Donnie Brasco (L) and Sonny Black Napolitano (R) in Florida (FBI photograph)
Donnie Brasco was the alias of FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, who worked undercover for years to infiltrate the Bonanno family, a branch of the Mafia in New York City.
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia is also the name of a 1990 book detailing his undercover experience in the mob.
Donnie Brasco is also the name of a 1997 film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, based on the book.
Pistone revisited his experiences as Donnie Brasco in his 2004 book, The Way of the Wiseguy.
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