Steven Franse

Steven Franse

Steven Franse (d. June 18, 1953) was a New York mobster with the Genovese crime family who was a close associate of mob bosses Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Vito Genovese.

When Genovese fled to Italy in 1937 to escape a murder indictment, he left Franse to watch his business interests. Franse was a partner with Genovese in some nightclubs in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. In addition, Genovese asked Franse to watch over his wife, Anna. Franse eventually became partners with Anna in some legitimate business interests. In 1952, Anna sued for divorce. In court, she embarrassed Genovse by revealing information about his legal and illegal business interests. A furious Genovese blamed Franse for his wife’s defection.

Genovese tasked one of his lieutenants, Anthony Strollo, to set up the murder. In turn, Bender ordered future mob witness Joseph Valachi to run the hit. Bender told Valachi that Franse had become an informer (which was not true). On June 18th, 1953, Valachi lured Franse to Valachi's restaurant in the Bronx. Franse was strangled to death by Pasquale Pagano and his nephew Fiore Siano.

External links

* [http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/valachi/times_8.html truTV Crime Library THE DYING OF THE LIGHT: THE JOSEPH VALACHI STORY: Troublesome Times, Troublesome Times]


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