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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Page 106
In the new setup he was going to be the Capo di tutti Capi , meaning the “ Boss of
all Bosses . " He said that from here on we were going to be divided up into new
Families . Each Family would have a boss and an underboss . Beneath them ...
In the new setup he was going to be the Capo di tutti Capi , meaning the “ Boss of
all Bosses . " He said that from here on we were going to be divided up into new
Families . Each Family would have a boss and an underboss . Beneath them ...
Page 162
The first of these was shylocking , " or the loan shark racket - the lending of
money at high interest rates to borrowers who are unable or unwilling to obtain it
through legitimate channels : I'm fed up with Bobby , but I ain't going to give up
the ...
The first of these was shylocking , " or the loan shark racket - the lending of
money at high interest rates to borrowers who are unable or unwilling to obtain it
through legitimate channels : I'm fed up with Bobby , but I ain't going to give up
the ...
Page 168
Johnny is under Tony's thumb at the time , and he can't do nothing , but I decide I
ain't going to stand for it . I already was shaken down once by Bobby Doyle with
Johnny's alcohol output , and that is the last time it's going to happen .
Johnny is under Tony's thumb at the time , and he can't do nothing , but I decide I
ain't going to stand for it . I already was shaken down once by Bobby Doyle with
Johnny's alcohol output , and that is the last time it's going to happen .
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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