To say the he infiltrated the mob would be an understatement. Joe spent 6 years undercover with the mob, working for the FBI.
“When you go undercover, you have to stay as close to the truth as possible…while you’re undercover you do basically the same things that you do in your normal life…”
Joe Pistone is on set to talk about the days when he was living a secret life as Donnie Brasco and what his life has been like since then. First of all, is he still afraid of the mob?
He gives tips on how to not give up your identity, and tells of a close call when pretending to be a gangster. A man he had arrested a year before was in the same room, but fortunately didn’t seem to recognize Joe.
What about his wife, and children? Sometimes the call of duty would bring him away for two months. To close out the segment, the former FBI agent gives us a picture of a real mafia man.
This day, Geraldo’s Television History.