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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... talk to ? " and the old man says , " You can talk to me . " So two of them go in with him , and the other two keep an eye on the crowd . A long time after this I met one of the boys who went in with the old man . I met him at a ...
... talk to ? " and the old man says , " You can talk to me . " So two of them go in with him , and the other two keep an eye on the crowd . A long time after this I met one of the boys who went in with the old man . I met him at a ...
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... talk to the mother . Make an ap- pointment for me . " So I did , and Vito went up there and told her that he took full responsibility for me . That set- tled it , but the old lady still wasn't ready to make things any too easy . Mildred ...
... talk to the mother . Make an ap- pointment for me . " So I did , and Vito went up there and told her that he took full responsibility for me . That set- tled it , but the old lady still wasn't ready to make things any too easy . Mildred ...
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... talking it up , first among us that are closest to him , which is Tony Bender's crew , so then we will talk it around , and the word will spread , and other members will start thinking about it . What Vito says is that Frank Costello is ...
... talking it up , first among us that are closest to him , which is Tony Bender's crew , so then we will talk it around , and the word will spread , and other members will start thinking about it . What Vito says is that Frank Costello is ...
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