Joseph Valachi - Wikipedia
Valachi fought as part of the Reina family on the side of Maranzano, which eventually emerged victorious after Masseria's assassination on April 15, 1931. Maranzano proclaimed himself …
Joseph Valachi | Mafia, Cosa Nostra & Informant | Britannica
Joseph Valachi was an American gangster, a member of Lucky Luciano’s mob family, who turned informer in 1962. Valachi held a rank in the Mafia equivalent to that of a sergeant, with …
Joe Valachi - The First Rat - American Mafia History
May 25, 2015 · Joe Valachi was the first made man in the mafia to testify in court about the existence of the American mafia. Valachi was a member of the Genovese crime family.
How Joe Valachi Crippled The Mafia As Its First Government …
Jul 8, 2019 · Joe Valachi, or Joseph “Cago” Valachi, was just a low-level New York gangster. He ran gambling rackets and peddled narcotics for a time before working under the Genovese …
Joseph M. Valachi, Informer, Dies at 67 - The New York Times
Apr 4, 1971 · Valachi, the gangland “sol dier” who bared the secrets of the Mafia in televised bearings before the Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee, was serving a life …
Joseph Valachi’s autobiography reveals Mafia’s inner workings
Aug 8, 2023 · The gang’s name referred to the length of time it took for them to pull off a break-in and flee. Eventually Valachi became a heroin dealer and Mafia hit man suspected of having a …
Joseph Valachi - Wikiwand
Joseph Michael Valachi was an American mobster in the Genovese crime family who was the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to acknowledge its existence ...
The Man Who Exposed The Mob: "The Valachi Papers"
Jun 5, 2025 · The film depicts many of the events of the “Castellammare War” in the early 1930s and Valachi’s initiation into the mafia. The film alternates between the present, where Valachi …
Valachi memoirs – The Real Thing – Intro | American Mafia
In these pages, Valachi discusses his home life, friendships, career as a burglar, early incarcerations and first interactions with Mafia organizations in East Harlem and the Bronx.
Crime: Their Thing | TIME
Crazy with fear, Valachi turned to the FBI for protection and began to sing for his life. Last week the word was out that the underworld has put a $100,000 price on Valachi’s head.