Michael Franzese

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1,097 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 19 Jul

Michael Franzese’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Megyn Kelly Show · Mafia Sunday, with Michael Franzese and Sammy "The Bull" Gravano - Megyn Kelly's "Double Feature" of Fascinating Interviews · 19 Jul 2026 podcast

I said, they're going to give me 300 years if I ever get convicted.

This life is in trouble.

I see guys starting to become informants.

I meet my wife.

I said, this is trouble.

I got to try to make an exit here.

And so I had leverage over the government because beating them in the Giuliani case gave me some leverage.

So we negotiated a plea deal.

I got a 10 year prison sentence, $15 million restitution, 5 million in forfeitures and went off to do my time.

And it was it was planning my exit at that time because I figured, hey, I do a bunch of years in prison, but I'd come out, I'd have parole and probation.

I move out to the West Coast.

I can't associate with anybody when I was on parole.

Maybe after 10 or 12 years, the guys will forget about me and I can live happily ever after with my new wife here in California.

And that was my original plan.

That's how I started to make the exit.

Didn't work out exactly that way, but eventually it worked out well.

Absolutely.

They offered me when I was taking the plea, they offered me no jail time, minimum jail time.

if I would cooperate and I refused.

I said, no, you know, I just want, as part of the plea deal, I had not immunity, but they couldn't prosecute me for any of my past crimes other than murder.

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