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Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

Sonny Tapes, Traficante, and the Casino

Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

Jam Street Media

Tv & Film, Film Interviews, True Crime

4.8566 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone deep dive into the relationship between Donnie and Sonny Black Napolitano. At a time when Sonny was attempting to push Lefty out of the conversation, we learn about the infamous club deal Donnie helped orchestrate between Traficante, Sonny, and the Bonanno Crime Family. Plus, get the full scope of just how far and wide this FBI investigation spread across the states. All of season three we will be listening to the tapes that Joe carried undercover and were recently found and remastered. Joe Pistone, Leo Rossi, and you are hearing some of these for the first time. If you want more tapes and videos of the show, you can sign up to become a member of The Motion Lounge HERE. Thank you to our sponsor Killer Psyche Podcast! Not ready to become a friend of ours? Stay connected via social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Episode Notes: [00:50:00] Intro [00:01:26] Episode Recap [00:03:07] Rusty Rustelli [00:06:25] Donny Brasco explains stark differences between Lefty and Sonny Black [00:08:05] The Back Story & Benny: Promised Ones [00:10:55] Setting the grounds for the club: an FBI location [00:14:88] Donnie’s cash money and street cred [00:17:05] “Friendship” with Sonny versus Lefty [00:19:16] Donnie and Lefty’s incident with the air conditioner [00:22:23] Arm wrestling with Sonny [00:24:42] Donnie gets around, San Diego to Milwaukee [00:26:33] Sonny and Lefty’s family [00:28:50] Next tape: Sonny Black starts to push Lefty out [00:33:41] John “Boobie” Cerasani [00:34:33] Is Sonny’s crew still alive? [00:35:43] Joe shares more about exposing the criminal enterprise [00:37:27] Next tape: Donnie and Sonny are Ernie Borgnine in “Marty” [00:39:44] Sonny Black and Nicky picks up Donnie from the airport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We all love mob movies, Scarface, The Godfather.

0:11.1

The list goes on and on.

0:12.6

But there's one movie that speaks to me more than all the others, Donnie Brasco.

0:17.7

It's actually based on a true story, and you know what they say.

0:20.7

Truth is stranger than fiction.

0:22.5

I'm Leo Rossi.

0:23.6

I've spent my life behind and in front of the camera creating stories about the mob.

0:29.0

We're going to go off the page and talk to the real life, Donnie Brasco.

0:37.1

This is Deep Cover, The Real Donnie Brasco, with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi.

0:49.8

On this episode of Deep Cover, The Real Donnie Brasco, Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone dive deeper into the relationship between Donnie and Sunny Black Napolitano.

1:01.8

We learn about the infamous club deal Donnie helped orchestrate between Traficante, Sunny, and the Bonano Crime family.

1:09.8

Get a fuller scope of just how far and wide this FBI investigation spread across the states.

1:16.8

How did this whole casino scheme come about?

1:20.4

Find out now on Deep Cover, The Real Donnie Brasco.

1:26.3

Okay, our loyal listeners out there, we have Joseph D. Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, here.

1:33.4

Good morning, Joe.

1:34.6

Good morning, Leo.

1:35.9

How was your morning?

1:37.4

Oh, very good.

1:38.4

It's like a lot of people ask me, you know, on Twitter and whatever else, where is Joe located?

1:47.2

And I simply tell them the truth.

1:49.1

If I told you that, I'd have to kill you.

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