# Benjamin Ruggiero

> Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for his friendship and mentorship of FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone, who Ruggiero knew as Donnie Brasco. When Pistone's operation was ended on July 26, 1981, the FBI intercepted and arrested Ruggiero on August 29, 1981. In November 1982, Ruggiero was sentenced to 15 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy; he was released in April 1993 before his death from cancer.

*American mobster (1926-1994)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/benjamin-ruggiero

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1926-04-19
- **Died:** 1994-11-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 9.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Руджеро, Бенджамин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%2C_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [بنجامين روجيرو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [Benjamin Ruggiero](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ruggiero)
- [Lefty Ruggiero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefty_Ruggiero)
- [Benjamin Ruggiero](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ruggiero)
- [لفتی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%DB%8C)
- [Lefty Ruggiero](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefty_Ruggiero)
- [Benjamin Ruggiero](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ruggiero)
- [Benjamin Ruggiero](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ruggiero)
- [Benjamin Ruggiero](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ruggiero)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544990)

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