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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Peter Maas. Vito , " Valachi says , " and told him about some guy who was doing wrong , he would have this guy killed , and then he would have you killed for telling on the guy . " Born on the outskirts of Naples in 1897 , he was ...
Peter Maas. Vito , " Valachi says , " and told him about some guy who was doing wrong , he would have this guy killed , and then he would have you killed for telling on the guy . " Born on the outskirts of Naples in 1897 , he was ...
Page 267
... said , " and get some sleep . " In the middle of May , Vito Agueci came out of quarantine and , Valachi says , became a very busy man around the prison yard . First he saw him with John ( Johnny Dio ) Dioguardi , in Atlanta for income ...
... said , " and get some sleep . " In the middle of May , Vito Agueci came out of quarantine and , Valachi says , became a very busy man around the prison yard . First he saw him with John ( Johnny Dio ) Dioguardi , in Atlanta for income ...
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... Valachi says . " It don't matter . It was the same thing - that I am a filthy dog and a rat . I took a quick look over there , and I could see a lot of guys around him . If I go after him and them greaseballs close in with a knife ...
... Valachi says . " It don't matter . It was the same thing - that I am a filthy dog and a rat . I took a quick look over there , and I could see a lot of guys around him . If I go after him and them greaseballs close in with a knife ...
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