John Franzese Jr. (born 1960/61), now living as Mat Pazzarelli, is an American former mobster and associate of the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss John "Sonny" Franzese. [1] He is the first son of a New York mobster to turn state's evidence and testify against his father.

2022年6月23日 · John Franzese Jr. was born into mob royalty, but after getting clean and doing the unthinkable—testifying against his own father—he sought out an almost unimaginable forgiveness.

His brother Michael had become an informant too, but John Franzese Jr.'s testimony was far more damaging to the mob. And it helped send John (Sonny) Franzese...

2020年2月27日 · After acquiring the rights to the story of the Colombo crime family’s second-in-command’s son, John Franzese Jr, The Oscar-nominated producer of ‘Hacksaw Ridge’, David Permut, can tell what I’m sure will be an interesting story.

2019年3月27日 · John Franzese Jr. helped send his father, notorious Colombo family mobster Sonny Franzese, to prison. Then he turned up in Indianapolis.

2019年4月1日 · IndyStar became aware of Mat Pazzarelli – formerly John Franzese Jr., a New York City mob figure – from freelance writer Elizabeth Flynn, whose first-person account is also being published by IndyStar as a companion piece.

His son John Franzese Jr. testified against him, becoming the first son of a New York mobster to turn state's evidence and testify against his father. At the time of his release on June 23, 2017, at the age of 100, he was the oldest federal inmate in the United States and the only centenarian in federal custody.

2019年3月27日 · John Franzese Jr. helped send his father, notorious Colombo family mobster John "Sonny" Franzese to prison. Here's what to know about him and his dad.

2021年7月12日 · Future stories will take a closer look at John Franzese’s addiction and recovery, his days in the mob and why he decided to leave witness protection.

Following three weeks of trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today returned a verdict convicting Colombo Organized Crime Family underboss John “Sonny” Franzese and Colombo family associates Joseph...