I think you guys are confused,the movie had nothing to do with the book,not to make anyone mad but the only parts that are close to the real
life adventures of joe pistone are the killing scenes in which sonny blacks crew,some low life bonano thugs,slowly become the bonanos most powerful earners,lefty was not close to pistone but hated him very much,pistone however got close
to capo sonny black,thus sonny was whacked out before he could go to trial,pistone also brought down top bosses in miwaukie,florida and of course
new-york,benny died in prison,angry and bitter at
pistone,if anyone thinks that pistone did not partake in any of this crews crimes then think again,there is and was a code for a person who wanted into this(type of life)-you had to make your bones!