The Valachi Papers (36 page)

Authors: Peter Maas

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"Table."
See
"At the table" Tenuto, Frederick, murder of, 186 Terranova, Ciro (Artichoke King), 47-48, 52, 53, 55, 56,59, 61, 80, 81-82, 101, 111, 121, 125 Trafficante, Louis, 235 Tyler, Gus, xviii

Undcrboss
(subcapo)
of Cosa Nostra, 15^84

Unions, and Valachi's dress manufacturing, 148-50

Untouchables, The,
29

Valachi, Anthony,
22.
Valachi, Donald, 20 151,190-91,263 Valachi, Joseph: story behind "The Valachi Papers," xi-xxiii; in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, 1-10, 251-56; murder of wrong man in Atlanta Penitentiary, 1» 7-8, 256; unmasking of Cosa Nostra, 2,13; motivations in talking, 3—4,14+263; as member of Genovese Family, 3-4; life

sentence for murder,
iq;
revelations to FBI, 11 -22; deal with federal officials to "leave his family out of it," 19-20; women in his life, 12; legitimate fronts, 20; playing prima donna during interrogation,
20;
involvement in underworld slayings,
2 1, 27,
67-72,80-82, 106-7, 120, 199-210, 211 -12; before Senate investigating subcommittee, 23-24, 29; interviews of author with, in D.C. Jail, 25-28, 29-30, 33—34; price tag placed on head by Cosa Nostra, 25; loanshark operations, 26, 126, 141-47, 148-52, 155, 167, 189, 238, 239, 242, 244; tentative plans to transfer out of country, 30; in Federal Correctional Institution at La Tuna, Texas, 3In.; suicide attempt, 12; importance to Justice Department's drive against organized crime, 37; background and childhood, 39—42; as member ol Minute Men thievery gang, 43-46; in Sing Sing, 47, 52-55; robbery as way of life, 47-51; operates burglary gang, 57; housekeeping with mistress, 59, 6A-Z2* 101; death of father, 58, 59; recruitment into Cosa Nostra, 65-66,
68;
initiation into Cosa Nostra, 73-77; nickname of Joe Cargo (Cago), 75.; as member of Luciano Family, 97, 99, 106, 112-13, 137; as member of Tony Bender crew, 97, 99, 106, 134, 137-40, 146-47, 151, 155, 183-84, 221; as slot machine operator, 99-101; "recognized as mob guy" with connections, 101; marriage to Mildred Reina, 102-6; as pinball machine operator, 109; in numbers racket,

109-10, 111-21, 126, 141, 150-51, 166-67,241,244;
finances
horse room, 126; regret over departure of Luciano, 128; in restaurant business, 148, 151, 155, 166, 172-73, 181-88, 191, 237-38;
in
dress manufacturing, 148-51, 155, 166, 189, 238; going out with the girls, 151-52; as owner of racehorses, 155-59, 162-66, 172, 189; playing the horses, 159—62; economic pressure of World War II on operations, 166; in gas ration stamp racket in World War II, 167-72; violation of no-hands rule, 181-88;
in
juke box racket, 189-90, 239, 241-42, 244; as suburbanite, 190-91; and contract for murder of Giannini, 199-209; questioned on murder of The Gap, 214; and narcotics traffic, 218-22, 237, 238, 241; in linen supply business, 241; in hiding from Narcotics agents, 241-43; arrested and arraigned on narcotics charge, 243-44; jumping bail, 244—47; giving self up, sentencing, 247; trial and sentence on second narcotics conspiracy charges, 249, 250-51; efforts of Narcotics agents to break, 251; reasons why he talked, 263

Valachi, Mildred Reina, 19,65, 102-6, 107, 139-40, 151, 159, 163-64, 190-91,214,263

Valachi Papers, The
(Maas), story behind, xi-xxiii

Valenti, Jack, xix

Vending-machine racket, 239, 261

Venezia Restaurant, 47, 50

Vernotico, Gerard, murder of, 129-30

Vigorish, 141

Vinson, Fred M., Jr., xviii

Vollero, Alcssandro, 55, 60, 101

Wacky brothers, 138-39

Wagner, Ralph, 238, 243, 247, 251, 253, 255; disappearance, 255

Waiters union, Dutch Schultz's control of, 122