Michael Franzese
Michael Franzese is a former American mobster and one-time captain (caporegime) of the Colombo crime family, one of New York's Five Families of the Mafia, who was once described by Fortune magazine as one of the biggest moneymakers in organized crime since Al Capone. He became notable for generating an estimated $1 billion in revenue through a gasoline tax fraud scheme in the 1980s before renouncing his criminal past, pleading guilty to racketeering charges, and serving time in federal prison. Since his release, Franzese has reinvented himself as a public speaker, author, and Christian motivational figure, sharing his story of faith and redemption through books, documentaries, YouTube videos, and speaking engagements worldwide.