Michael Franzese

And I took a 10-year prison sentence, and I had a big rest, $15 million restitution. I had a plane and a helicopter. I gave it all up to the government at that point to settle a case with them. And this was this whole gasoline tax case. It was a RICO case. And I did five years. Now, let me tell you this to give her a little bit more credit. We got married. She was 21. We got married in July of 85.

And I took a 10-year prison sentence, and I had a big rest, $15 million restitution. I had a plane and a helicopter. I gave it all up to the government at that point to settle a case with them. And this was this whole gasoline tax case. It was a RICO case. And I did five years. Now, let me tell you this to give her a little bit more credit. We got married. She was 21. We got married in July of 85.

I went off to prison in December.

I went off to prison in December.

No.

No.

It was under investigation.

It was under investigation.

Yes. And then they indicted me in December and never gave me bail. So for the time of my indictment, I stayed in prison. And she, you know, so I go off to prison in December and I did five years on the 10. I made parole after five years. I was home 13 months. Very difficult time. It became public that I walked away, and I had a lot of people upset with me back in New York.

Yes. And then they indicted me in December and never gave me bail. So for the time of my indictment, I stayed in prison. And she, you know, so I go off to prison in December and I did five years on the 10. I made parole after five years. I was home 13 months. Very difficult time. It became public that I walked away, and I had a lot of people upset with me back in New York.

Yeah. Life Magazine wrote a news story and Vanity Fair.

Yeah. Life Magazine wrote a news story and Vanity Fair.

I had a contract on my life, and the feds had come into prison and says, your boss at that time put a contract to you. It's all over the street. Our informants are telling us, and your father went along with it. Now, I want to be clear on that, too, because... Would my dad have ever pulled the trigger on me? No, I don't believe so.

I had a contract on my life, and the feds had come into prison and says, your boss at that time put a contract to you. It's all over the street. Our informants are telling us, and your father went along with it. Now, I want to be clear on that, too, because... Would my dad have ever pulled the trigger on me? No, I don't believe so.

But he had to go along because people thought I was going to become this major witness and start testifying against people. That was never my game plan. But everybody thought that because people just don't walk away. So I had a lot of trouble. I'm home for 13 months. It was a very hectic time in our life. And then I violate my parole. Yeah.

But he had to go along because people thought I was going to become this major witness and start testifying against people. That was never my game plan. But everybody thought that because people just don't walk away. So I had a lot of trouble. I'm home for 13 months. It was a very hectic time in our life. And then I violate my parole. Yeah.

You know, I hate to do this because then it's like, but I really didn't do anything. But the feds were really upset with me and they violated my parole for not paying my taxes and stuff like that. And so they throw me back in and they said they were going to indict me for all sorts of cases. I'd never come out of prison alive and all of that. But they couldn't indict me on anything.

You know, I hate to do this because then it's like, but I really didn't do anything. But the feds were really upset with me and they violated my parole for not paying my taxes and stuff like that. And so they throw me back in and they said they were going to indict me for all sorts of cases. I'd never come out of prison alive and all of that. But they couldn't indict me on anything.

There was nothing out there. But they gave me four years on the violation, which was the maximum. And I spent 35 more months, which was maxing out. But it put me in a hole for 29 months and seven days. So I was in solitary all that time.

There was nothing out there. But they gave me four years on the violation, which was the maximum. And I spent 35 more months, which was maxing out. But it put me in a hole for 29 months and seven days. So I was in solitary all that time.