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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... recalls , been going out with May for about six weeks when she suddenly informed him that she had located an apartment in the Bronx for them and had already ordered the furniture . He made one feeble attempt to back out , claiming that ...
... recalls , been going out with May for about six weeks when she suddenly informed him that she had located an apartment in the Bronx for them and had already ordered the furniture . He made one feeble attempt to back out , claiming that ...
Page 111
... recalls , " I got to figure they want me , too . " He first turned to Nick Padovano , with whom he had been initiated into the Cosa Nostra . A reluctant Padovano let him stay overnight but tearfully begged him to depart in the morn- ing ...
... recalls , " I got to figure they want me , too . " He first turned to Nick Padovano , with whom he had been initiated into the Cosa Nostra . A reluctant Padovano let him stay overnight but tearfully begged him to depart in the morn- ing ...
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... he had to give up the new project and sell the Lido- " Without the license , " he recalls bitterly , " it wasn't worth nothing " -in order to finance his appeal . He had already milked his loan - shark operation to 12 ...
... he had to give up the new project and sell the Lido- " Without the license , " he recalls bitterly , " it wasn't worth nothing " -in order to finance his appeal . He had already milked his loan - shark operation to 12 ...
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