Geriatric NY gangster, 93, gets 8 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has given an eight-year prison sentence to a 93-year-old mob boss.

John “Sonny” Franzese is so old that his recent extortion trial became nap time — even when his turncoat son testified against him.

The government had asked the federal judge to sentence Franzese to at least 12 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy.

The defense had said Franzese, who suffers from an array of ailments, should be allowed to live out his life with his family.

But prosecutors say the underboss of the Colombo organized crime family is a remorseless mobster who deserves no mercy.

Investigators caught him on tape in 2006 describing his favorite recipe for making bodies disappear: Dismember victim in kiddie pool. Cook body parts in microwave. Stuff parts in garbage disposal.