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  1. 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.

  2. The Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir crime film directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter Maas, with a screenplay by Stephen Geller. It tells the story of Joseph Valachi, a Mafia informant in the early 1960s who was the first ever government witness coming from the American Mafia itself.

  3. Brooklyn mob soldier Joseph Valachi (Charles Bronson) gives the government a history of the Mafia from 1929 to 1961. Watch The Valachi Papers with a subscription on Prime Video. We're not...

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  4. 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.

  5. The Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir crime film directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter Maas, with a screenplay by Stephen Geller. It tells the story of Joseph Valachi, a Mafia informant in the early 1960s who was the first ever mafioso to acknowledge the organization's existence.

  6. 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.

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  8. Joseph Michael Valachi (September 22, 1904 [nb 1] – April 3, 1971) Was a career member of Organized Crime in the Genovese crime family.

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