Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | September 17, 1939 |
Birth Place | Pennsylvania |
Age | 84 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Net worth: $500,000 USD (2024)
Joseph D Pistone's net worth is estimated to be $500,000 USD in 2024. With a renowned reputation as a dedicated Law Enforcement Officer in Pennsylvania, Pistone has made significant contributions to the field. Throughout his illustrious career, he has displayed exceptional skills in maintaining law and order, investigating criminal activities, and ensuring public safety. As a result of his unwavering commitment to upholding justice, Pistone has not only earned a substantial net worth but has also garnered immense respect from his peers and the community at large.
About
Known for his nearly thirty-year-long career with the FBI, this legendary secret agent successfully infiltrated both the Bonanno and Colombo New York Mafia families. He was one of the first FBI agents to participate in lengthy undercover assignments.
Before Fame
After studying primary school education at Paterson State College in New Jersey, he briefly worked as a teacher before working for the Office of Naval Intelligence, and later, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Trivia
Evidence he collected during his five-year undercover assignment resulted in the convictions of more than one hundred members of the Mafia.
Family Life
Though born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he grew up primarily in Paterson, New Jersey. A member of a Sicilian-American family, he met numerous members of the Mafia during his childhood and so was in a unique position to fully understand the inner workings of the Mafia system and successfully impersonate someone belonging to this world.
Associated With
In a 1997 film based on Pistone's 1998 memoir Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, actor Johnny Depp portrayed Pistone (Brasco).