The Valachi PapersThe First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crimefrom the capos, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who "clipped" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers -- and where the bodies were buried -- Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposÉ . broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands I today as the classic about America's Mob, a fascinat ing tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder. |
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... Giannini was correct . He was a Narcotics Bureau informer . In 1942 he had been picked up on a heroin conspiracy charge and served fifteen months for it . Later , like many other informers used by the Bureau of Narcotics , the FBI , and ...
... Giannini was correct . He was a Narcotics Bureau informer . In 1942 he had been picked up on a heroin conspiracy charge and served fifteen months for it . Later , like many other informers used by the Bureau of Narcotics , the FBI , and ...
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... Giannini for years . As a matter of fact , Giannini owed him money borrowed just before he had gone to Europe . It was precisely because of this debt , as it turned out , that Valachi was picked for the contract . When Bender told him ...
... Giannini for years . As a matter of fact , Giannini owed him money borrowed just before he had gone to Europe . It was precisely because of this debt , as it turned out , that Valachi was picked for the contract . When Bender told him ...
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... Giannini had been slain not because he was an informant , but be- cause he had tried to bilk his associates out of ... Giannini had quietly dis- patched his brother - in - law to Italy to bring in six kilos on his own . This led to the ...
... Giannini had been slain not because he was an informant , but be- cause he had tried to bilk his associates out of ... Giannini had quietly dis- patched his brother - in - law to Italy to bring in six kilos on his own . This led to the ...
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