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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... remembers coming to in the doctor's office and being told , " Drink this . " But his proudest moment was when he heard the ... remember I was just get- ting over that bullet in the head , " he says , " and I wasn't think- ing too good ...
... remembers coming to in the doctor's office and being told , " Drink this . " But his proudest moment was when he heard the ... remember I was just get- ting over that bullet in the head , " he says , " and I wasn't think- ing too good ...
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... remember everybody . There was Tommy Brown - you know , Tommy Lucchese , I never heard anyone call him " Three - finger " Brown to his face . There was also Joe Profaci and Joe Bonanno and Joe Palisades - real name Rosato - and Nick ...
... remember everybody . There was Tommy Brown - you know , Tommy Lucchese , I never heard anyone call him " Three - finger " Brown to his face . There was also Joe Profaci and Joe Bonanno and Joe Palisades - real name Rosato - and Nick ...
Page 127
... remember there were a lot of people in the street selling apples . I got two bands so that everybody could dance without stopping . For food we had thousands of sandwiches and about $ 500 worth of Italian cookies and pastries . There ...
... remember there were a lot of people in the street selling apples . I got two bands so that everybody could dance without stopping . For food we had thousands of sandwiches and about $ 500 worth of Italian cookies and pastries . There ...
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