‘Donnie Brasco’ testifies at Quebec construction corruption inquiry

MONTREAL – The man who infiltrated the New York Mafia and inspired the movie ”Donnie Brasco” is testifying this morning at Quebec’s inquiry into construction corruption.

Joseph Pistone is expected to tell the Charbonneau Commission about the inner workings of the Mafia in the United States.

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The commission is looking into criminal corruption in Quebec’s construction industry and its ties to organized crime and political parties.

Commission chair France Charbonneau has imposed a ban on the broadcasting or publication of any images of Pistone from the hearings.

The ban does not extend to photos or footage taken in the past.

The 73-year-old Pistone is a retired cop who assumed the Brasco identity during his undercover days. He is still hiding from the Mafia as a result of his old career.