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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So I call this fellow who is with the LaSalle brothers to lay off the $ 100 . But he ,
speaking to me as a friend , says , “ You are wasting the $ 100 . If that number hits
the way it's being played , nobody can pay off . But I'll do something for you .
So I call this fellow who is with the LaSalle brothers to lay off the $ 100 . But he ,
speaking to me as a friend , says , “ You are wasting the $ 100 . If that number hits
the way it's being played , nobody can pay off . But I'll do something for you .
Page 161
It was Cliffside 6-7835 or 3578 , one or the other . " Tony says it's a good sign and
to go , as if I need him to tell me that . When we got there , I have a couple of
drinks , and then Tommy calls me upstairs and asks me who ordered the beating
.
It was Cliffside 6-7835 or 3578 , one or the other . " Tony says it's a good sign and
to go , as if I need him to tell me that . When we got there , I have a couple of
drinks , and then Tommy calls me upstairs and asks me who ordered the beating
.
Page 186
He says it marked the first - and only time he deliberately had one of his horses
lose : I don't want to do it , but I got no choice . If I let this guy clip me , the word
will travel , and everybody will be trying something against me . That is the way
mob ...
He says it marked the first - and only time he deliberately had one of his horses
lose : I don't want to do it , but I got no choice . If I let this guy clip me , the word
will travel , and everybody will be trying something against me . That is the way
mob ...
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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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