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about Joseph Pistone, who, as an FBI agent, infiltrated one of the five big families of the Italian Mafia in New York. The operation lasted from 1976 to 1981 and led to over 200 indictments and over 100 convictions of Mafia members.

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Fun Fact: about Joseph Pistone, who, as an FBI agent, infiltrated one of the five big families of the Italian Mafia in New York. The operation lasted from 1976 to 1981 and led to over 200 indictments and over 100 convictions of Mafia members.

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