Patrick Bet-David Emergency Podcast with Michael Franzese and Sammy "The Bull" Gravano. In this short clip, Sammy and Michael get into a heated exchange over leaving the mafia.

He followed his father Vincenzo into the Genovese mob and rose to acting Genovese underboss when boss Vincent (Chin) Gigante wanted a well-respected, low key wiseguy to help guide the crime family during the turbulent 1990s. The promotion to underboss thrust him into the limelight. But it also placed him in harm's way, legally speaking. In 1996, he was hit for the first time with racketeering charges along with 18 other defendants. A year later, he made mob history of a sort by taking and passing three lie detector tests, along with acting boss Liborio (Barney) Bellomo, to refute a murder charge in the indictment. Longtime Genovese Family Power Who Took Lie Detector Test Dies - Thursday, November 26, 2015 Former Genovese underboss Michele “Mickey Dimino” Generoso died this week, on November 24, of natural causes, sources told Cosa Nostra News. His funeral took place at Brooklyn's Peter C. Labella funeral home and he was buried on Staten Island's Resurrection Cemetery. Age 97, Generoso was inducted when Charlie "Lucky" Luciano was a New York mob boss. In 1997, when he was indicted in a major murder and racketeering case. The first major criminal prosecution he ever faced. He'd been active on the street until about two years ago, despite reports to the contrary, said our source. Our source, a Queens-based former mobster, also provided an update on the Commission, which was erroneously declared defunct by newspaper reports beginning in the late 1990s. As per our source, the Commission was only effectively abolished in recent years. Still, the crime families "have their way of doing things," the source said. Three of the New York families (the Genovese, Gambino and Luchese's) are up and running; the Bonannos and Colombo's are in disrepair.

Camorra Boss Blasted to Death with 3 Shots from a 12-Gauge Shotgun; Driver Survives August 30th, 2026 Raffaele Afeltra, aka “’o Burraccione”, a historic boss of the Afeltra-Di Martino Camorra clan, was killed in an ambush in Pimonte, near Naples, on August 30. Afeltra was returning from land he owned when a gunman opened fire at close range on the passenger side of the Fiat Panda in which he was traveling. Investigators say 4 12-gauge shotgun blasts were fired, 3 of which struck him. The 35-year-old driver survived unharmed. Afeltra had spent more than 20 years in prison and had been free for about 3 years. He was considered a longtime senior figure in the Camorra around Pimonte and the Monti Lattari and had been involved in the historic conflict between the Imparato and D’Alessandro clans. Mafia boss Raffaele Afeltra killed in Pimonte murder: ambush with gunfire Camorra ambush in Pimonte , in the Naples area, where Raffaele Afeltra, historical boss of the Afeltra-Di Martino clan, was shot dead on land he owned. Pimonte, boss shot dead: who was Raffaele Afeltra? Murder on the evening of Sunday 30 August in Pimonte, in the province of Naples , where Raffaele Afeltra, a historic exponent of local organised crime, was killed in an ambush. The man, known by the nickname "Burraccione ," was hit by at least four gunshots while inside his car, on land he owns in a mountainous area near the former state road to Agerola. According to initial investigations, a 12-gauge shotgun was used to commit the crime. Afeltra, indicated as the historical clan leader of the Afeltra-Di Martino faction , also known as the Monti Lattari clan , had been free for about three years after a long detention. Pimonte, mafia boss shot dead: investigations and Raffaele Afeltra's past Afeltra had been among the protagonists of the criminal balance of power in the Vesuvian area and of the feud that between the late 1980s and the 1990s pitted the D'Alessandros against the Imparatos.

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“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” ‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭ESV‬‬ New Mercies Your eyes opened this morning. The sun has risen again. Your heart is still beating. Your lungs are inhaling fresh oxygen. You are here, you are alive, and your life has intrinsic value. It’s true. But this fractured world tries to beat us down, which can feel all-consuming at times. Our relationships are far from perfect, our desires are bent toward selfishness, and sometimes the everyday grind can feel like too much. The author of Lamentations, traditionally identified as Jeremiah (though His name isn’t stated explicitly), is known as the “weeping prophet”—constantly undone because of the heartbreaking sin of his people and their open disregard for their Creator. The book is full of grief, distress, and lament. But still, he confidently writes: “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” ‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3:21-23‬ ‭ESV Even though God’s people had rebelled, even though the strength of Israel was gone and they were facing the consequences of their idolatry, even though their unfaithfulness was making their lives fall apart… God still poured out His steadfast love. God still showed off His endless mercy. God still lavished His people with His constant faithfulness. That is why they were not consumed. And that is why we still have hope. If you’ve run from God, ignored His good design, disregarded His warnings, purposely rebelled against Him, or simply chose to forget His existence all together, it’s not too late to turn back. God doesn’t ignore those who come to Him. He doesn’t dismiss those with a humble and repentant heart. He is patiently and faithfully waiting for those who will return to Him. Follow Holley Gerth on YouVersion, a free Bible app helping millions seek God daily.