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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, [nb 1] as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family under the tutelage of Anthony Mirra and later Dominick Napolitano, and to a lesser extent the Colombo crime family, two of the Five Families of the Mafia in New ...
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. When Pistone's operation was ended on July 26, 1981, the FBI intercepted and arrested ...
Box office. $124.9 million [3] Donnie Brasco is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, and Anne Heche appeared in supporting roles. The film, written by Paul Attanasio, is based on the 1988 nonfiction book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the ...
Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous for infiltrating the Mafia in New York in the '70s. Few are aware that he also worked undercover in Milwaukee.
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 ...
Joseph D. Pistone, alias Donnie Brasco. Joseph Pistone, alias Donnie Brasco, was an undercover FBI agent tasked with infiltrating the Bonanno family. After months of planning, in September 1976, Pistone started his undercover operation—an operation that was initially intended to last for around six months, but which turned into several years.
Mandalay Television is a producer of television series, including Cupid, Mercy Point, Rude Awakening, and Brotherhood. It also previously distributed games of its minor league baseball teams owned by Mandalay Baseball Properties for TV airings. It also produces television films and miniseries. Its productions include Intensity, Get to the Heart ...
Anthony Mirra. FBI surveillance photo from September 3, 1977 of Mirra speaking to his captain Cesare Bonventre. Anthony "Tony" Mirra (July 18, 1927 – February 18, 1982) was an American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for being the individual who introduced FBI Special Agent Joseph "Donnie ...