Episode 294: Taking Down The New York Mafia
About this episode
The episode discusses FBI Special Agent Joeseph Pistone's undercover work as a jewel thief to infiltrate the New York Mafia.
For 6 years, FBI Special Agent Joeseph Pistone, worked undercover as a jewel thief named Donnie Brasco in order to infiltrate the biggest mafia families in New York City. Slowly but surely Pistone worked his way up the ranks of primarily the Bonanno Crime family until they asked him to join their family as a “made” man shortly before the FBI ended his assignment. Thanks to the evidence he collected, over 200 mobsters would be convicted and one of the biggest mafia families would be brought down. It was the most successful undercover operation in FBI history.
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