there were already two undercover FBI agents working to infiltrate organized crime here. One of them was Joseph Pistone, whose undercover name was Donnie Brasco. Pistone was later portrayed by ...

Still, the critically acclaimed HBO show gets plenty of things right. No wonder there has been little to no criticism by scholars and former mobsters over the years. In fact, so realistic is the show ...

This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the New York Mafia. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a Mafia faction ...

He worked for Houston, notified the FBI on the morning of 9/ ... Wansley became close with an agent working cases on the East Coast named Joe Pistone, whose undercover name was Donnie Brasco.