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Michael Franzese, who was played by Joseph Bono in Goodfellas, decided to turn his back on the Mafia in 1995 - leading to several contracts on his life, including one endorsed by his own father

At the height of his mob career Michael Franzese was dubbed one of the biggest money earners since Al Capone, and was number 18 on the 'Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses' list.

Upcoming mayoral elections in the Sicilian capital of Palermo are being overshadowed by the involvement in the campaign of two prominent politicians who have spent time in jail for mafia-related crimes.

WARNING: This article contains distressing content as water levels at Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, are dropping to new lows amid a megadrought impacting parts of the US.

Reformed mobster dubbed 'The Real Goodfella' Michael Franzese will be holding the event in July

It's easy to imagine Vladimir Putin coming into the shop marked "Sweden", breaking some fine china accidentally on purpose, and growling: "Nice little shop you've got here. It would be a pity if something happened to it." But Sweden is not a pottery shop, Mr Putin is not a Mafia…

Lake Mead in Nevada is quickly receding due to an historic drought with the skeletal remains of a gunshot victim already exposed. It is believed the reservoir was used to dump mob hits

In a struggling Sicilian neighborhood racked by crime and poverty, one team is offering hope. And learning the cost of crossing the mob.

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