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Benjamin " Lefty " Ruggiero (April 19, 1926 – November 24, 1994 [nb 1]) was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for his friendship and mentorship of FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone, who Ruggiero knew as Donnie Brasco.
88% 57 Reviews Tomatometer 89% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score Joseph Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent who has infiltrated one of the major New York Mafia families and is living under the name...
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Legal Figures. Gangsters, Mobsters, and Mafia Members. Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent that infiltrated the Bonanno crime family. Updated: Nov 1,...
Feb 27, 1997 · Beneath everything else, "Donnie Brasco'' is the story of two men who grow to love each other, within the framework of a teacher-student relationship. It's not about sex. It's about need. The movie opens in a New York coffee shop that's a hangout for the mob.
Summaries. An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one. This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the New York Mafia.
Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job life and, ultimately, the gangster mentor he has come to respect and admire.
May 22, 2018 · Accessed April 28, 2024. As Donnie Brasco, undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone spent six years in the Bonanno crime family, working his way up from jewel thief to an almost made man. His testimony and evidence cripple the American mafia and led to the arrest of over 100 top names.
