MICHAEL Franzese once ran the streets of New York City as a caporegime (captain) for the Colombo crime family. Back in the 1970s, the city was a hotbed for organised crime, and now, years later, ...

The son and grandson of a Colombo crime family capo were busted Wednesday after an NYPD joint task uncovered a staggering cache of weapons and illegal firearm-making equipment, including ghost guns.

The son and grandson of a late Colombo crime family mob boss have been busted on federal weapons charges after a huge stash of ghost guns was found at their Staten Island home, law enforcement ...

Along with the psychiatrist. That would never happen. My name is Michael Franzese, and I was a former capo in the Colombo crime family, one of the five New York Mafia La Cosa Nostra families.

For your source for fact-checking mob depictions in media, look no further than Michael Franzese, a former boss of the Colombo crime family, who, after departing from the criminal life ...