American Justice - The Donnie Brasco Story

In 1976, as America was busy planning its bicentennial celebrations, FBI special agent Joseph D. Pistone was preparing to give up his freedom--and his security--to go deeply undercover in one of the world's most dangerous organizations.

Under the pseudonym Donnie Brasco, Pistone infiltrated the infamous Bonanno crime family. For nearly five years, he collected information for the FBI that eventually led to over 100 Mafia convictions. AMERICAN JUSTICE® traces Pistone's fascinating story, which has since been immortalized in several books and in the 1997 film starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Extensive interviews with Pistone trace the progress of the investigation, the indictments and convictions, and the special agent's entrance into the Witness Protection Program.

THE DONNIE BRASCO STORY is a riveting tale of infighting, petty theft, nickel-and-dime schemes, and a life suspended between two extremely divergent worlds.

• In 1976, as America planned its bicentennial, FBI special agent Joseph Pistone was preparing to give up his freedom and go into deep cover. He would soon infiltrate the Bonnano crime family as jewel thief Donnie Brasco. AMERICAN JUSTICE® traces the story of the operation that has been immortalized in a bestselling book and a movie starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Extensive interviews wi