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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Page 115
... Lucky . Believe me , I was thinking hard . You don't know what it's like to be on the top floor one day and in the cellar the next . I heard that at the old man's wake nobody showed up . Then Vito says , " You know , we made it by ...
... Lucky . Believe me , I was thinking hard . You don't know what it's like to be on the top floor one day and in the cellar the next . I heard that at the old man's wake nobody showed up . Then Vito says , " You know , we made it by ...
Page 132
... lucky , but how lucky can we stay ? The way it's going , me and Bobby ain't booking numbers , we're gambling ourselves . Valachi's Family boss , Charley Lucky Luciano , bailed him out . Luciano's father had died , and Valachi went to ...
... lucky , but how lucky can we stay ? The way it's going , me and Bobby ain't booking numbers , we're gambling ourselves . Valachi's Family boss , Charley Lucky Luciano , bailed him out . Luciano's father had died , and Valachi went to ...
Page 140
... Lucky and Vito . So when he hears about us being in the numbers right under his nose , he figures we are just ... Lucky and Vito to book numbers . So Ciro calls Charley Lucky , and Charley says to tell The Dutchman that we are being ...
... Lucky and Vito . So when he hears about us being in the numbers right under his nose , he figures we are just ... Lucky and Vito to book numbers . So Ciro calls Charley Lucky , and Charley says to tell The Dutchman that we are being ...
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according to Valachi Agueci ain't Albert Anastasia asked Atlanta Avenue Bobby Doyle boys Bronx Brooklyn brother Bureau of Narcotics Buster Buster from Chicago called Carlo Gambino Charley Lucky Ciro Terranova Cosa Nostra death Dutch Schultz everything Family Frank Costello Gagliano gang Genovese's Giannini girl going happened Harlem heard heroin horse Italian Jail Johnny Joseph Valachi jukebox Justice Department killed knew Knight's Duchess lachi LaTempa Lido lieutenant Livorsi look Lucchese Luciano Lucky Luciano Magaddino Maranzano Masseria Matty Mildred Moretti murder never night numbers okay organized crime Pagano Petrilli prison race racket restaurant Robilotto Rupolo Schultz shot shylocking Sing Sing Street talk tell thing Thomas Lucchese Tommy Tony Bender took trouble underworld Valachi recalls Valachi says Vincent Mauro Vito Genovese week What's wife Willie Willie Moretti worry York City