Originally Posted By: Turnbull
Originally Posted By: Fleming_Ave
Originally Posted By: hoodlum
Originally Posted By: Turnbull
Valachi got himself out of the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where Genovese already had marked him for death, and into a well-equipped, private arrangement at the Federal pen in La Tuna, TX, where he lived out his days in relative comfort.
Phil Leonetti was also a guest of that same suite.


Gaspipe was as well, I believe.

So was Fat Vinnie Teresa

Valachi wasn't high enough up in the Mob to know a lot. But, what he told was more than what the FBI knew at the time.


bobby kennedy was the one who was insturmental in valachi flipping, kennedy wanted to embarrass hoover and the fbi, after valachi's testimony, seen by millions, hoover could no longer say their was no mafia.


" watch what you say around this guy, he's got a big mouth" sam giancana to an outfit soldier about frank Sinatra. [ from the book "my way"