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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He was speaking in Italian , and he said , “ Now it's going to be different . ” In the new setup he was going to be the Capo di tutti Capi , meaning the “ Boss of all Bosses . ” He said that from here on we were going to be divided up ...
He was speaking in Italian , and he said , “ Now it's going to be different . ” In the new setup he was going to be the Capo di tutti Capi , meaning the “ Boss of all Bosses . ” He said that from here on we were going to be divided up ...
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The first of these was “ shylocking , ” or the loan shark racket — the lending of money at high interest rates to borrowers who are unable or unwilling to obtain it through legitimate channels : I'm fed up with Bobby , but I ain't going ...
The first of these was “ shylocking , ” or the loan shark racket — the lending of money at high interest rates to borrowers who are unable or unwilling to obtain it through legitimate channels : I'm fed up with Bobby , but I ain't going ...
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The numbers guy tells me that Matty has been playing all this time , and that's where the money was going . I take out what's owed me and give the rest to Matty . Then I give him a slap in the face that knocks him back about ten feet .
The numbers guy tells me that Matty has been playing all this time , and that's where the money was going . I take out what's owed me and give the rest to Matty . Then I give him a slap in the face that knocks him back about ten feet .
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