So lately I've come across several Youtube videos of Mike Franzese talking about leaving the mob and his conversion to Christianity. The religious stuff is not really my thing but I don't have a problem with it. My question is does he exaggerate his role in the Colombo family? He talks about this gas tax scam he ran that brought in millions of dollars. He claims to have been a capo in the family. I know his Dad was a heavy hitter with the Colombos but was Michael the real deal?

One thing is true, he hid some money before he rolled because his house looks huge in those interviews.

That is what kind of bothers me about all this is, even though he got caught, and did some jail time, he is doing way better than some law abiding 9-5'r that is his age or older.....SHOULD NOT BE!
His stories only interest everyone because they are about illegal stuff.

Look who his father was, what boy doesn't wanna be like his dad? who wouldn't follow there parents off a cliff?

He didn't convert to Christianity he just returned to it, I assume he would been baptised and confirmed into the Catholic Church.

That's the wonderful thing about Christianity, if you repent and seek the Lord you'll always be welcomed with open arms, no matter who you are or what you did.