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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... shylocking . The loans went for 20 percent inter- est , which is what we call vigorish . Take an example . You loan out $ 1,000 and the guy is supposed to pay back $ 100 a week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish ...
... shylocking . The loans went for 20 percent inter- est , which is what we call vigorish . Take an example . You loan out $ 1,000 and the guy is supposed to pay back $ 100 a week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish ...
Page 161
... shylocking circles , the " sweet " loan . When a borrower already in debt wants more money , the loan shark simply deducts what is still owed him , but charges for the entire amount that has been requested . This has the practical ...
... shylocking circles , the " sweet " loan . When a borrower already in debt wants more money , the loan shark simply deducts what is still owed him , but charges for the entire amount that has been requested . This has the practical ...
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... shy- locking is doing pretty good . I'd say we had around $ 60,000 out in the street , and naturally Tony Bender knows ... shylocking together , meaning Tony wants a piece . Being it's Tony , I can fig- ure that the piece he wants is a ...
... shy- locking is doing pretty good . I'd say we had around $ 60,000 out in the street , and naturally Tony Bender knows ... shylocking together , meaning Tony wants a piece . Being it's Tony , I can fig- ure that the piece he wants is a ...
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