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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... street , and my father beat the hell out of me . Later , when he went to work at the City of New York garbage dumps at 107th Street and the East River , I worked with him . We were the poorest family on earth . Anyway that's how it ...
... street , and my father beat the hell out of me . Later , when he went to work at the City of New York garbage dumps at 107th Street and the East River , I worked with him . We were the poorest family on earth . Anyway that's how it ...
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... Street gang had acquired a new wheelman during his absence , and now they had no place for him . He put to- gether a little group of his own and went on a series of petty thefts until he had enough money to buy a 1921 Packard under an ...
... Street gang had acquired a new wheelman during his absence , and now they had no place for him . He put to- gether a little group of his own and went on a series of petty thefts until he had enough money to buy a 1921 Packard under an ...
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... street . ” ( New York police records reveal that about 9:20 P.M. on November 25 , 1932 , a male , white , identified as one Michael Reggione , alias Little Apples , was found in the hallway of 340 East 110th Street . Cause of death ...
... street . ” ( New York police records reveal that about 9:20 P.M. on November 25 , 1932 , a male , white , identified as one Michael Reggione , alias Little Apples , was found in the hallway of 340 East 110th Street . Cause of death ...
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