Originally Posted By: blueracing347
Did his testimony help with any convictions? The government just needed someone to blow this thing of theirs out of the water and he did so on national television. Did be fill in any missing pieces? This kiss off death? Why would you tell your victim that he's going to die rather than making him think the opposite? Genovese was wiser than that.


No convictions,only gave the proofs that a criminal organization like the american mafia exist despite what Hoover said in the last 30 years. Genovese thinked that Valachi wouldn't have the balls to flip not so wise at the end.