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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... took violent swings up and down . Scarcely a day went by without some reference to Vito Genovese and the death sentence he had decreed . When Valachi was depressed , he would complain , " That bastard ! Why did he do it ? " When he was ...
... took violent swings up and down . Scarcely a day went by without some reference to Vito Genovese and the death sentence he had decreed . When Valachi was depressed , he would complain , " That bastard ! Why did he do it ? " When he was ...
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... took on a chief controller named Moe Block , who was an expe- rienced numbers man . " You had to keep your eye on Moe , ” Valachi notes , " but he knew his way around and brought in some good controllers with him . " These controllers ...
... took on a chief controller named Moe Block , who was an expe- rienced numbers man . " You had to keep your eye on Moe , ” Valachi notes , " but he knew his way around and brought in some good controllers with him . " These controllers ...
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... took out a pistol , put it against Gallo's head , and pulled the trigger . The pistol misfired . Rupolo quickly tried again . Still nothing . When Gallo demanded to know what was going on , Rupolo lamely passed it off as a joke and said ...
... took out a pistol , put it against Gallo's head , and pulled the trigger . The pistol misfired . Rupolo quickly tried again . Still nothing . When Gallo demanded to know what was going on , Rupolo lamely passed it off as a joke and said ...
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