The Valachi PapersJoseph Valachi, organized crime and rackeetering. |
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You loan out $ 1,000 and the guy is supposed to pay back $ 100 a week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish . Figure it another way . For every $ 5 you lend out a week , you get back $ 6 . How did I start ?
You loan out $ 1,000 and the guy is supposed to pay back $ 100 a week for twelve weeks . The $ 200 you make is the vigorish . Figure it another way . For every $ 5 you lend out a week , you get back $ 6 . How did I start ?
Page 164
Let's say a guy needs $ 1,000 , but he can't make the $ 100 a week . If he has a good record , I'll cut him down to , say , $ 80 , and I won't charge him any extra . Naturally , as soon as the money comes in , I would give it to ...
Let's say a guy needs $ 1,000 , but he can't make the $ 100 a week . If he has a good record , I'll cut him down to , say , $ 80 , and I won't charge him any extra . Naturally , as soon as the money comes in , I would give it to ...
Page 170
All of a sudden he asked if I could let him pass for a couple of weeks . Well , when these two weeks are up , he asks me to let him ride for another week . Now I go up to see him and I ask , “ Matty , what's the matter ?
All of a sudden he asked if I could let him pass for a couple of weeks . Well , when these two weeks are up , he asks me to let him ride for another week . Now I go up to see him and I ask , “ Matty , what's the matter ?
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