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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... naturally went in front of the judge with a strut . I could see right away that he didn't like the way I was acting . I remember just what he said , " Do you think you're fooling me acting like a tough guy ? Well , I'll tell you ...
... naturally went in front of the judge with a strut . I could see right away that he didn't like the way I was acting . I remember just what he said , " Do you think you're fooling me acting like a tough guy ? Well , I'll tell you ...
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... naturally meet another . And now The Gap introduces me to Bobby Doyle . His real name was Girolamo Santucci , but he was a fighter once , and his ring name was Bobby Doyle . In those days a lot of Italian fighters used Irish names . I ...
... naturally meet another . And now The Gap introduces me to Bobby Doyle . His real name was Girolamo Santucci , but he was a fighter once , and his ring name was Bobby Doyle . In those days a lot of Italian fighters used Irish names . I ...
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... naturally Ralph Wagner , another guy who ain't a member and is friendly to Ralph ; there is this cripple Angelo , who runs messages for Vito , and some Chink , a Chinaman , who don't know what the hell's going on . " During this period ...
... naturally Ralph Wagner , another guy who ain't a member and is friendly to Ralph ; there is this cripple Angelo , who runs messages for Vito , and some Chink , a Chinaman , who don't know what the hell's going on . " During this period ...
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