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Page 15
... America : organized crime is not the " child of the Italians , or Irish , or Jews , or
the Puerto Ricans - although it has drawn recruits from all these , and other ,
ethnic groups . Organized crime is a product and reflection of our national culture
[ 15 ]
... America : organized crime is not the " child of the Italians , or Irish , or Jews , or
the Puerto Ricans - although it has drawn recruits from all these , and other ,
ethnic groups . Organized crime is a product and reflection of our national culture
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Page 26
Organized crime is America's biggest business . According to the best estimates
of the Department of Justice , admittedly an educated guess , it grosses better
than $ 40 billion a year . Even if such a staggering statistic was off by as much as
...
Organized crime is America's biggest business . According to the best estimates
of the Department of Justice , admittedly an educated guess , it grosses better
than $ 40 billion a year . Even if such a staggering statistic was off by as much as
...
Page 35
Prior to the advent of Kennedy as Attorney General , it had been paying little
attention to organized crime . In 1959 , for example , only four agents in its New
York office were assigned to this area , and their work was primarily in - office ...
Prior to the advent of Kennedy as Attorney General , it had been paying little
attention to organized crime . In 1959 , for example , only four agents in its New
York office were assigned to this area , and their work was primarily in - office ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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