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The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Case Review: The Real Donnie Brasco

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Fox News

True Crime

4.8708 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Emily revisits her conversation with former FBI Agent Joe Pistone to discuss his infiltration of the Bonanno crime family.   Joe reflects on his undercover work using the Donnie Brasco alias and how he almost became a "made man" within the mafia. Later, he separates fact from film fiction when it came to his dangerous undercover mission. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.

0:04.0

Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from the 90s.

0:08.0

Tea break.

0:09.0

Lunch break.

0:10.0

Maybe listen to the outbreak.

0:12.0

Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?

0:15.0

It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time. Go play some other time put your phone down tombole open for fun

0:26.4

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0:29.3

this is the fox true crime podcast today we bring you a case review.

0:49.1

In 1976, in New York's Little Italy, a stranger had arrived to the city's mafia scene.

0:55.2

Donnie Brasco was a Sicilian, low-level jewelry thief who frequented bars around the area.

1:02.0

Donnie eventually caught the attention of Benjamin Lefty Regerio, a soldier for the infamous Bonanno Crime family.

1:03.6

Ruggiero went on to take Donnie under his wing, teaching him the Bonano way of life.

1:09.5

After spending years with some of the most influential members of

1:12.9

the Banana regime, Donnie was invited to become a made man within the family, a membership that

1:18.6

would be sponsored by none other than Lefty himself. However, unbeknownst to the Banana family,

1:25.7

Donnie Brasco was living a double life.

1:28.4

His true identity was Joe Pistone, a man now revered for one of the most dangerous and successful undercover missions in FBI history.

1:39.0

I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. Joe Pistone entered the FBI in 1969 and became a pioneer in the Bureau's undercover missions.

2:16.6

His infamous infiltration of the Bonanno Crime Family was an assignment which lasted six years.

2:22.3

His commitment to gathering evidence and intelligence for the FBI was unmatched.

2:27.3

Each day Joe spent undercover, he risked his life doing so.

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