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Page 32
This means that any Family , regardless of its base , can maintain members and conduct operations there . The ruler of a Family is known as the capo , or " boss . " Next in command is the subcapo , or " underboss .
This means that any Family , regardless of its base , can maintain members and conduct operations there . The ruler of a Family is known as the capo , or " boss . " Next in command is the subcapo , or " underboss .
Page 158
... which had become national in scale ; his huge bookmaking operation ; his gambling casino interests , including the famous Beverly Club outside New Orleans ; and his partnership , necessarily silent since he was a former bootlegger ...
... which had become national in scale ; his huge bookmaking operation ; his gambling casino interests , including the famous Beverly Club outside New Orleans ; and his partnership , necessarily silent since he was a former bootlegger ...
Page 268
And Valachi was soon able to resume his shylocking and also to devote himself to building up what showed every sign of becoming a lucrative jukebox operation , or route , as it is called . At the time Joseph Gallo , a soldier in the ...
And Valachi was soon able to resume his shylocking and also to devote himself to building up what showed every sign of becoming a lucrative jukebox operation , or route , as it is called . At the time Joseph Gallo , a soldier in the ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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