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Joseph Michael Valachi (September 22, 1904 [nb 1] – April 3, 1971) was an American mobster in the Genovese crime family who was the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to acknowledge its existence publicly in 1963.
Joseph "Joe Cargo" Valachi – he exposed the inner workings of the American Mafia in 1963. Valachi was active since the Castellammarese War during the early 1930s, as an associate of the Lucchese crime family ; however; after the murder of Salvatore Maranzano in 1931, he joined the Genovese family.
Jun 3, 2019 · The first mobster to break omerta was Joseph Valachi, a "soldier" in the Genovese family in 1950s New York. Valachi is remembered today for his testimony before a US senate committee in 1963, in which he revealed parts of the mob's structure, operations and rituals.
According to city records, Joseph Valachi exchanged wedding vows with Carmela "Millie" Reina, the oldest daughter of his former boss, Gaetano Reina, on July 28, 1932. However, Valachi stated that the marriage took place on 18 September.
In January 2016, Joseph and his brother John Perna each received 10 year sentences, while his father Ralph V. Perna received an eight-year state prison sentence for pleading guilty to running a multibillion-dollar gambling enterprise, and his brother Ralph M. had charges still pending.
At his defection, Joseph Michael Valachi was up to that point the most famous apostate in the criminal underworld. Although his revelations provided the public and law enforcement with a wealth of information, it did have its limitations.
As they walked into the entrance of the building, Joe turned away. His friends, waiting in the shadowy lobby, shot Reggione three times in the head, leaving him dead in the hallway. After the killing, Valachi said he went straight home to his wife.
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