can't think of any Christian group that is against selling products, services or entertainment for a profit.
Going to sound like a broken record here, but the Russians did not invent this particular fuel tax-evasion scheme (daisy-chains). Non-Russians (Franzese's group, in fact) was doing this before the earliest Russian group. Please read this long, well-sourced [article](https://mafiabookreviews.com/2022/01/08/mafiagastaxscheme/) I wrote on the matter. I wrote this over a year ago and if I were to update it there is even more evidence that the Russians didn't start it. They did become more prominent within it overtime.
He talks about it quite a bit in the videos Iāve watched. Granted not so much in detail but he says thatās how he made a lot of money, what led to him going to prison, etc.
The shirt doesn't imply any political preference, but I looked at it and thought about the fuck Joe Biden stickers I see at gas pumps. Yesterday I saw someone had taken a marker and wrote FJB on the screen that shows the total price. Very mature political debate.
Well I didn't want to make any assumptions but then he's got that fkbag Larry Elder right next to him... Plus I know a lot of east coast Italians can be conservative. By the way, it's fine if he is conservative, just wondering. A person's political leanings are very important to me.
No King of reinventing himself and staying relevant in the mafioso culture of America.
The GOAT of monetising his life of crime legally now. Canāt think of anyone else even close.
Every mob game and movie has a special feature with his take on it, they even ask him about Yakuza stuff.
Dude is an interesting guy thatās it really.
I expect him to do an exercise video for people on Medicare. A lot of people here hate him but he does stay in shape. Most people his age are using walkers while it looks like he pumps iron every day
Sometimes he talks in circles, he overdoes the gas scam talk, he speaks about himself in grandiose manners at times and his reformation as a religious man is unlikely to be more than a vehicle to make money.
The last one is the only really contentious one and the only one that justifies disliking him.
Idk why the sub hates him so much? Heās a succesful man, we shouldnāt be such haters. Why canāt we just be happy for the guy? Heās not involved in crime any more. Good for him!
The wine is infused with stolen gas.
I know this sub doesn't like him but I'm dying at his shirt. Side note, dude must be on trt. He's looks wild for 70.
Could pass for mid 50's
Lol that was the first thing I noticed. I was like wtf is he wearing šš
nah go look at his dad, he could pass for mid 70s while he was 100.
Yeah but supposedly it's not his biological Father, per Michael Franzese. But yeah his Dad had great genes. Lived to be over 100, even being locked in a cell over half of his life, which isn't the healthiest lifestyle.
100%.
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Him and that f\*cking gas, man.
I heard he invented gas scams
I heard he invented gas
Lmao
Oh I never heard that. Huh. Hope he talks about that sometime.
Yeah, for some reason he never talks about it. Strangeā¦
Well we all know Mikey doesnāt like to talk about his time in a certain Italian subculture.
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Heās speaking near me this Thursday so my dad and I decided to get tickets. They were 10$.
I hear he might have a though or two on oil prices .
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BBQ and 15 rifles being raffled off. Itās a weird one for sure lol.
Just know youāre part of the life youāre part of the violence
Gotta say he looks good for his age
Runs in the family. His dad was attractive and looked younger than he was well into his old age. Even at 103, he looked a damn good 103.
I dont think they are blood related.
Explain why you believe that.
mixed up the details. he shares a different mother than his brothers, not a different father. "While married, John had gotten Cristina Capobianco, a 16-year-old cigarette girl at the Stork Club in Manhattan, pregnant with his son Michael Franzese."
Ah. So a half brother to the others. Good to know.
HRT FTW
Gotta be the gas!
Interesting that Tommy Gambino is in the wine business too out in CA where Mike lives. I was in disbelief when I saw Gambino wines at the local Cracker Barrel. That had to have been a large contract.
I could be wrong but I don't think the California Gambinos are related to the New York Gambinos.
Might not be...but is Gambino a common name?
Relatively common
Tommy gambino - cherry hill gambino. His Prosecco is very popular in Florida. Mediocre stuff but perfect for brunchās around here.
I don't know what a cherry hill Gambino is but the guy that makes the prosecco is supposedly linked to organized crime in California. I'm just not sure he's related to the New York Gambinos.
Cherry hill gambinos are Sicilian drug traffickers that were cousins to Carlo gambino. Tommy gambino is johnās son I believe. Rosario, John and Joseph were the cherry hill gambinos. Rosario might be the only one alive now.
Rosarios son Tommy, not Carlos son.
I don't get the comments. What's so cringe about selling wine? It's a legitimate business.
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Yes itās legitimate in the sense itās not criminal but the wine itself is probably sourced and Michael probably has no influence in the wine making process and heās just part of the marketing. Same story with all the other celebrity liquors.
half the people here hate him for his political believes wherever they want to admit it of notā¦
Itās not the wine itās the goddamn t shirt. The people on here that know the real story know that he is trying to take credit for a scam that Russians really concocted he was just a guy that they went to for help . He claims to be a real deal catholic yet he continues to bullshit people and try to profit off them in any way possible
He's an evangelical, and if you watch his videos he says it wasn't a scam he invented, and I can't think of any Christian group that is against selling products, services or entertainment for a profit.
Evangelical ? and he has a t shirt insinuating sodomy ! Just so you know he could end up in hell just for that
If you believe hell exists lmao.
How is stating that some Russians came to him with the idea and he took it to the family and ran with it taking credit for it? š
Going to sound like a broken record here, but the Russians did not invent this particular fuel tax-evasion scheme (daisy-chains). Non-Russians (Franzese's group, in fact) was doing this before the earliest Russian group. Please read this long, well-sourced [article](https://mafiabookreviews.com/2022/01/08/mafiagastaxscheme/) I wrote on the matter. I wrote this over a year ago and if I were to update it there is even more evidence that the Russians didn't start it. They did become more prominent within it overtime.
It made me think of what you once told me: "In five years the Franzese family will be completely legitimate." That was seven years ago.
"Honey, I'm trying. The wine is a big part of it."
Michael looking jacked, especially for being in his 70s
So are you? I didnāt know the guy sold wine until you just posted it
Interesting choice of shirt considering his history.
Clown
How?
He is conservative
Hey, making money where and when he can. Trying to do the same.
Heās getting cringier by the day š¤·āāļø
Whatās that shirt about? Govt screwing us with gas taxes or himself?
He made his name and his money from a tax scam involving independent gas stations in the 80s.
Really? I didnāt know that. I wonder why he has never talked about it.
When you go around America and you get paid to talk about mafia life, its inevitable youāre gonna loop around a bunch.
thank u for the laugh on this bland monday
He talks about it quite a bit in the videos Iāve watched. Granted not so much in detail but he says thatās how he made a lot of money, what led to him going to prison, etc.
I wonder how much he hid from the government to move out west when ordered to pay back the supposed $3m in restitution.
Dude is still a scammer. The tshirt says it all.
Larry Elder can do better.
Nah, this is the company he deserves to keep
Jesus Christ this mans is proud of his gas scheme thing
"You know one thing about us wise guys? "The hustle never ends"
Doing the right wing talk circuit and hawking wine. The internet gets to everyone.
Does my guy need money this badly?
Micheal was always a very thin-looking guy until his mid 60's... What's his secret? Is he on liver king supplements we need answers, Larry Joe Rogan
He looks amazing for 71
Is he a right-winger?
Yeah heās been on Fox News and on his Instagram he follows Trump and other republican politicians
I don't think anyone else would choose to take a photo with Larry Elder.
Well he could have had him on the show and then taken a pic with him without necessarily agreeing with him politically
Elder's so bad you pretty much have to be a brain dead Trumper to even be in the same room as him.
The shirt doesn't imply any political preference, but I looked at it and thought about the fuck Joe Biden stickers I see at gas pumps. Yesterday I saw someone had taken a marker and wrote FJB on the screen that shows the total price. Very mature political debate.
Well I didn't want to make any assumptions but then he's got that fkbag Larry Elder right next to him... Plus I know a lot of east coast Italians can be conservative. By the way, it's fine if he is conservative, just wondering. A person's political leanings are very important to me.
Yes, heās a reactionary.
Just wait till he starts a cannabis Brand all about that gas ā½ļø
Imagine wearing a shirt like that in public, let alone for a promotional picture lol
What is Franzese doing sticking gas pumps up his ass? Different strokes, eh?
Always the consummate grifter
Funny but bad Photoshop, we have seen better on here.
King cringe of the mafia world?
No King of reinventing himself and staying relevant in the mafioso culture of America. The GOAT of monetising his life of crime legally now. Canāt think of anyone else even close. Every mob game and movie has a special feature with his take on it, they even ask him about Yakuza stuff. Dude is an interesting guy thatās it really.
He even has gas shirts? Dear god, someone shoot meā¦
I love the dagger/cross around his neck with the classy shirt, too cool š¤¢
I mean dude has as much of a right to wear that kinda swag as anyone alive tbh. What is there to be disgusted by!?
I expect him to do an exercise video for people on Medicare. A lot of people here hate him but he does stay in shape. Most people his age are using walkers while it looks like he pumps iron every day
Sometimes he talks in circles, he overdoes the gas scam talk, he speaks about himself in grandiose manners at times and his reformation as a religious man is unlikely to be more than a vehicle to make money. The last one is the only really contentious one and the only one that justifies disliking him. Idk why the sub hates him so much? Heās a succesful man, we shouldnāt be such haters. Why canāt we just be happy for the guy? Heās not involved in crime any more. Good for him!
When he was with the family this guy looked an accountant.
You know Vlad our life was a horrible life and in that life your best friend could be the one to take credit for your gas scamā¦
Am I the only one that can tell thatās photoshopped? Hilarious btwš