Valachi's executive-session testimony of October 29, 1963, released July 28, 1964

Closed-session testimony on narcotics, made public in 1964. Valachi described one heroin deal in 1952 and going to Anthony Strollo, "Tony Bender," for money.

Date

1963-10-29

Kind

hearing

Source

National Criminal Justice Reference Service, scan of the printed hearings (NCJ 119303)

Retrieved

2026-10-12

Docket

Organized Crime and Illicit Traffic in Narcotics: Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations, United States Senate, 88th Cong., 1st and 2d sess., pursuant to S. Res. 278, 88th Cong., Part 3

Rights

A work of the United States Senate, printed by the Government Printing Office. Public domain in the United States. 17 U.S.C. § 105. The NCJRS cover sheet records reproduction permission as "Public Domain / U.S. Senate."

On October 29, 1963 Valachi testified in executive session, in room 3302 of the Senate Office Building, under Senate Resolution 17. The printed note says: “A part of this testimony was made public by the members of the subcommittee on July 28, 1964, and follows below.” The excerpt is at printed pages 629 to 640 of Part 3, which are NCJRS PDF pages 699 to 712. The chief U.S. Marshal, James J. P. McShane, is listed as present.

Questioned by Jerome S. Adlerman, Valachi said: “I had one deal in 1952, Mr. Adlerman.” He described a heroin shipment from France and borrowing money for it. He said that “I didn’t want to go any deeper so I went to Tony Bender.” In the transcript Tony Bender is Anthony Strollo. He said he did this despite the organization’s rule against narcotics. A staff summary headed “Illegitimate rackets of Vito Genovese—Narcotics” follows at printed page 639.

These are sworn statements of the witness. They are not a court finding against any man he named.