Edgar Straessley Robb (born December 23, 1937) is an American law enforcement officer and politician. As an
FBI agent
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, he went undercover as Tony Rossi.
As Tony Rossi, and alongside agent
Joseph Pistone (Donnie Brasco), Robb infiltrated organized crime in
Miami, Florida
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.
Sources
* D. Lea Jacobs. ''Friend of the Family: An Undercover Agent in the Mafia'', Howells House
* Pistone, Joseph D.; & Woodley, Richard (1999) ''
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia'', Hodder & Stoughton. .
* Pistone, Joseph D.; & Brandt, Charles (2007). ''Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business'', Running Press. .
* DeStefano, Anthony. ''The Last Godfather: Joey Massino & the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family''. California: Citadel, 2006.
References
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1937 births
Living people
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
Virginia sheriffs
Virginia Republicans
People from Albemarle County, Virginia