474| Meet the legendary Donnie Brasco

Best Case Worst Case

X-G Productions

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.1 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Maureen and Jim are excited to welcome Donnie Brasco, the Mob guy who turned out to be an FBI Agent. He is the only FBI Agent who has infiltrated the mob so deeply that they wanted to make him a “Made” member.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to best case, worst case.
0:09.9	My name is Maureen O'Connell.
0:11.3	I'm a 25-year veteran with the FBI.
0:14.2	And with me today is-
0:16.0	I'm Jim Clementi, retired FBI, a fellow former
0:18.5	New York City prosecutor, right,
0:19.7	resucer of criminal minds and Bluebeard on Audible.
0:22.9	And today we have not only a very special guest and a great friend, but an iconic guest.
0:29.4	And that is Joe Pistone, special agent with the FBI for 27 years.
0:35.7	You may know me better as Donnie Brasco.
0:38.8	I spent six years undercover infiltrating the New York Mafia
0:42.5	and other mafia families throughout the country.
0:46.3	Well, it's so great to have you, man.
0:48.3	So great.
0:48.7	So you're an absolute legend.
0:50.8	We're so happy to have you.
0:51.9	But you know what, Joe?
0:53.2	You're a good man.
0:55.9	You are just a really good, man i appreciate that yeah i've enjoyed every minute i've spent with you and uh
1:02.6	i just really honor and respect you a lot thank you joe it's great to see it's my pleasure
1:09.7	long time though though, Jim.
1:11.3	Yeah.
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