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NEW YORK — A reputed Colombo crime family under-boss and the oldest inmate in the federal prison system has been released at the age of 100.
Newsday http://nwsdy.li/2tCZw76 reports John "Sonny" Franzese left the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts, in a wheelchair just before noon Friday. He was serving a 50 year sentence for bank robbery.
His son, Michael, says the elder Franzese is planning to live with a daughter in Brooklyn.
Franzese was accused of being involved in loan sharking and extortion.
In this March 24, 1966, file photo, John "Sonny" Franzese, center, is escorted to the Elizabeth Street police station in New York, after his arrest on a 43 count gambling indictment. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File) © The Associated Press
John "Sonny" Franzese, 100, is helped by family members as he arrives at the residence where he'll be living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Friday, June 23, 2017. (Credit: Craig Ruttle)
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...100/ar-BBD5sjy
Newsday http://nwsdy.li/2tCZw76 reports John "Sonny" Franzese left the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts, in a wheelchair just before noon Friday. He was serving a 50 year sentence for bank robbery.
His son, Michael, says the elder Franzese is planning to live with a daughter in Brooklyn.
Franzese was accused of being involved in loan sharking and extortion.
In this March 24, 1966, file photo, John "Sonny" Franzese, center, is escorted to the Elizabeth Street police station in New York, after his arrest on a 43 count gambling indictment. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File) © The Associated Press
John "Sonny" Franzese, 100, is helped by family members as he arrives at the residence where he'll be living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Friday, June 23, 2017. (Credit: Craig Ruttle)
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...100/ar-BBD5sjy
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