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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... Jail , a few miles north of New York City . There he was given the cover of " Joseph DeMarco ” and in- stalled apart from other prisoners in the jail's hospital wing . But the hope that he would promptly spill everything he knew soon ...
... Jail , a few miles north of New York City . There he was given the cover of " Joseph DeMarco ” and in- stalled apart from other prisoners in the jail's hospital wing . But the hope that he would promptly spill everything he knew soon ...
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... Jail he ap- plied the same technique . The place , he suddenly began com- plaining to Flynn , was giving him the " creeps . " For one thing , there was a prisoner there who had known him in the " old days . " For another , " everybody ...
... Jail he ap- plied the same technique . The place , he suddenly began com- plaining to Flynn , was giving him the " creeps . " For one thing , there was a prisoner there who had known him in the " old days . " For another , " everybody ...
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... Jail in Washington to face an investigat- ing subcommittee chaired by Senator John McClellan of Arkansas . Valachi was greatly impressed by the flight and the security steps taken to assure his safety ; since word of his presence at ...
... Jail in Washington to face an investigat- ing subcommittee chaired by Senator John McClellan of Arkansas . Valachi was greatly impressed by the flight and the security steps taken to assure his safety ; since word of his presence at ...
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