Edgar Robb

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 byTom Michie
Succeeded byEmily Couric
Personal details
Born
Edgar Straessley Robb

(1937-12-23) December 23, 1937 (age 87)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Occupation
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1962–1969
RankCaptain
Battles/warsVietnam War

Edgar Straessley Robb (born December 23, 1937) is an American law enforcement officer and politician. As an FBI agent, he went undercover as Tony Rossi.[1][2][3] As Tony Rossi, and alongside agent Joseph Pistone (Donnie Brasco), 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

  1. ^ Highsmith, Al. "The Golden Badge - A history of the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office". Albemarle County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  2. ^ Carozza, Adam (20 October 2007). "Club in Holiday Became Focus of FBI Probe". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  3. ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (17 August 1982). "Agent Tells of Posing as a 'High-Rolling Hoodlum'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2019-12-29.