Crime & Entertainment

Taking down the Real Sopranos: The Giovanni Rocco Story


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Today on Crime & Entertainment we talk to former deep cover FBI agent Giovanni Rocco, He went undercover as a hardened criminal for over 2.5 years, during that time he was undercover in the New Jersey Mafia in the DeCavalcante Crime Family. In the end he took down 10 members of the DeCavalcante Crime Family who were in fact the inspiration for HBO's hit Television series The Sopranos. Giovanni Rocco successfully worked his way into the DeCavalcante hierarchy, collecting enough evidence to deliver a massive blow to the Mafia organization. Rocco describes dramatic moments & provides insights into the dangerous world he inhabited, which keeps him in hiding to this very day. He eventually wrote a book to detail this wild ride that not many men would dare take, you can find a link to his book below in the show notes. So, buckle up and let's hear the infiltration of the "Real Sopranos"

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