Mob boss John 'Sonny' Franzese found guilty

The New York Post reports:

A Brooklyn federal jury convicted a 93-year-old reputed underboss of the Columbo family on racketeering charges this morning.

John "Sonny" Franzese – once of the most feared mobsters in Long Island – was convicted with the help of testimony by his heroin-addicted son on charges of shaking down two Manhattan strips clubs, along with a suburban pizzeria, and helping run a loan-sharking operation.

Jurors apparently didn’t believe defense claims that Franzese was a doddering old man living off Social Security.