Five almost untouchable Mafia families held the city of New York in their hands in the 70s and 80s, running almost every aspect of the city, that is, until federal agents decided to intervene and take them down.
Rather than catching just one of the members of the mob red-handed, the FBI used a plethora of surveillance transcripts and screenshots to slowly dismantle the vast criminal organizations from the very top, breaking their hierarchy and exposing their ties to the Manhattan industries. We saw a lot of agents and law enforcement officials in the limited series, but an important figure was missing; one, who had a big hand in bringing down these families by collecting evidence straight from the source, Joseph D.
Joseph, more commonly known by his undercover alias, Donnie Brasco, spent six years with the mob and lived to tell the tale. He had volunteered for the job. I allow Heavy. Disagree Agree. Notify of. Inline Feedbacks. Pistone resigned from the FBI in , but returned in and spent four more years as an agent.
He also continued to testify against the mob when called upon. Nowadays, Pistone says he's still busy writing and producing. He's got a new true-crime podcast series hosted by actor Leo Rossi called Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco , in which he talks about everything related to the case. Even though four decades have passed since he took the mob to task, one might wonder, is it still dangerous to be the real "Donnie Brasco? For instance, where I reside, my neighbors don't know who I am," he says.
Nobody knows who my family are. Because since [], we have relocated about five or six times. As for that mob contract on his head, Pistone told UPI in , "they have long memories. The way I travel, the way I meet people, the places I go. I just don't waltz around With feet so firmly planted in both the law enforcement and entertainment worlds, there may be no better authority on the subject of mob films than Pistone.
When asked to confirm his personal favorites, he says there's Francis Ford Coppola 's exalted Godfather -- and then there's everything else.
They're basically accurate. Taylor Swift. Lawn birth. Danny Fenster. Blizzard warnings. Odell Beckham Jr. Pistone and his family still live under secret identities in an undisclosed location in New Jersey. He's also the author of several books and the co-owner of a production company. Two days after the FBI pulled Brasco out of the operation they informed Napolitano that he had been working undercover. It was not long before Napolitano's death was ordered.
On August 17, , accepting his fate, Napolitano gave his favorite bartender his jewelry and the keys to his apartment so that his pet pigeons could be looked after. On August 12, , his body was found in a creek on Staten Island.
Another Bonanno boss, Joe Massino, was found guilty of ordering his death in On August 30, , the FBI arrested Ruggiero for his own protection, the same day that a contract was put out on him. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison but was released on parole in He was The evidence collected by Brasco led to over indictments and over convictions. New York Mafia families have instituted new rules to thwart future undercover penetrations. Before a new member is made a soldier he must kill someone, and two family members, instead of one, must vouch with their own lives for him.
Pistone's wife is Maggie, a former nurse.
0コメント