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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 .
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 .
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0399108327, 9780399108327 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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