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Page 79
This stopped far short , however , of an invitation to rejoin his boyhood pals in the 116th Street gang , a number of whom had moved up into racketeering . * “ In other words , " as Valachi notes , " they were no longer stealing .
This stopped far short , however , of an invitation to rejoin his boyhood pals in the 116th Street gang , a number of whom had moved up into racketeering . * “ In other words , " as Valachi notes , " they were no longer stealing .
Page 83
So I told him if I ever move from the Bronx apartment , it will mean I've been approached . He knew what this meant , and after The Gap fixed everything about Frank , I did move out .
So I told him if I ever move from the Bronx apartment , it will mean I've been approached . He knew what this meant , and after The Gap fixed everything about Frank , I did move out .
Page 201
What I mean is there is a lot of animosity among the soldiers in these Families , and one guy is always trying to take away another guy's numbers runner or move into a book - making operation or grab a shylocking customer .
What I mean is there is a lot of animosity among the soldiers in these Families , and one guy is always trying to take away another guy's numbers runner or move into a book - making operation or grab a shylocking customer .
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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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