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Valachi
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09/05/17 04:49 PM
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What did Joe Vilachi get out of giving his evidence?
I know he thought he was marked for death and he received that famous kiss from Don Vito.
But the guy died in jail, so what was in it for him ?
British is best....
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Re: Valachi
[Re: Turnbull]
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09/05/17 07:14 PM
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Fleming_Ave
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Valachi got himself out of the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where Genovese already had marked him for death, and into a well-equipped, private arrangement at the Federal pen in La Tuna, TX, where he lived out his days in relative comfort. It's better than being stabbed or beaten to death by the guys in jail. And his ratting embarrassed Vito Genovese, whom he hated.
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Re: Valachi
[Re: British]
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09/06/17 12:24 PM
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pilliano
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The government already knew about all the things valachi told them.Greg scarpa was feeding them his info before they turned valachi.All valachi did was put it out there for them in front of the cameras.Thats why they named the five family's after the bosses who were fronting them at the time..Valachi had the info of the years around the time the commission was formed.
Nil satis nisi optimum
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Re: Valachi
[Re: hoodlum]
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09/06/17 07:13 PM
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Valachi got himself out of the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where Genovese already had marked him for death, and into a well-equipped, private arrangement at the Federal pen in La Tuna, TX, where he lived out his days in relative comfort. Phil Leonetti was also a guest of that same suite. Gaspipe was as well, I believe.
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Re: Valachi
[Re: Fleming_Ave]
#919555
09/06/17 11:26 PM
09/06/17 11:26 PM
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Valachi got himself out of the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where Genovese already had marked him for death, and into a well-equipped, private arrangement at the Federal pen in La Tuna, TX, where he lived out his days in relative comfort. Phil Leonetti was also a guest of that same suite. Gaspipe was as well, I believe. So was Fat Vinnie Teresa Valachi wasn't high enough up in the Mob to know a lot. But, what he told was more than what the FBI knew at the time.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Valachi
[Re: Turnbull]
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09/07/17 10:34 PM
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Valachi got himself out of the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where Genovese already had marked him for death, and into a well-equipped, private arrangement at the Federal pen in La Tuna, TX, where he lived out his days in relative comfort. Phil Leonetti was also a guest of that same suite. Gaspipe was as well, I believe. So was Fat Vinnie Teresa Valachi wasn't high enough up in the Mob to know a lot. But, what he told was more than what the FBI knew at the time. bobby kennedy was the one who was insturmental in valachi flipping, kennedy wanted to embarrass hoover and the fbi, after valachi's testimony, seen by millions, hoover could no longer say their was no mafia.
" watch what you say around this guy, he's got a big mouth" sam giancana to an outfit soldier about frank Sinatra. [ from the book "my way"
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Re: Valachi
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09/08/17 03:25 AM
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Valachi wasn't high enough up in the Mob to know a lot. But, what he told was more than what the FBI knew at the time. [/quote]
bobby kennedy was the one who was insturmental in valachi flipping, kennedy wanted to embarrass hoover and the fbi, after valachi's testimony, seen by millions, hoover could no longer say their was no mafia.[/quote]
Actually it was the Appalachian meeting, where Hoover could not deny that there was a criminal organization that operated across the country. Kid Twist mentioned it, but how he kept mixing up three different organizations, many just thought he was talking only about Lepke. Local law enforcement, FBN, Secret Service knew it exists, while the FBN knew it stretched to other countries.
"I have this Nightmare. I'm on 5th avenue watching the St. Patrick's Day parade and I have a coronary and nine thousand cops march happily over my body." Chief Sidney Green
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Re: Valachi
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10/09/17 01:23 AM
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Quiet_Doms
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Although he was a mere button man, Valachi was a soldier in the Greenwich Village crew then ran by Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo. So I wouldn't discredit everything he said to the Committee. Never much of a earner but he was a well versed assasin. I mean the guy shared a cell with Vito!
Last edited by Quiet_Doms; 10/09/17 01:24 AM.
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