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Page 39
While police had long recognized them as major racketeers , their exact position in the underworld was uncertain . All pretended to be respectable businessmen , and all were so swathed in protective layers of underlings that they hadn't ...
While police had long recognized them as major racketeers , their exact position in the underworld was uncertain . All pretended to be respectable businessmen , and all were so swathed in protective layers of underlings that they hadn't ...
Page 175
Finally , after two years as a fugitive , Buchalter's underworld brethren sold him on the idea that a deal had been worked out with federal authorities . If he surrendered on the narcotics charge , he would be allowed to serve his ...
Finally , after two years as a fugitive , Buchalter's underworld brethren sold him on the idea that a deal had been worked out with federal authorities . If he surrendered on the narcotics charge , he would be allowed to serve his ...
Page 285
... 259 ; Valachi gives dicted for Boccia murder , 196 ; Narcotics agents details about , dismissal of murder case against , 266 ; wholesale market , and Negro 199 ; regaining control in own and Puerto Rican underworld , Family , 209–10 ...
... 259 ; Valachi gives dicted for Boccia murder , 196 ; Narcotics agents details about , dismissal of murder case against , 266 ; wholesale market , and Negro 199 ; regaining control in own and Puerto Rican underworld , Family , 209–10 ...
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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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