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Page 135
... numbers game received serious attention in the organized underworld
immediately following Prohibition , it has blossomed into a racket currently
thought to be taking in upwards of a quarter of a billion dollars annually in New
York alone .
... numbers game received serious attention in the organized underworld
immediately following Prohibition , it has blossomed into a racket currently
thought to be taking in upwards of a quarter of a billion dollars annually in New
York alone .
Page 258
At the time Joseph Gallo , a soldier in the Profaci Family in Brooklyn , who would
later lead a bloody insurrection against his boss , was attempting to strong - arm
his way into control of the jukebox and vending - machine racket in New York .
At the time Joseph Gallo , a soldier in the Profaci Family in Brooklyn , who would
later lead a bloody insurrection against his boss , was attempting to strong - arm
his way into control of the jukebox and vending - machine racket in New York .
Page 287
... 60–61 New York Catholic Protectory, 63– 6 N: York City, structure of Cosa
Nostra in, 39–40, 107; bosses, 39– 40, 107; underbosses, 107–8; councilors (
consiglieri), 119–20 New York Daily News, 43 New York State Liquor Authority,
256 ...
... 60–61 New York Catholic Protectory, 63– 6 N: York City, structure of Cosa
Nostra in, 39–40, 107; bosses, 39– 40, 107; underbosses, 107–8; councilors (
consiglieri), 119–20 New York Daily News, 43 New York State Liquor Authority,
256 ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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