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 116
... explained that it was all over now , and we didn't have a thing to worry about . Then he went on to explain how Maranzano was hijacking Charley Lucky's alcohol trucks and I don't know what else . Vito said , “ If the old man had his way ...
... explained that it was all over now , and we didn't have a thing to worry about . Then he went on to explain how Maranzano was hijacking Charley Lucky's alcohol trucks and I don't know what else . Vito said , “ If the old man had his way ...
Page 181
... explain that the first race Armagnac will run in is just a test . It ain't meant for him to win . She don't understand . She says to me , " Why are you going to race him if you don't think he can win ? " I try to explain , but she still ...
... explain that the first race Armagnac will run in is just a test . It ain't meant for him to win . She don't understand . She says to me , " Why are you going to race him if you don't think he can win ? " I try to explain , but she still ...
Page 236
... explain later . In other words , I find I got eight partners counting Pat Pagano . What can I do when he hits me with this ? He is my own lieutenant , and that is bad enough . But I can't explain even to Pat , who ain't a member yet ...
... explain later . In other words , I find I got eight partners counting Pat Pagano . What can I do when he hits me with this ? He is my own lieutenant , and that is bad enough . But I can't explain even to Pat , who ain't a member yet ...
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