Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com 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…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mafia expert and former undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone, better known as Donnie Brasco, is expected to share knowledge of the criminal underworld to Montreal officials as early as Monday, the Montreal Gazette reports. Pistone is known for bringing down members of two of New York City’s most notorious mobs – the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imprisoned ex-Boston FBI agent John Connolly, who was convicted of helping some mobsters murder a South Florida gambling exec, is getting some support from some former colleagues. The Associated Press reports that more than 100 ex- FBI agents, including the one whose undercover work inspired the movie “Donnie Brasco,” have filed…
