John "Sonny" Franzese
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FILE - In this March 24, 1966, file photo, John "Sonny" Franzese waits to be booked at the Elizabeth Street police station in New York, after his arrest on a 43-count gambling indictment. Franzese, a reputed Colombo crime family underboss reported to be the oldest inmate in the federal prison system was released Friday, June 23, 2017, at the age of 100. Newsday reported that Franzese left the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass., in a wheelchair just before noon Friday. He was serving a 50-year sentence for bank robbery.. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File)
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** FILE ** In this June 15, 2010, file photo, John "Sonny" Franzese, left, arrives at federal court in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. To the dismay of supporters who insist the frail 93-year-old is a decrepit shadow of his former self, the government has asked a judge in federal court in Brooklyn to sentence him on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, to 12 years or more in prison. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
