The Saturday Post - The Man Who Exposed The Mafia - Joe Valachi The Kennedy Administration Aug 1963

In 1963, a pivotal year riddled with revelations and seismic events, a daring exposure orchestrated in October utilized the burgeoning power of television to unveil one of America's most perilous criminal syndicates. The Kennedy administration, despite its earnest efforts, scarcely grasped the magnitude, secrecy, or historical depth of the organization they were confronting. This was no fledgling criminal enterprise birthed in the era of Lucky Luciano; rather, it was a sprawling network of corruption that had been weaving its dark tapestry since the early 1900s, with roots potentially stretching even further back in time.
President Kennedy's decisive crackdown on organized crime was not merely a pursuit of contemporary mobsters but an excavation of deep-seated corruption that had long festered within American society. His administration uncovered massive scandals involving staggering sums of money that had mysteriously vanished, shining a spotlight on the entrenched criminal activities that had been hidden from public view. The results were nothing short of astonishing: in just one year, the rate of major convictions skyrocketed from a mere 45 to an astounding 256. This sweep caught major mafia bosses, captains, and influential figures in its net, marking a monumental success in the 1960s war against organized crime.
Among the revelations, the French Corsican mafia emerged from the shadows, exposed as the predominant narcotics traffickers in America. It was also disclosed that they had deep ties with the Italian American mafia, weaving a complex web of international crime that was intricately linked and mutually supportive.
These exposures and the aggressive public stance against organized crime were all made mere months before the tragic assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas-a city ironically under the influence of Carlos Marcello, a notorious mafia boss who harbored a deep-seated animosity towards Kennedy. Alongside Santo Trafficante, Marcello was deeply entangled in the web of figures who loathed Kennedy and had the most to lose from his anti-crime campaigns.
By taking the fight against organized crime into the public arena and shaming these formidable figures on national television, Kennedy inadvertently set in motion a series of events that spiraled beyond his control. This shockingly candid article, revealing the circumstances surrounding Valachi's confessions and the scope of what he exposed, highlights the dangerous precipice on which Kennedy stood-just months before his life was brutally cut short in a city dominated by one of his fiercest underworld adversaries.
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[@JudeNance]

I remember this magazine when i was young.

[@sunflowerdownunder]

Thank you 👏👏👏

[@HistoryAndOrganisedCrime1919]

You're welcome 😊

[@RamonaHaygood]

Damn Valachi talked.

[@HistoryAndOrganisedCrime1919]

Yes he gave it all up. And within weeks Kennedy was clipped

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

I heard you talked first.

[@harmonmike497]

Carlos along with Gambino were definitely the most powerful among the Cosa Nostra

[@HistoryAndOrganisedCrime1919]

I will ad Ricca, Accardo, Trafficante, Bufalino, Meyer Lansky and Costello to that list as well

[@tracytobin931]

They refer to themselves as "The Mob" ❤😂😊😅 having been raised up as a little "Dirtbomb"on the streets of Bensonhurst, I can say truthfully, that they made for Great Neighbors, All the petty criminals from the surrounding area, knew not to commit crimes against the people, Everyone and I mean Everyone , Italian, Irish, Russian, Polish, Jewish, Black and Spanish all knew not to come to Bensonhurst to commit their crimes , if they did, and were unfortunate enough to get caught by the Neighborhood Tough guys, By the time the cops showed up, there was nothing left to lock up, except a puddle of blood !!! FACTS.😅

[@HistoryAndOrganisedCrime1919]

Charlie Luciano, Vito Genovese, Gambino, Meyer Lansky, Joe Adonis and morewere not petty criminals.

[@tracytobin931]

@@HistoryAndOrganisedCrime1919 they are not who I was referring to, I wS talking about skells.

[@menelaoskontos2553]

if they call you ''dirtbomb'' maybe you should stop eating beans....

[@tracytobin931]

@@menelaoskontos2553 no way bro !!! I ain't giving up my beans !!! They are a great source of protein!!! Beans are meat without Feet!!!😅😂🤣✌️ be well friend.

[@menelaoskontos2553]

@@tracytobin931 haha , ty u2

[@andrewpetersen6116]

Word pronunciation is woeful

[@kuangtien3980]

British accent.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

It's a computer that's why.