A reputed Colombo crime family underboss and the oldest inmate in the federal prison system has been released at the age of 100. Newsday ( http://nwsdy.li/2tCZw76 ) reports John "Sonny" Franzese left the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts, in a wheelchair just before noon Friday. His son, Michael, says the elder Franzese is planning to live with a daughter in Brooklyn. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirms he was the oldest prisoner until his release. The oldest living prisoner is now Salvatore Sparacio, a mob boss from Philadelphia.
Source: ABC News June 23, 2017 19:03 UTC