Joseph Michael Valachi (September 22, 1904 – 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. He is credited with the popularization of the term cosa nostra.
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Joseph Michael Valachi 22 September 1904 New York City, New York, USA
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Died |
3 April 1971 (aged 66) La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution, Anthony, New Mexico, USA
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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