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1. What is the premise of DONNIE BRASCO?

DONNIE BRASCO is the story of FBI Agent Joseph Pistone and the six years he dedicated to the infiltration of the Mafia. The operation started out as a six-month fencing sting, and quickly turned into a six-year ordeal that ultimately brought down the heads of the Mafia families of that time. Agent Pistone not only gave the FBI never before known information about the Mafia, but also changed the way the Mafia would operate forever.

2. What was Pistone's identity during the undercover operation?

FBI Agent Joe Pistone spent six years as an undercover agent in the Mafia. During these years Agent Pistone was living as Donnie Brasco, a jewel thief.

3. What was the impact on Pistone's personal and professional lives due to Pistone's testimony against the mobsters?

During this first chapter Agent Pistone testified in the many trials of the mobsters he had been living with for the past six years. Many of them called him their friend and were now not only fighting for their freedom, but their lives as well. Some of the mobsters now had hits on themselves for bringing Pistone into the mob families. There was also a hit out on Agent Pistone, as well as his family, and they were in protective custody using different names.

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