MUG SHOTS: Gangsters

"Sonny" Franzese

John "Sonny" Franzese

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.

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This guy is a straight up beast.
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.