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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... meeting was about , they would think we belonged to some kind of a holy society . He was just hanging around , waiting to speak , while the members were still coming in . Joe Profaci had given me Mr. Maranzano's pedigree . He was born ...
... meeting was about , they would think we belonged to some kind of a holy society . He was just hanging around , waiting to speak , while the members were still coming in . Joe Profaci had given me Mr. Maranzano's pedigree . He was born ...
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... meeting with Vin- cent Mauro and another soldier in Tony Bender's crew , Pas- quale ( Paddy Mush ) Moccio . " I'm going to make you guys rich , " he whispered . " I got a line on a ton of stuff . Joe , you and me are going to Cuba to ...
... meeting with Vin- cent Mauro and another soldier in Tony Bender's crew , Pas- quale ( Paddy Mush ) Moccio . " I'm going to make you guys rich , " he whispered . " I got a line on a ton of stuff . Joe , you and me are going to Cuba to ...
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... meeting like this would not have entailed such an influx of mobsters - with more than 100 in attendance - but because of the unsettling at- mosphere in which it was being held , each boss , wary about his own future , brought along a ...
... meeting like this would not have entailed such an influx of mobsters - with more than 100 in attendance - but because of the unsettling at- mosphere in which it was being held , each boss , wary about his own future , brought along a ...
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according to Valachi Agueci ain't Albert Anastasia asked Atlanta Avenue Bobby Doyle boys Bronx Brooklyn brother Bureau of Narcotics Buster Buster from Chicago called Carlo Gambino Charley Lucky Ciro Terranova Cosa Nostra death Dickey Dutch Schultz everything Family Frank Costello Gagliano gang Genovese's Giannini girl going happened Harlem heard heroin horse Italian Jail Johnny Joseph Valachi jukebox Justice Department killed knew Knight's Duchess lachi LaTempa Lido lieutenant Livorsi look Lucchese Luciano Magaddino Maranzano Masseria Matty Mildred Moretti murder never night numbers okay organized crime Pagano Petrilli prison race racket restaurant Robilotto Rupolo Schultz shot shylocking Sing Sing Street talk tell thing Thomas Lucchese tion Tommy Tony Bender took trouble underworld Valachi recalls Valachi says Vincent Mauro Vito Genovese week What's wife Willie Willie Moretti worry York City
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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