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Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero (April 19, 1926 – November 24, 1994 [nb 1]) was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for his friendship and mentorship of FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone , who Ruggiero knew as Donnie Brasco.
Joseph "Joe Lefty" Loiacono – former acting capo who was arrested on October 14, 2009, for running a loansharking operation. He was released on May 18, 2012. He was released on May 18, 2012. [ 110 ] [ 269 ] [ 270 ] [ 271 ]
Ruggiero's uncle, Aniello Dellacroce, was an original supporter of Gambino boss Albert Anastasia's who became underboss under Anastasia's successor, Carlo Gambino. Before Gambino died, he named Paul Castellano as boss with Dellacroce remaining as underboss. Although Dellacroce was unhappy with Gambino's decision, he supported Castellano in the ...
Pistone was later portrayed by Johnny Depp in the 1977 movie “Donnie Brasco," which also starred Al Pacino as New York crime family member Benjamin “Lefty” Ruggiero. The other was Gail T ...
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He went with New York Mafia member “Lefty” Ruggiero, ... But he didn't deserve to die the way he did. He was a businessman and a hustler. A convicted gambler and a devoted friend. A rebel who ...
Al Pacino and Johnny Depp as Lefty Ruggiero and Donnie Brasco in "Donnie Brasco." Sony Pictures Releasing. Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%
Mirra introduced Pistone to "Lefty" Ruggiero and offered him a job handling his slot-machine route. Pistone went under the name "Donnie Brasco" and posed as a jewel thief. In 1977, [1] Mirra fled New York after being indicted for drug trafficking. The FBI caught up with him three months later and he was sent to federal prison again for eight ...