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Mangano Family, 107, 205, 248 Maranzano, Salvatore, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 96–
101, 103, 104, 105–8, 109–11, 118, 120, 142; as undisputed chieftain of Italian
underworld in America, los; Valachi on rsonal d of, 108, 109; rooklyn quet in
honor of ...
Mangano Family, 107, 205, 248 Maranzano, Salvatore, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 96–
101, 103, 104, 105–8, 109–11, 118, 120, 142; as undisputed chieftain of Italian
underworld in America, los; Valachi on rsonal d of, 108, 109; rooklyn quet in
honor of ...
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Valachi, Joseph (cont'd) Senate investigating subcommittee, 46–47, 51;
interviews of author with, in D.C. Jail, 48–51, 52–53, 56; price tag placed on head
by Cosa Nostra, 48; loan-shark operations, 49, 147, 162–69, 170, 172, 188, 210,
257, ...
Valachi, Joseph (cont'd) Senate investigating subcommittee, 46–47, 51;
interviews of author with, in D.C. Jail, 48–51, 52–53, 56; price tag placed on head
by Cosa Nostra, 48; loan-shark operations, 49, 147, 162–69, 170, 172, 188, 210,
257, ...
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Valachi, the first man to violate the Cosa Nostra (loosely translated, “this thing of
ours”) oath of silence, was one of the Mafia's most loyal “soldiers,” a man who
had once given a blood pledge to “live by the gun and knife and die by the gun
and ...
Valachi, the first man to violate the Cosa Nostra (loosely translated, “this thing of
ours”) oath of silence, was one of the Mafia's most loyal “soldiers,” a man who
had once given a blood pledge to “live by the gun and knife and die by the gun
and ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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