From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain
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From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain
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I’m breaking down the supposed “most lucrative mob businesses”—from prohibition to gas scams and gambling. But don’t buy the numbers you hear in the media. I’ve seen them throw billions around, but do they actually know? Not a chance. I lived the life, I know what these rackets were really about: opportunity, not daily assignment. Informants exaggerate, media estimates are wild guesses. I’ll show you the real reason some rackets built the Mafia. Learn what was myth, what was true, and how I made it big. Trust me, nobody kept ledgers. This isn’t Hollywood, this is straight talk on the business of organized crime—what worked, what didn’t, and what outsiders will never get right.
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00:00 - Introduction: Mafia Businesses
01:09 - The burning Question: What’s the most lucrative mob racket?
01:56 - Top 10 mob “businesses” ranked
02:14 - The only mob rule: no drugs
03:36 - All other rackets: wide open
04:36 - 10 most profitable mob rackets
05:46 - Cargo hijacking: how it really worked
07:17 - Restaurant and bar extortion
08:48 - Bid rigging & fraud: real numbers?
10:46 - Stock fraud, inside jobs
12:21 - Loan sharking: how big was it?
14:06 - Union scams & Las Vegas money
17:14 - Gas tax scam truth & my peak earnings
18:44 - Mob drug profits—pure myth
20:33 - Mob bookmaking & gambling
21:28 - Prohibition: birth of the Mafia
23:15 - Why you can’t trust “mob numbers”
24:29 - Record keeping, street rules, how it really worked
26:20 - Final thoughts on the myths
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Sit Down with Michael Franzese
From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain
