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2024-03-28T15:38:38Z
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Real Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joe Pistone, still in hiding at age 81: "But I don't constantly worry about it”
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2021-07-28T18:18:04.000Z
2021-07-28T18:18:04.000Z
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<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9325475454?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>By <a href="http://www.gangstersinc.org" target="_blank">Gangsters Inc.</a> Editors</p>
<p>It was one of the biggest cons ever pulled off – and it was done by a federal agent. When Joseph Pistone went undercover as Donnie Brasco and infiltrated the <a href="https://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-bonanno-crime-family" target="_blank">Bonanno Mafia family</a>, he did the unthinkable. The mob believed him to be a genuine gangster. His actions shattered the mob’s aura of secrecy. Now, 40 years later, at age 81, Pistone continues to live in hiding under an assumed name.</p>
<p>In an interview with news agency <a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/07/27/joe-pistone-donnie-brasco-fbi/9661621900329/" target="_blank">UPI</a>, Pistone shares his experiences of those undercover days once more. “What we did is ... we proved that they could be penetrated,” the proud 81-year-old former FBI agent told UPI from an unspecified location. “We proved that they weren't invincible.”</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.gangstersinc.org" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9325478858,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9325478858?profile=RESIZE_400x" width="200" /></a>The Mafia took it personally, Pistone says, by putting out a $500,000 contract on his head. He believes that contract to still be active. This means he continues living in hiding, making sure he remains anonymous.</p>
<p>Pistone (right): “For instance, where I reside, my neighbors don't know who I am. I reside under another name. Nobody knows who my family are. Because since [1981], we have relocated about five or six times.”</p>
<p>Still, despite the constant threat and hiding, he tries to live a regular life. “You can't lead your life thinking every day that somebody is going to whack you. I take precautions, a lot of precautions. The way I travel, the way I meet people, the places I go. I just don't waltz around ... but I don't constantly worry about it.”</p>
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<li><em>Read the entire interview on <a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/07/27/joe-pistone-donnie-brasco-fbi/9661621900329/" target="_blank">UPI</a>.</em></li>
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