Edgar Robb

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 by	Terry W. Hawkins
Succeeded by	J. E. Harding
Member of the Virginia Senate; from the 25th district
	In office; January 8, 1992 – January 10, 1996
Preceded by	Tom Michie
Succeeded by	Emily Couric
Personal details
Born	Edgar Straessley Robb; December 23, 1937; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Occupation	FBI Agent
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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.

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References

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.
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.
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.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)

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[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.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)