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... 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 .
... 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 ...
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 ...
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Now , according to Valachi , Genovese used this in a cunning ploy to undercut Costello : Vito is like a fox . He takes his time . He wants everything to be legal . He starts talking it up , first among us that ...
Now , according to Valachi , Genovese used this in a cunning ploy to undercut Costello : Vito is like a fox . He takes his time . He wants everything to be legal . He starts talking it up , first among us that ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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