N.Y. judge to sentence geriatric gangster, 93

[Elmore Furth]

Source: Associated Press

Convicted mob boss John "Sonny" Franzese is so old, he knew Frank Sinatra in his heyday. He's so old, his recent extortion trial became nap time — even when his turncoat son took the witness stand against him.

Franzese also is so old that, if federal prosecutors have their way, he's almost certain to die behind bars.

To the dismay of supporters who insist the frail 93-year-old is a decrepit shadow of his former self, the government has asked a judge in federal court in Brooklyn to sentence him Friday to 12 years or more in prison.

The reputed underboss of the Colombo organized crime family remains a remorseless mobster who deserves no mercy, "having denied so many of his victims the opportunity to live out their lives safely and securely with their families," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.



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[Historic NY]

1. 3 hots & cot & the NY provided health car at the infirmary......

he has it better than his victims had.

[davidthegnome]

2. I agree with the prosecutors

I don't care if he's 103, he deserves no sympathy based on age alone.