Former FBI Agent Joseph Pistone, better known by his alias Donnie Brasco, told a commission in Canada that the mafia is a menacing “plague on our society,” the Montreal Gazette reports.
During the highly anticipating testimony, Pistone said the structures and traditions of the mafia are identical around the globe.
“That’s why the Mafia has survived so long, because they have stayed the same as far as their rules and regulations,” Pistone testified. “They keep their members in line by fear and intimidation. If you get caught breaking one of these rules, you’re gonna die.”
Pistone, who is wanted dead by the mafia, was shielded from cameras and protected by enhanced security, reported.
Pistone sought to erase the public’s romanticized image of the mafia, saying the mob is deadly and disruptive.
