FBI agent infiltrates the mafia

Did you know that Joe Pistone (the real Donnie Brasco) and the FBI infiltrated the mafia without a single informant? In today’s episode, we’ll talk about how an outsider worked himself up the ranks of the Bonanno crime family.

0:00 How did Joe Pistone infiltrate the mafia?
0:48 Making the first contact with the mob
3:50 Joe Pistone introduces himself as “Don the jewel thief”
5:00 Meeting the Colombo family
5:20 Did Donnie Brasco wear a wire?

Listen to the full interview on the PRETEND podcast:
https://linktr.ee/pretendpod