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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... according to the particular village or region in Sicily or southern Italy from which they had emigrated . None was larger or more clannish than the Castellammarese , a contingent of men from in and around the Sicilian town of ...
... according to the particular village or region in Sicily or southern Italy from which they had emigrated . None was larger or more clannish than the Castellammarese , a contingent of men from in and around the Sicilian town of ...
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... According to New York police records , at about 9 P.M. on September 9 , 1930 , the body of Joseph Pinzolo was found lying on the floor of the interoffice of Suite 1007 in the Bro- kaw Building , 1487 Broadway , New York City . Suite ...
... According to New York police records , at about 9 P.M. on September 9 , 1930 , the body of Joseph Pinzolo was found lying on the floor of the interoffice of Suite 1007 in the Bro- kaw Building , 1487 Broadway , New York City . Suite ...
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... according to Valachi , he was killed on the orders of Luciano and Genovese on Manhattan's Lower East Side . The disposal of his body remains a mystery ; it is the one such gangland slaying cited by Valachi for which there are no police ...
... according to Valachi , he was killed on the orders of Luciano and Genovese on Manhattan's Lower East Side . The disposal of his body remains a mystery ; it is the one such gangland slaying cited by Valachi for which there are no police ...
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