Chapter 16 Section 12

During his more than a year in New York, Wallachi was repeatedly questioned by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the police.In the meantime, according to Wallach himself, he did confess some people and things related to drug smuggling, but he absolutely did not dare to betray any information about "Kosha Nostra".Another defendant in the case with him, Wito Agussi of the Marcardino family in Buffalo, New York, has also been arraigned multiple times. In February 1962, Joseph Wallach was sentenced to 20 years in prison again, which was executed at the same time as the previous 15 years.Three weeks later, Wallachi and Wito Agussi were sent to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

During this period of time, Victor Jinnovance had already learned from his subordinates who were imprisoned one after another that Anthony Bender had used his name to rip off his subordinates more than once.He also finally found out that his arrest this time was completely manipulated by Charlie Luciano who was far away in Italy.Charlie teamed up with the "Prime Minister" Frank Costello, who was deposed by Victor, and Carlo Gambino, who was supported by him, to plan the deployment, and the link between them was Anthony Bender.Each of these four men has their own reasons for wanting to bring down Victor Genovance.So, Victor issued a new contract from prison.

On the night of April 8, 1962, Anthony Bender left his luxurious Fort Lear, New Jersey home and never returned.Before leaving, his wife's last words to him were: "You'd better put on your coat, it's cold outside." Anthony replied: "I'm only going out for a few minutes, and besides, I'm already wearing winter underwear." No one was alive or dead, but no one doubted that at some point, somewhere that night, Anthony Bender died. The news reached the Atlanta federal penitentiary, and when Wallach spoke to Victor Novance about the incident, Victor said calmly, "It's probably for the best for him. Anthony is different from you and me." , he can't bear the pain of prison."

It was not long after that conversation that Wallach discovered that Victor Jinovance and the other 90 or so other "Kosha Nostra" prisoners in the prison were becoming more and more indifferent to him, and soon turned hostile.Wallach thinks he has good reason to believe that his co-accused, Wito Agussi, tipped Victor off that he, Joseph Wallach, was an "informant" for the Federal Drug Administration.The ensuing series of events culminated in the morning of June 22, 1962, when Wallach accidentally killed John Joseph Shoppe with an iron pipe, which resulted in the famous Wallach memorandum.

Wallach never left the high walls and bars for the rest of his life.He was first transferred from a Washington, D.C. prison to a Milan prison 40 miles south of Detroit, where he attempted suicide at one point.Wallach was later sent to the Latuna Federal Penitentiary in Texas as the harsh winter conditions in Michigan were detrimental to his health.To ensure his safety, Wallachi has been held in a special isolation section of the prison.His single cell in Latuna, next to the prison hospital, had a TV, electric stove, oven, carpeted floor and his own bathroom. On April 3, 1971, Saturday, Joseph Michael Wallach died of long-term illnesses such as cystitis, arthritis, high blood pressure, and prostate cancer.According to his friend in Latuna at the time, Vincent Teresa, a former member of Boston's "Kosha Nostra" and a police "informant", Walachi had been in prison for a long time with Buffalo's A woman corresponded who later claimed Wallach's body and buried it in a cemetery next to Niagara Falls.To prevent the mafia from destroying Wallachi's final resting place, she left no mark on the tomb.

Joseph Wallach outlived his enemy by two years and two months.Since the Wallachi Memorandum revealed the various misdeeds of the "Kossa Nostra" prisoner in the Atlanta Federal Prison, Victor Sinovance was successively imprisoned in the Livingwood Military Prison and the Spring Field Prison in Missouri.He died of a heart attack in early 1969. Readers may remember the "kiss of death" that Raov Wagner said to Wallach in prison, at least the "Kosha Nostra" remembered it at that time.Raof Wagner was released on bail in 1967 and disappeared two weeks later.He was last seen around 4 a.m. on Oct. 19, telling friends he was drinking with at a bar that he was going to meet some people in the Bronx.Police later located Rauff's car near Broadway and 72nd Avenue.

The Wallach Memorandum did not fundamentally shake the foundation of "Kosha Nostra" at the time.In fact, it took nearly another decade before the other Mafia families outside of New York fell apart.It was not until the early 1990s that law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and local police stations completely destroyed the Italian underworld organizations in the United States.  Addendum: New York Mafia Families of the Wallach Era (1930-1970) Before the Castlelammon War masseria family Boss: Joseph Masseria, known as Boss Joe, murdered on April 15, 1931. Second Boss: Joseph Catania, also known as Baker Joseph, murdered on February 3, 1931.

Min Leo Family Owner: Alfred Minlio, murdered on November 5, 1930. Second Boss: Samuel Firenno, murdered on November 5, 1930. Maranjano family Boss: Salvador Maranjano, murdered on September 10, 1931. Second boss: Angelo Caruso. Rainer family Owner: Thomas Rainer, murdered on February 26, 1930. Second boss: Tom Cariano. Owner: Joseph Pinzolo, murdered September 9, 1930. After the Castlelammon War luciano family Owner: Charlie Luciano, deported to Italy in 1946, died in 1962. Second boss: Victor Jinnovance. Jin Novans family Boss: Victor Jinnovance, arrested in 1959, died in prison in 1969.

Mangano family Owner: Vincent Mangano, disappeared in 1951. Second boss: Philip Mangano, murdered on April 19, 1951. Anastasia family Owner: Albert Anastasia, murdered on October 25, 1957. Second Boss: Frank Scaliser, murdered on June 17, 1957. gambino family Owner: Carlo Gambino. Second Boss: Joseph Biondo. Professian family Owner: Joseph Profase, died in 1962. columbo family Owner: Joseph Columbo, murdered on June 28, 1971. Second Boss: Charles Minlio. Bonano family Owner: Joseph Bonanno, also known as Banana Joseph, deported to Italy in 1964. Second Boss: Carmini Galanti.

cariano family Owner: Tom Cariano, died in 1953. The second boss: Ji Tannuo Lu Qisai. Lucy's family Owner: Gitano Lucis, died in 1967. Second boss: Stefano Lasalli.