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Page 74
But when he returned with an armful of suits , he discovered that his two lookouts , doubtless bored with guard duty , had lined up half a dozen passersby against the wall at gunpoint and were removing their wallets .
But when he returned with an armful of suits , he discovered that his two lookouts , doubtless bored with guard duty , had lined up half a dozen passersby against the wall at gunpoint and were removing their wallets .
Page 79
Left to his own devices , Valachi returned to the one occupation he knew - burglary - and put together a gang of six young Italians . They operated two or three nights a week , and their total “ swag , ” as he calls it , averaged about ...
Left to his own devices , Valachi returned to the one occupation he knew - burglary - and put together a gang of six young Italians . They operated two or three nights a week , and their total “ swag , ” as he calls it , averaged about ...
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Returned to Dept. of Correction , Albany , NY , 7-6-34 1-13-36 rob . PD , New York , N.Y. Joseph Valechi # B - 58468 ll - 1-44 USM , Brooklyn , NY Joseph Valachi # 7896 Narcotics ll - 20-45 , dism by Judge . ARRESTED OR RECEIVED NAME ...
Returned to Dept. of Correction , Albany , NY , 7-6-34 1-13-36 rob . PD , New York , N.Y. Joseph Valechi # B - 58468 ll - 1-44 USM , Brooklyn , NY Joseph Valachi # 7896 Narcotics ll - 20-45 , dism by Judge . ARRESTED OR RECEIVED NAME ...
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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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