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Edgar Robb
An FBI surveillance photograph of Joseph D. Pistone (aka Donnie Brasco), Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero and Edgar Robb (aka Tony Rossi).
55th Sheriff of Albemarle County, Virginia
In office
January 1, 2000 – January 1, 2008
Preceded byTerry W. Hawkins
Succeeded byJ. E. Harding
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 8, 1992 – January 10, 1996
Preceded byThomas J. Michie, Jr.
Succeeded byEmily Couric
Personal details
Born
Edgar S. Robb

(1937-12-23) December 23, 1937 (age 87)
Political partyRepublican
OccupationFBI Agent
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Edgar S. Robb (born December 23, 1937) was an American law enforcement officer and politician. As an FBI agent, he went undercover as Tony Rossi.[1][2][3] As Tony Rossi, Robb infiltrated organized crime in Miami, Florida.

Sources

  • D. Lea Jacobs. Friend of the Family: An Undercover Agent in the Mafia, Howells House ISBN 0-929590-19-8
  • Pistone, Joseph D.; & Woodley, Richard (1999) Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-66637-4.
  • Pistone, Joseph D.; & Brandt, Charles (2007). Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business, Running Press. ISBN 0-7624-2707-8.
  • DeStefano, Anthony. The Last Godfather: Joey Massino & the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family. California: Citadel, 2006.

References