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Page 68
But you see I was learning about the law , and believe me there was a lot to learn . When you plead guilty , you can plead to a lesser charge . But the owner of the store wouldn't buy this . He said it wasn't fair , and where was his ...
But you see I was learning about the law , and believe me there was a lot to learn . When you plead guilty , you can plead to a lesser charge . But the owner of the store wouldn't buy this . He said it wasn't fair , and where was his ...
Page 77
In the prison school he finally completed the seventh grade , learned how to read and , however crudely , to write . But nothing left a greater impact on him than a series of talks he had with an old - timer named Alessandro Vollero ...
In the prison school he finally completed the seventh grade , learned how to read and , however crudely , to write . But nothing left a greater impact on him than a series of talks he had with an old - timer named Alessandro Vollero ...
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The next afternoon he contacted the girl he had left with Giannini and learned from her that the condemned man had mentioned something about a “ game ” in Harlem . Valachi passed this intelligence on to the Paganos and Siano .
The next afternoon he contacted the girl he had left with Giannini and learned from her that the condemned man had mentioned something about a “ game ” in Harlem . Valachi passed this intelligence on to the Paganos and Siano .
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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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