Joseph D. Pistone, 1969-1996 Special Agent F.B.I. is considered the F.B.I expert on organized crime and undercover operations. Involved in undercover operations from 1972-1996. Most of us know Joe as the real "Donnie Brasco". The author of the best selling novel "Donnie Brasco - My Undercover Life in The Mafia". In 1997 the movie Donnie Brasco starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino was made based on the life of Joe Pistone, an FBI undercover agent who infiltrated the LCN Family - Bonnano of New York City from 1974-1981. Pistone’s work led to over 200 indictments and over 100 convictions.

Because he helped put away more than 200 mobsters, Pistone still lives on the edge, keeping a (relatively) low profile.

Joseph D. Pistone served in the FBI for 28 years, including six years under cover infiltrating the New York Mafia where he posed as a jewel thief under the name Donnie Brasco.

During the '70s, Pistone began collecting evidence against members of the Bonanno crime family, which eventually helped convict more than 200 mob associates.

After retiring from the Bureau, Pistone co-authored Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia in 1990.

In addition to the real-life accounts, Pistone writes fiction novels based on his undercover character.