# The Time a Jewish Scam Almost Took Down the Italian Mob Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/the-time-a-jewish-scam-almost-took-down-the-italian-mob Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/the-time-a-jewish-scam-almost-took-down-the-italian-mob.md Podcast: [Sit Down with Michael Franzese](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588) Published: 2026-04-07T21:35:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM2327764001.mp3?updated=1775671178 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM2327764001.mp3?updated=1775671178 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/the-time-a-jewish-scam-almost-took-down-the-italian-mob Duration seconds: 2082 ## Resource 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ πŸ’ͺ🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Giuliani looked me in the eye in that courtroom and said, "Franzese, if I convict you on this case, you're getting 100 years." I looked right back and said, let's go for round five. This is the case nobody ever talks about β€” one of the very first RICO trials ever used against the mob, before the famous Commission case, before any of it. I was a defendant. I know exactly what happened. Now there's a book written about it β€” Wise Guys, Rabbis and the FBI by Mel Cooper β€” and I'm giving you my side of the story. The backroom deals, the FBI undercover agent who told the truth, the defendant who walked out of prison by mistake on a 30-year sentence, and the moment I called my future wife and said pack your bags, we're getting married in Vegas. It's all here. Get the book on Amazon. Then come watch this. The Time Jews and Italians Got Indicted Together β€” My Wildest Case Ever The Time The Italian Mob Got The Upper Hand on Jewish Scammers The Time a Jewish Scam Almost Took Down the Italian Mob 🀝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ πŸ”₯ Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ πŸŽ™οΈ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb πŸ“§ Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com 00:00 - Welcome + Easter Blessings 01:07 - The Book: Wise Guys, Rabbis & the FBI 01:44 - Arrested Off His Own Plane 02:16 - "Why Are We Going to Manhattan?" 03:46 - Giuliani Threatens Him With 100 Years 04:00 - "Let's Go Round Five, Rudy" 04:29 - Michael Goes to the Prosecutor Himself 05:36 - Seven Italians, Eight Jews on Trial 06:04 - Reading From the Book 08:19 - Giuliani's First Ever RICO Case 09:29 - The Defendan… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/the-time-a-jewish-scam-almost-took-down-the-italian-mob/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/the-time-a-jewish-scam-almost-took-down-the-italian-mob.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.