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 96
... Maranzano says , " This being a time of war , I am going to make it short . Here are the two most important things you have to remember . Drill them into your head . The first is that to betray the secret of Cosa Nostra means death ...
... Maranzano says , " This being a time of war , I am going to make it short . Here are the two most important things you have to remember . Drill them into your head . The first is that to betray the secret of Cosa Nostra means death ...
Page 104
... Maranzano , always a shadowy figure as far as the police were concerned , became the undisputed chieftain of the Italian underworld in America . His ascension to power also marked the organization of the modern Cosa Nostra : Mr. Maranzano ...
... Maranzano , always a shadowy figure as far as the police were concerned , became the undisputed chieftain of the Italian underworld in America . His ascension to power also marked the organization of the modern Cosa Nostra : Mr. Maranzano ...
Page 107
... Maranzano as a chauffeur and bodyguard . But tranquillity in Maranzano's reign was short - lived : Mr. Maranzano's legitimate front was a real estate company . The offices were in the Grand Central Building at 46th Street and Park ...
... Maranzano as a chauffeur and bodyguard . But tranquillity in Maranzano's reign was short - lived : Mr. Maranzano's legitimate front was a real estate company . The offices were in the Grand Central Building at 46th Street and Park ...
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