Regardless, here are five successful undercover cops. 5 Joseph Pistone The first entry is someone you probably already know, though by another name: Donnie Brasco. Joseph Pistone was the real ...
One of the most famous agents involved in this takedown was Joseph D. Pistone. He infiltrated the Bonanno crime family under the alias Donnie Brasco. Starting in 1976, Pistone, an experienced ...
Franzese certainly has the credentials to judge the historical accuracy and authenticity of Donnie Brasco, as he explained on The Megyn Kelly Show that he befriended Joe Pistone later in life.
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This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the New York Mafia. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a Mafia faction ...