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In 1976, F.B.I. undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone successfully placed himself within a crew of New Yorks Bonanno Mafia family. The operation was much more productive than the F.B.I. first imagined. Pistone, known as Donnie Brasco, became very close with several Mafia members during a grueling 6year assignment so close that he was to be proposed for official membership. The intelligence Pistone gathered has been invaluable to the governments war against La Cosa Nostra.Donnie Brasco, a hit movie about Pistones assignment and life in the mob was released in 1997 starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Both the movie and the book are available for purchase through AmericanMafia.

 

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