If last time wasn’t risky enough, Joe finds himself assisting another fellow undercover FBI operation. Except this time, it’s a gambling scene based out of Florida. Joe has to find a way to get the caporegime of the Bonanno crime family, Dominick Napolitano aka Sonny Black, to agree to getting involved with the crime family controlling Florida, the Trafficante family. In this episode, Joe takes us behind the scenes of a rigged gambling operation, that runs into some trouble along the way.

01:35 – Joe goes to Florida, to help the FBI again

08:10 – Brining in Sonny Black and Santo Trafficante

10:50 – Big Casino Night in Florida

13:12 – Joe and the crew get arrested

17:17 – Internal war within the Bonanno family

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Now that Joe Pistone (aka Donnie Brasco) has been helping Lefty Ruggerio do the bookkeeping and movement of stolen property for Nicholas Marangello, the underboss of the Bonanno crime family, for some time, he’s got a favor to ask. The FBI needs Joe’s help with a new operation in Milwaukee to try and get the Balistrieri family for extortion. But one family cannot conduct illegal business in the territory of another’s. Joe has to ask Michael Sabella, a caporegime in the Bonanno crime family for assistance in getting his fellow undercover agent, Tony, a sit down with Frank Balistrieri, a Milwaukee Mafia boss. What could go wrong?

01:40 – Joe’s and Lefty Ruggerio’s work together

03:05 – Mafia family borders

05:03 – FBI’s Milwaukee Vending Machine Operation

07:11 – Joe gets the Bonanno family involved

12:07 – The Balistrieri and the Bonanno family go into business together

17:22 – Trouble with Tony

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So, Joe has left the Colombo family, he’s a free mobster… where to next? The Bonannno family. Utilizing his acquaintance with Anthony “Tony” Mirra, an American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family, Joe gets introduced to various contacts in the Bonnano family. He’s even introduced to the likes of Carmine Persico, the long-time boss of the Colombo crime family. Throughout this episode, Joe and Leo discuss the cold-blooded and graphic nature of the mafia’s kills, the mental strength someone in Joe’s position needed to have, and how Joe came to meet the person who would be known as his mentor in the Bonnano family: Lefty Ruggerio.

01:08 – Anthony “Tony” Mirra

07:22 – Mafia Murders: are they serial killers?

11:34 – Joe Pistone’s Mental Strength

13.39 – More on Anthony “Tony” Mirra: getting introduced to the Bonanno Family

17:12 – Lefty Ruggerio

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What can you do when a pistol is placed in front of you, and you’re given an ultimatum to prove yourself, or be killed? Well, Joe chose to go on the offensive with a made man of the mafia to maintain his respect and credibility. In this episode, Joe walks us through his brief time with the Colombo’s at Jilly’s social club. He reveals how he avoided getting too involved in criminal activities with help from the FBI. And how he selectively picked a fight to avoid further suspicion.

Episode Outline (17:46)

Jilly’s Social Club – 01:55

Working with the Colombos – 04:59

How long Joe was affiliated with the Colombos – 07:07

Introduction of Franky and Patsy

The line Joe couldn’t cross – 09:09

Joe’s legitimacy questioned – 11:00

Joe has made enemies in Colombo family – 14:21

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When the head writer of the Sopranos and creator of Boardwalk Empire, Terence Winter, sees death in your eyes, you know you’re convincing enough for the mafia. From the Lucchese to the Colombo family, Joe walks us through how he made first contact. Following the rules of the mafia to stay alive, Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco, shows the mafia that he’s a legitimate street guy with intentions to join their illegal dealings, as a jewel thief. How hard could it be? Well, in this episode, we learn the importance of knowing your enemy.

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Rather than be attracted to the lifestyle of a gangster, Joe Pistone found himself drawn to a career in law enforcement. So how did a freshly recruited FBI agent go from routine undercover cases, to going deep undercover as a jewel thief, for the Italian mafia? In this first episode with the help of our host, Leo Rossi, we find out how the most decorated undercover agent in the FBI, Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, got his start. From crimes against the government to making back alley deals on the street, we hear it all. This is the first of many great conversations between Joe and actor Leo Rossi.

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Did you see the movie “Donnie Brasco” starring Johny Depp and Al Pacino and wonder if all of that really happened? The true story is even more interesting than the movie. The real Donnie Brasco is Joe Pistone, and he spent 5 years undercover with Bonano and Columbo crime families and 17 years as an FBI agent. In the new podcast “Deep Cover-The Real Donnie Brasco” he tells his true stories of his time with The Mob to his friend, and our host, actor Leo Rossi. Real stories from the real Donnie Brasco on the first season of Deep Cover. First Episode launches June 10th. Subscribe and be the first to hear it! 

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