A former mobster who was dubbed the Mafia Prince is to hold a speaking event in West Belfast this summer.
Michael Franzese, who was once a high ranking member of the Columbo Crime Family is to hold an event in The Devenish Complex on July 22, where he will take audiences on a journey through his life in the New York underworld.
The son of another notorious mobster, who joined the mafia at a young age, he ended up involved in a multi-million dollar gasoline bootlegging scheme and was thought to be one of the biggest moneymakers since Al Capone.