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Part 7: Joe Barone on Finding Out He Could Make $100K a Year as an Informant: I Would've Made $1.8M
Part 5: Joe Barone on Becoming an FBI Informant to Find Out the Truth About His Father's Death
Part 1: Joe Barone on Dad Being a Hairdresser & Mafia Hitman, Dad Involved in French Connection
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Joe Barone's remarkable journey as an FBI informant saw him identifying over 1,000 unsuspected mafia members. Barone, leveraging his deep familiarity and upbringing in the criminal underworld, managed to convincingly blend in without arousing suspicions. His intelligence and ability to navigate the mafia's inner circles were unparalleled, which sometimes evoked envy among federal agents. Despite his invaluable contributions, Barone faced a four-year prison sentence on contested charges, serving three and a half years. This outcome starkly contrasts with cases like notorious mobster Sammy The Bull, who, despite his alleged involvement in over 20 murders, served only five years.
