The Valachi Papers (34 page)

(The most recent is Pasquale Calabrese, a soldier in the Magaddino Family in Buffalo. Calabrese, who has been taken to another part of the country and lives with his wife and children under an assumed name, confirmed what Valachi had to say about the structure of a Cosa Nostra Family. His information has also led to the conviction of several members of the Magaddino Family and a disruption of many of its operations.)

As for why he talked, Valachi once wrote me:

Naturally if I could do my life over again, I would. Who would not? Now I am all alone in this world. As you know, I do not write to my wife and my son as they will have nothing to do with me and I don't blame them.

Vito Genovese is responsible for everything. The boys brought him all these stories about me and he believed them. But when he was scheming against me, I was scheming back. Anyway, he found out that he could not do on the inside what he did on the outside. All I did in Atlanta was try to protect myself.

I hope the American people will benefit by knowing what the mob is like. If I was killed in Atlanta, I would have died branded as a rat anyway without doing anything wrong. So what did I lose?

VALACHI’S FBI ARREST RECORD

Author* Collection

Race Sex

Date of Birth Place of Birth Age Height Weight

White Male

September 22,1904 New York City 58
tye*

Complexion Hair

Eyes

Scars or marks FBI #

Stocky Dark

Gray—wavy in front and

heavy growth; parts left

side and combs back

Brown

None noted

The following Is the arrest record of JOSEPH VALACHI, FBI Number 544:

CONTRIBUTOR OF

FINGERPRINTS

NAME AND NUMBER

ARRESTED

OR RECEIVED

CHARGE

DISPOSITION

PD, Jersey City, N J.

Anthony Sorge #B-25

C.W. (loaded revolver)

$100 fine and costs-prob.

8-17-23, Jos. Valachi, Bronx, N.T., art burglary; 10-23-23, sentenced to Sing Sing and received 10-26-23, as Jos. Valachi, #B-75260, 1 year and 3 months to 2% years, conf. act burglary, 3rd degree-paroled 8-20-24, 4-9-25, returned on new sentence, delinquent 4-30-25, re-paroled 5-28-26 to begin serving new sentence, discharged by expiration 10-8-26.

Sing Sing Pr. Ossining, N.Y.

PD, New York, N.Y.

PD, New York City, N.Y.

PD, New York, N.Y.

Joseph Valechi #77100

Joseph Valachi #B-58468 Joseph Valachi #58468

Joseph Valechi #B-58468

4-9-25

burg. 3rd deg.

A. and R. art ext

rob.

3 yrs. Par. 6-15-28

3-15-29 dis.

10-7-29, dis. Returned to Dept. of Correction, Albany, NY, 7-6-34

Index

Accardi,
Settemo
(Big
Sam),
170, 171-Z2

Accardo, Tony, 217

Adonis, Joe (Joseph Doto), 64, 88,

105,137, 147n. Agueci, Albert, 245,246,249-50;

murder of, 250 Agueci, Vito, 246,249,253-54, 255 Aida Restaurant, 172-73, 181 Aiello, Joseph, 65, 68-69 Alcohol, 63-64, 144-45, 146-47;

hijacking trucks of, 80, 92, 96-97 Alexander, Meryl, xv Alo, Vincent (Jimmy Blue Eyes), 120 Amato, Big Dick, 78 American-Italian Anti-Defamation

Council, xvii Anastasia, Albert,
1
/^86, 105, 144,

147n., 154, 155, 184-87,195,224,

228; murder of, 228-30,232 Anastasia Family, 226, 228 Anastasio, Tony, 229-30

Annunzio, Frank, xviii

Apalachin, Cosa Nostra conclave at

(1957),
1/^
231-36; agenda for,

231-33,236 Areas of Family units of Cosa Nostra,

Artichoke King.
See
Terranova, Ciro

Associated Press, xiv, xvi

"At the table," 139-40, 179, 184-88

Atkinson, Teddy, 157-58

Atlanta Federal Penitentiary: Valachi as inmate of, 1-10, 251-56; Genovese as ruler of "mob guys" in prison population, 247-48

Aurclio, Thomas, 136

Baker, Joe.
See
Catania, Joseph Barbara, Joseph, 231,234-35 Barrese, Michael, 129-30 Barzini, Luigi, xvi

Bender, Tony (Anthony Strollo), 97,

Bender, Tony
(cont'd.)

99-100/l05, 106, 129, 134, 137-40, 144-47, 151, 155, 161-62, 165, 183-84, 186, 189, 194-95, 196, 198-99,201,205,208,211, 212-13, 220-22, 237, 246-47,251; missing and presumed dead, 251-53

Bcrman, Otto
(Abbadabba),
115n. Beverly Club, outside New Orleans, 134

B-girl clip joints, 261

Biondo, Joseph (Joe Bandy), 229

Black Hand extortion rings, 39

Black market: and Cosa Nostra in World War II, 167-73; behind Allied lines in southern Italy,
I
75; Genovese as mastermind of, in Italy in World War II, 175-76

Block, Moe, 113, 117-20

Boccia, Ferdinand (The Shadow), 131; murder of, 131-32, 174; Genovese indicted for murder of, 176

Bonanno, Joseph (Joe Bananas),
JJ^
65, 74^ 76, 86,105,235,257, 259

Bookmaking, 88, 97, 261; Costello's operation in, 134

Bootlegging, and Italian racketeers, 63-64, S8, 111, 193,216

Boss
(capo),
in Family of Cosa Nostra,
15±
84; in New York City, 15-16

Boss of all Bosses
(Capo di tutti Capi),
of Cosa Nostra, 84, 98; Genovese's drive for, 223

Bowles, Chester, 169

Bronx construction rackets, 226

Bronx County Jail, Valachi in, 45—46 Brooklyn waterfront, Anastasia as

ruler of, 185 Brown, Tommy.
See
Lucchese,

Thomas Bruno, Angelo, 257 Bruno, Joseph, 106, 155-56, 158

Bruno Family, 259

Buchalter, Louis (Lepke), 47, 98, 122, 125,153-54

"Buckwheats," 211

Buffalo, Charlie, 89

Buffalo Cosa Nostra, 65, 68^217, 230, 234, 249-50, 263

Buffalo taxicab business, 234

Bug-Meyer mob, 122

Building unions, 88

Bureau of Narcotics, xi, xv, xxxiii, 3, 5, 10, 11,
12,21,23,
167, 199, 200-201,203,207,209,212, 216-17, 226, 232, 237, 238-39, 241

Bureau of Prisons, xv, 25, 252n.

Buster from Chicago, 67, 69-71, 74, 80-81,87, 93, 94

Cago, Joe, 74n.
See also
Valachi,

Joseph Calabrese, Pasquale, 263 Callace, Frank (Cluck 99), 73-74 Camorra, Neapolitan, 39, 55n. Cantellops, Nelson, 240 Capone, Alphonse (Scarface Al),
64,

68^87, 88, 99, 123, 128, 194 Capuzzi, Nick (Nick the Thief), 71,

Carfano, Anthony (Little Augie

Pisano), 137, 224,242-43 Caruso, Frank (Frank the Bug), 245,

249,250,253 Casertano, Stephen (Buck Jones), 91 Castellammarese War, 63, 65, 67,
68,

74^78-79, 82, 98; end of, 82-85 Castiglia, Francesco.
See
Costello,

Frank

Catania, Joseph (Joe Baker), 80-82 Catena, Gerardo (Jerry), 225,248 Chicago Cosa Nostra,'^ 99, 217, 235,257

Cigarette machines controlled by

Cosa Nostra, 261 Civcllo, James, 235

clementi, carmine (dolly dimples), 53-54

cleveland cosa nostra, 235, 257 coll, vincent (mad dog), 92, 95-96 colletti, james, 235 colombo, joseph, 257 colorado, cosa nostra of, 235
Commissione
of cosa nostra,
1 7,
195,

228,257-58 construction rackets, bronx, 226 "contracts," 21.2z»61. 67-68, 106,

131, 195,232 coppola, trigger mike, 125, 137, 180 corallo, antonio (tony ducks), 260 correale, paul (paulie ham), 205
Corriere del Popolo,
xxi corruption of public officials, and

cosa nostra, 2* 260 cosa nostra, xi, xiv, xvii,
l3
, 55, 64^ and organized crime, 2i blood oath of allegiance, 2-3, 76; meaning and use of term, 13n., 75; organizational structure, 15-16, 37; involvement with "outsiders,"
16,
122, families in new york city, 16—17; mr. big on national scale, j_7_i apalachin conclave (1957),
17
^.230-36; organization of modern, 83-85; rules of modern, 84-85, 179-81; bosses contribute to honoring maranzano, 86-87; leaders slain on day of maranzano murder, 91; penetration of legitimate enterprises, 148, 261—62; turmoil in, from genovese's drive against costello, 223-24; "ritualistic" aspects of execution of member, 226; membership "books," 227; selling memberships, 227, 232; members, as restaurant clientele, 23in.; estimated membership, 233; dependable rackets, 260-61; mystique of, shattered by valachi revelations, 263

costello, frank (francesco cas-tiglia),
iA^
88, 99, 105, 137, 193-95, 213, 221; slot machine operations, 100, 108, 134, 136; acting boss of luciano family, 134, 136-37, 188, 189, 216; multiple enterprises, 134—35, 223; legitimate business interests, 135; political connections, 136; ban on dope traffic, 216, 217; shooting in apartment house lobby, 223, 225, 231; removal as genovese rival, 225, 228-29; to prison, 225—26

councilors
(consiglieri)
of cosa nostra, 98

crews
{regimes)
of cosa nostra,
15,
85, 97

crime cartel, national, ll 258 criminal investigation division

(cid)ofu.s. army, 175 crosswell, sergeant edgar d., 234 curtis, senator carl,
2A

dallas cosa nostra, 235 daniels, dominick v., xviii dannemora prison, 72, 127 d.c. jail, valachi held in, 23,25-31 delucia, paul (paul [the waiter]

ricca), 258 department of justice, and valachi's

memoirs, xi-xxiii, 30-31 dequatro, dominick (dom the

sailor), 137, 221 dcsimonc, frank, 235, 257 detroit cosa nostra, 235, 257 dewey, thomas e., 124-25, 126-27,

132, 153 diamond, legs and eddie, 47 dickey, orange c, 175-78 difalco, judge s. samuel, xx dio (dioguardi), johnny, 149-50,254,

dio (dioguardi), tommy, 149

DiPalermo, Joseph (Joe Beck), 6^ 7-8, 254,256

Dope.
See
Heroin, traffic in; Narcotics, traffic in

Douglas, John, xix

Doyle, Bobby (Girolamo Santucci), '59-60, 61-62, 67, 71,74,86, 90, 93, 94-95, 96, 99-100, 102-103, 105, 109, 111-12,113,119, 121, 137-38, 139, 140, 145, 147, 151, 159, 180

Doyle (Plumeri), Jimmy, 149

"Drop" for dice game, 204

Drugs.
See
Heroin, traffic in; Narcotics, traffic in

Duke's restaurant, New Jersey, 147, 161,184,186,

East 107th Street Mob, 207 Eboli, Thomas (Tommy Ryan,

Tommy Rye), 106, 138-39,

239-10, 248 Elliot, MJ.,.6

Extortion, industrial and labor, 97, 153

Family units of Cosa Nostra, 3—4,
15,
84-85, 233, 263; in New York City, 16-17, 85-86, 98; across country, 84-85; stabilizing status quo of, 232

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), xi, xxiii, 11-12,
17,22,
176,258, 260; Valachi's revelations to, 11-23

Ferrigno, Steven (Samuel Fcrraro),

68-72 Fifth Amendment, 234 Flegenheimer, Arthur (Dutch

Schultz), 122-23.
See also
Schultz,

Dutch

Florida, Cosa Nostra boss of, 235 Flynn, James P., 12-14, 17-19, 20

Fort Monmouth, Valachi held at,

21-22,33 Franse, Steve, 30, 210; Valachi's

involvement in murder of, 210-12 Freeman, John, Sr., 238, 241, 243

Gaffncy, George, 5-6, 256 Gagliano, Joseph (Pip the Blind), 49 Gagliano, Tom, 60-61, 65, 67, 73, 74^

86, 87, 89, 92-93, 95, 105 Gagliano Family, 86, 92, 111 Gallo, Joseph, 239 Gallo, William, 131-32,
174
Gambino, Carlo, 16,17,79, 82, 105,

170, 229-30, 236, 240-41,257-58,

Gambino, Paul, 79, 86

Gambling: and organized Italian racketeering, 63, 216; and Costello, 134, 223, 225; and Cosa Nostra in pre-Castro Cuba, 235; and licensed casinos of Cosa Nostra, 260-61

Gangland slaying, difficulty of successful prosecution of, 209-10

Gap, The.
See
Petrilli, Dominick

Gas ration stamp racket, in World War II, 168-72

Genovese, Anna Petillo, 129—31, 210-11; sues for divorce, 210

Genovese, Vito (Don Vito), 3-4, 6-7,
10,
16-18, 64,82-83, 86, 88, 92-97, 98-102, 103-4,105, 111, 121, 125, 132, 147n., 153,184,186,187-88, 201,208-209,221-23; background, 129—31; in Italy during World War II, 129, 132,175-76; and the law, in the 1920s and 1930s, 131-33; and Dewey investigation, 132; flees to Italy (1937), 132; return to United States, 174, 177-78, 188; mastermind of black market ring in Italy in World War

II, 175-76; indicted for Boccia murder, 175; dismissal of murder case against, 178; regaining control in own Family, 188-90; bid for recognition as boss, 191-92,201, 210; and murder of Moretti, 194-95, 196, 197,223; orders murder of Steve Franse, 210-11; testimony on underworld income of, in divorce proceedings, 210; and attempted assassination of Costello, 223-24,231-32; drive against Costello for ascendancy in Cosa Nostra, 223—26; and murder of Anastasia, 228-30,232; and Apalachin conclave, 230-32, 233, 235; to prison, 236, 239; in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, 248-99, 251-56; in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, 257; possible deportation order for, on release from prison (1970), 258; status of, with Cosa Nostra because of Valachi's revelations, 258; Valachi's condemnation for "everything," 263