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Page 54
... one of the fastestrising young Cosa Nostra powers in Brooklyn , Carmine
Persico , Jr . * By the time Valachi had been persuaded to talk , the statute of
limitations had run out on practically all the specific crimes he discussed - except
murder .
... one of the fastestrising young Cosa Nostra powers in Brooklyn , Carmine
Persico , Jr . * By the time Valachi had been persuaded to talk , the statute of
limitations had run out on practically all the specific crimes he discussed - except
murder .
Page 127
I ' ll go up to the house and talk to the mother . Make an appointment for me . ” So
I did , and Vito went up there and told her that he took full responsibility for me .
That settled it , but the old lady still wasn ' t ready to make things any too easy .
I ' ll go up to the house and talk to the mother . Make an appointment for me . ” So
I did , and Vito went up there and told her that he took full responsibility for me .
That settled it , but the old lady still wasn ' t ready to make things any too easy .
Page 222
... which is Tony Bender ' s crew , so then we will talk it around , and the word will
spread , and other members will start thinking about it . What Vito says is that
Frank Costello is right about a lot of things , but he is wrong about this . He says it
is ...
... which is Tony Bender ' s crew , so then we will talk it around , and the word will
spread , and other members will start thinking about it . What Vito says is that
Frank Costello is right about a lot of things , but he is wrong about this . He says it
is ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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