Gangster, 93, Convicted Of Racketeering Conspiracy

NEW YORK — The elderly underboss of a New York organized crime family has been convicted of racketeering conspiracy.

A jury in Brooklyn federal court found 93-year-old John "Sonny" Franzese of the Colombo crime family and three co-defendants guilty on Wednesday. It was the fifth day of deliberations.

The trial featured the testimony of Franzese's son, a former Colombo associate. The son told jurors his father had used him to pass messages to other gangsters.

The jury also heard Franzese on tape talking about how to shake down strip clubs.

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