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Joseph Michael Valachi (September 22, 1904 –
April 3, 1971) was an
American mobster in the
Genovese crime family who was the
first member of the Italian-American...
- The
Valachi hearings, also
known as the
McClellan hearings,
investigated organized crime activities across the
United States. The
hearings were initiated...
- The
Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir
crime film
directed by
Terence Young. It is an
adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter...
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States was
provided in 1963 by Joe
Valachi, who was
initiated in 1930, in his
testimony at the
McClellan hearings.
Valachi's was a high-profile case, and helped...
- and his
underling Joe
Valachi were in
prison together,
Valachi killed an
inmate he
thought to be a
hitman sent by Genovese.
Valachi then
became a government...
- The
Valachi Papers is a 1968
biography written by
Peter Maas,
telling the
story of
former mafia member Joe
Valachi, a low-ranking
member of the New York–based...
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crime family soldier Joe
Valachi was
convicted of
narcotics violations in 1959 and
sentenced to 15
years in prison.
Valachi's motivations for becoming...
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Genovese soldier Joe
Valachi was
convicted of
narcotics violations in 1959, and
sentenced to
fifteen years in prison.
Valachi's motivations for becoming...
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bestsellers include The
Valachi Papers, Manhunt, and In a Child's Name,
recipient of the 1991
Edgar Award for Best Fact
Crime book. The
Valachi Papers,
which told...
- Anti-Defamation
League promoted a
national campaign against the book The
Valachi Papers on the
grounds that it
would reinforce negative ethnic stereotypes...
