The Valachi PapersThe First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crimefrom the capos, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who "clipped" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers -- and where the bodies were buried -- Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposÉ . broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands I today as the classic about America's Mob, a fascinat ing tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder. |
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... Agueci wants now is to get out . ( Following Albert Agueci's release on a bail , a wiretap picked up a conversation in Buffalo between two lieutenants in the Magaddino Family , unfortunately inadmissible in court . The two lieutenants ...
... Agueci wants now is to get out . ( Following Albert Agueci's release on a bail , a wiretap picked up a conversation in Buffalo between two lieutenants in the Magaddino Family , unfortunately inadmissible in court . The two lieutenants ...
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... Agueci . At the time Valachi did not quite know what to make of it . He had heard during his stay at the detention house on West Street that Agueci , instead of being sent to a federal prison after his conviction , had been taken to the ...
... Agueci . At the time Valachi did not quite know what to make of it . He had heard during his stay at the detention house on West Street that Agueci , instead of being sent to a federal prison after his conviction , had been taken to the ...
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... Agueci had had an extended conversation with Genovese himself . " Of course , I want to know what's going on , " he says , " but I figure it's best to show I don't care . " It is his contention that Agueci , afraid of being tabbed an ...
... Agueci had had an extended conversation with Genovese himself . " Of course , I want to know what's going on , " he says , " but I figure it's best to show I don't care . " It is his contention that Agueci , afraid of being tabbed an ...
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