Search results
Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939) is an American former FBI agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family, and to a lesser extent the Colombo crime family, two of the Five Families of the Mafia in New York City.
Learn how FBI Agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the Mafia and gathered vital intelligence for six years. Discover how his operation led to more than 100 convictions and changed the FBI's approach to undercover work.
Jul 22, 2020 · Joseph Pistone was an FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family under the alias Donnie Brasco for seven years. He helped expose hundreds of mobsters, wrote a best-selling book, and consulted for a movie and a TV show.
- Andrea Reiher
Jul 27, 2021 · July 27 (UPI) -- Forty years ago, one of the FBI's greatest success stories against organized crime in the United States came to an official end after six years -- Operation Donnie Brasco, a...
Apr 2, 2014 · Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent that infiltrated the Bonanno crime family.
May 21, 2024 · Learn how Joseph Pistone infiltrated the New York Mafia as Donnie Brasco for six years and gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of over a hundred mobsters. Discover how he used his alias, his wits and his connections to rise through the ranks and avoid detection.
People also ask
Who is Joseph Pistone?
Who is Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco?
Did FBI agent Joe Pistone work undercover as 'Donnie Brasco'?
Why did the FBI give Joseph Pistone a fake driver's license?
Jan 17, 2024 · Joe Pistone, who posed as Donnie Brasco, talks about his undercover work with the Balistrieri crime family in Milwaukee in the late 1970s. He recounts his meetings with Frank Balistrieri, his close calls with getting caught, and the end of his mission.
