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Page 131
VALACHI ' S SLOT MACHINE OPERATION , SO NICELY protected by Frank
Costello ' s stickers , fell apart not long after his marriage . Charges of municipal
corruption had already forced Mayor Jimmy Walker to resign , and reform
candidate ...
VALACHI ' S SLOT MACHINE OPERATION , SO NICELY protected by Frank
Costello ' s stickers , fell apart not long after his marriage . Charges of municipal
corruption had already forced Mayor Jimmy Walker to resign , and reform
candidate ...
Page 134
There were also two other major banks in the city formed by Willie Moretti and
two brothers in the Gagliano Family , Stephano and Vito LaSalle , but the
operation run by Schultz was by far the biggest . Vito Genovese ' s blessing was
necessary ...
There were also two other major banks in the city formed by Willie Moretti and
two brothers in the Gagliano Family , Stephano and Vito LaSalle , but the
operation run by Schultz was by far the biggest . Vito Genovese ' s blessing was
necessary ...
Page 290
Operating in conjunction with a local underworld figure , most of the municipal
administration from the mayor on down was corrupted . As a result , the biggest
illegal still since Prohibition was tied into the city water supply , the biggest red -
light ...
Operating in conjunction with a local underworld figure , most of the municipal
administration from the mayor on down was corrupted . As a result , the biggest
illegal still since Prohibition was tied into the city water supply , the biggest red -
light ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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