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 93
Valachi recalls that afterward Buster was stopped by a police officer about a
block from the scene . Buster simply told him that a shooting had taken place
down the street . The policeman took off , and so did Buster - the other way . (
New York ...
Valachi recalls that afterward Buster was stopped by a police officer about a
block from the scene . Buster simply told him that a shooting had taken place
down the street . The policeman took off , and so did Buster - the other way . (
New York ...
Page 135
A controller got 35 percent of his daily gross if he was responsible for paying off
the police in his area and 30 percent if the bank itself took care of this expense .
The controller , in turn , gave his runners 20 or 25 percent of his share . * " It was ...
A controller got 35 percent of his daily gross if he was responsible for paying off
the police in his area and 30 percent if the bank itself took care of this expense .
The controller , in turn , gave his runners 20 or 25 percent of his share . * " It was ...
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mansion in Fort Lee , New Jersey , with a spectacular view of the Hudson River ;
he was , among his various rackets , absolute ruler of the Brooklyn waterfront and
is credited by police with either personally committing or directing literally ...
mansion in Fort Lee , New Jersey , with a spectacular view of the Hudson River ;
he was , among his various rackets , absolute ruler of the Brooklyn waterfront and
is credited by police with either personally committing or directing literally ...
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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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