Michael Franzese

My other sister, 40 years old, dies. She wasn't all there. Oh, my God. The family was destroyed. And every family of every member of that life that I know goes through a similar fate. So any lifestyle that does that to a family is no good. It's bad. So I meet this girl. I fall in love with her. She's 20 years old. I said, am I going to marry her and put her through the same thing?

Because I got a huge target on my back. Seven indictments already. They're never going to let me go. Never. Never. I'm going down. I'm not, you know, hey, I beat all of these cases. I'm not the Teflon Michael or any of that. I knew eventually I'm going down. And I said, I got to make a choice. At the same time, Giuliani went crazy with the RICO indictment.

Because I got a huge target on my back. Seven indictments already. They're never going to let me go. Never. Never. I'm going down. I'm not, you know, hey, I beat all of these cases. I'm not the Teflon Michael or any of that. I knew eventually I'm going down. And I said, I got to make a choice. At the same time, Giuliani went crazy with the RICO indictment.

Because I got a huge target on my back. Seven indictments already. They're never going to let me go. Never. Never. I'm going down. I'm not, you know, hey, I beat all of these cases. I'm not the Teflon Michael or any of that. I knew eventually I'm going down. And I said, I got to make a choice. At the same time, Giuliani went crazy with the RICO indictment.

Giuliani told me in the courtroom, day of my arraignment, he gave me a million dollar bail. He said, if I convict you on this case, you're getting double what your father got. I'm going to give you a hundred years. That's the kind of time they were giving us. By the grace of God, I beat that case or I wouldn't be here right now. So I said, it's only a matter of time.

Giuliani told me in the courtroom, day of my arraignment, he gave me a million dollar bail. He said, if I convict you on this case, you're getting double what your father got. I'm going to give you a hundred years. That's the kind of time they were giving us. By the grace of God, I beat that case or I wouldn't be here right now. So I said, it's only a matter of time.

Giuliani told me in the courtroom, day of my arraignment, he gave me a million dollar bail. He said, if I convict you on this case, you're getting double what your father got. I'm going to give you a hundred years. That's the kind of time they were giving us. By the grace of God, I beat that case or I wouldn't be here right now. So I said, it's only a matter of time.

And when I go, I'm going forever. There's no question. So that's when I started to say, I got to get away from the life. So you met her before you went to prison? Yeah. And she stayed with you even though? She stayed with me eight years while I was in prison. Really? And visited you how often? As often as she could.

And when I go, I'm going forever. There's no question. So that's when I started to say, I got to get away from the life. So you met her before you went to prison? Yeah. And she stayed with you even though? She stayed with me eight years while I was in prison. Really? And visited you how often? As often as she could.

And when I go, I'm going forever. There's no question. So that's when I started to say, I got to get away from the life. So you met her before you went to prison? Yeah. And she stayed with you even though? She stayed with me eight years while I was in prison. Really? And visited you how often? As often as she could.

The government gave me a very hard time because they would move me around to all different prisons. Do they still have conjugal visits? No. Feds never had conjugal visits. Do they still do that?

The government gave me a very hard time because they would move me around to all different prisons. Do they still have conjugal visits? No. Feds never had conjugal visits. Do they still do that?

The government gave me a very hard time because they would move me around to all different prisons. Do they still have conjugal visits? No. Feds never had conjugal visits. Do they still do that?

Really?

Really?

Really?

You get conjugal visits? In the state. Under certain conditions. But you didn't, for eight years, you didn't have, you were in prison. Yeah. And you couldn't get a conjugal visit? No. I spent 29 months and seven days in solitary. Six by eight, so that's it. Me in the cell. In the hole. In the hole. Shoe. That shoe. Special housing. How do you get through that? Tough. Tough. Like what?

You get conjugal visits? In the state. Under certain conditions. But you didn't, for eight years, you didn't have, you were in prison. Yeah. And you couldn't get a conjugal visit? No. I spent 29 months and seven days in solitary. Six by eight, so that's it. Me in the cell. In the hole. In the hole. Shoe. That shoe. Special housing. How do you get through that? Tough. Tough. Like what?

You get conjugal visits? In the state. Under certain conditions. But you didn't, for eight years, you didn't have, you were in prison. Yeah. And you couldn't get a conjugal visit? No. I spent 29 months and seven days in solitary. Six by eight, so that's it. Me in the cell. In the hole. In the hole. Shoe. That shoe. Special housing. How do you get through that? Tough. Tough. Like what?

Like what do you do all day? You read. Oh, you can read. Yeah. Even in the hole? Well, they give you books. Well, then that ain't the hole. That ain't the hole I know.