Re. Hoover being a gambling addict or homosexual: I posted on that subject here:
http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbthr...true#Post546917

I think by the time of the Valachi hearings, most Americans were aware that there was such a thing as "organized crime," or "the mob," or "the Syndicate." But I don't think they were aware that Italian gangs across the country were linked by the Commission and had "rules," structures, etc., in common. The busted-up Apalachin meeting and its extensive news coverage pretty much raised awareness before that.