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For approximately three weeks no one in the Justice Department either in
Washington or New York , where Valachi had been prosecuted for dealing in
narcotics , knew what had happened . Meanwhile , the local U . S . Attorney in
Atlanta ...
For approximately three weeks no one in the Justice Department either in
Washington or New York , where Valachi had been prosecuted for dealing in
narcotics , knew what had happened . Meanwhile , the local U . S . Attorney in
Atlanta ...
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At the Westchester County Jail , having gone this far , Valachi with typical
ambivalence began trying to learn how much the FBI really knew about the inner
workings of the Cosa Nostra . Flynn spent endless hours in this sort of sparring .
At the Westchester County Jail , having gone this far , Valachi with typical
ambivalence began trying to learn how much the FBI really knew about the inner
workings of the Cosa Nostra . Flynn spent endless hours in this sort of sparring .
Page 77
Left to his own devices , Valachi returned to the one occupation he knew -
burglary — and put together a gang of six young Italians . They operated two or
three nights a week , and their total “ swag , " as he calls it , averaged about $ 1 ,
500 a ...
Left to his own devices , Valachi returned to the one occupation he knew -
burglary — and put together a gang of six young Italians . They operated two or
three nights a week , and their total “ swag , " as he calls it , averaged about $ 1 ,
500 a ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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