There have been many movies and TV shows about the Mafia because it is filled with interesting characters.
一直以來都有許多關於黑手黨的電影和電視節目，因為黑手黨中充滿了有趣的人物。

　　For a time, the American Mafia avoided dealing drugs because it was against their code and ruined people's lives. Instead, they focused on crimes like loan sharking, prostitution, and gambling. In the 1960s and 1970s, though, profits from the drug trade became too big for the Mafia to ignore, so they joined in. Many people believe this was the beginning of the end for the organized crime family.
　　Joe Pistone, also known as Donnie Brasco, was an FBI agent who went undercover for six years to infiltrate the drug trade of the Mafia families in New York City. He was picked for the job because he was an Italian from New Jersey and knew the code of conduct of the Mafia. The operation was extremely successful, and Pistone's information led to the conviction of 100 people. Pistone was very close to becoming a made man at one point, but he would have had to kill to receive that honor. This month on National Geographic Channel, Inside the American Mob takes a microscope to Operation Donnie Brasco and reveals what ended up happening to Pistone.
　　Another interesting mobster featured on Inside the American Mob is Angelo Bruno. He refused to let his men sell drugs but took a cut of the profits from the people that did. This led to a lot of his people being upset with him because the money wasn't trickling down. Eventually, in 1980, Bruno was brutally murdered while sitting in his car in front of his home. This assassination set off a wave of deaths in the Mafia, and a new era of crime began. Learn all the details about Pistone, Bruno, and more of the Mafia on Inside the American Mob this month.

美國黑幫秘辛
一直以來都有許多關於黑手黨的電影和電視節目，因為黑手黨中充滿了有趣的人物。
　　有一段時間，美國的黑手黨是不碰毒品的，因為這違反了他們的幫規，也殘害了人們的生活。相反地，他們把焦點放在像是放高利貸、賣淫以及賭博等犯罪行為上。然而，在 1960 及 1970 年代，毒品交易的利潤大到讓黑手黨無法忽視，因此他們便加入了販毒的行列。許多人認為販毒的行為讓這個有組織的犯罪家族開始踏上了結束之路。
　　喬•皮斯通也以唐尼•布雷斯克之名而為人所知，他是美國聯邦調查局的探員，在紐約黑手黨家族中臥底從事毒品交易達六年之久。他被挑選來擔任這項工作是因為他是來自紐澤西的義大利人，而且相當了解黑手黨的行為模式。這項行動十分成功，而且皮斯通所提供的資訊使得一百名黑手黨成員遭到判刑。皮斯通一度差點成為黑手黨成員，但他必須得殺人才能得到這項榮譽。在這個月國家地理頻道的《美國黑幫秘辛》節目中，我們會深入探討唐尼•布雷斯克行動並告訴大家皮斯通最後怎麼了。
　　另外一位在《美國黑幫秘辛》節目中介紹的有趣幫派份子就是安傑洛•布魯諾。他拒絕讓他的手下販毒，但卻從那些販毒的人手中剝削了他們的利益。此舉讓他的許多手下對他很不滿，因為這些利益並未與他們分享。最後，布魯諾於 1980 年在自家門前的車裡遭到殘忍的殺害。這起刺殺行動在黑手黨內掀起了一陣殺戮的風潮，而一個新的犯罪時代也就此展開。觀賞這個月的《美國黑幫秘辛》節目來了解所有和皮斯通、布魯諾以及更多黑手黨相關的細節吧。