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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Dutch Schultz , who was a Jew boss , had the biggest numbers bank in New York , and Charley Lucky ran the downtown lottery . Gee , I wanted to say , who wants to control everything ? You got to remember it's just a few months since we ...
Dutch Schultz , who was a Jew boss , had the biggest numbers bank in New York , and Charley Lucky ran the downtown lottery . Gee , I wanted to say , who wants to control everything ? You got to remember it's just a few months since we ...
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Now all he knows about me and Bobby Doyle is that we used to be with Maranzano against Ciro and Charley Lucky and Vito . So when he hears about us being in the numbers right under his nose , he figures we are just outlaws .
Now all he knows about me and Bobby Doyle is that we used to be with Maranzano against Ciro and Charley Lucky and Vito . So when he hears about us being in the numbers right under his nose , he figures we are just outlaws .
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So I tell Charley , and he says , " Let's go . ” I take my girl , Laura , and I get this other girl , Helen , for him , and it looks like we will have a swell time and make some money , too . The morning of the race I smell something ...
So I tell Charley , and he says , " Let's go . ” I take my girl , Laura , and I get this other girl , Helen , for him , and it looks like we will have a swell time and make some money , too . The morning of the race I smell something ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 Jan 2007 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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