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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... Frank Costello became acting boss of the Luciano Family . This would have immediate and serious repercussions for Valachi . Not that he had any per- sonal difficulty with Costello . " Frank , " he notes , " was a peace- ful guy , a ...
... Frank Costello became acting boss of the Luciano Family . This would have immediate and serious repercussions for Valachi . Not that he had any per- sonal difficulty with Costello . " Frank , " he notes , " was a peace- ful guy , a ...
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... Frank Costello as acting boss . There loomed over everyone's head , for instance , the uncertain shadow of Charley Lucky Luciano , * who had never officially relin- quished his post . And during this period Luciano , having been ...
... Frank Costello as acting boss . There loomed over everyone's head , for instance , the uncertain shadow of Charley Lucky Luciano , * who had never officially relin- quished his post . And during this period Luciano , having been ...
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... Costello sequestered him under medical care . With Genovese circling around him , he needed Moretti more than ever ... Frank Costello is right about a lot of things , but he is wrong about this . He says it is sad about Willie and that ...
... Costello sequestered him under medical care . With Genovese circling around him , he needed Moretti more than ever ... Frank Costello is right about a lot of things , but he is wrong about this . He says it is sad about Willie and that ...
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