"Business is business," said Franzese, who served a 10-year prison sentence on federal racketeering charges. "Whether you're doing it on the street illegally or you're doing it legitimately, there are certain principles that carry both ways."
That's interesting. Even in an illegal business, you still have to be reliable and trustworthy to your partners.
It's wild that a guy who's a Mafia kingpin could be scared of Wall Street investment. Although the article headline is a bit hyperbolic. he's afraid to invest in overvalued Wall Street stocks positioned for a major market correction, not that Wall-Streeters have literally threatened want to kill him.
While he believes there is still a contract out on him, it's not from anyone on Wall Street, it's from his former mob ties, and probably a plea deal he made to avoid more jail time.
