U.S. Attorney on Bongiovanni Verdict
U.S. Attorney Trini Ross and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi speak with reporters about the verdict in the Joseph Bongiovanni case.
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Bongiovanni, 60, faced 11 charges, including bribery and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. for reportedly using his position as a DEA special agent to protect members of the Ron Serio drug-trafficking organization whom he thought were associated with Italian organized crime.
One way to grasp the prosecution's case is by categorizing witnesses into groups: the former Pharaoh's dancers and employees; a slew of drug dealers; Bongiovanni's DEA colleagues; the outside law enforcement agents who turned over informants and investigations to the DEA; and the handful of federal investigators who investigated Bongiovanni.
The special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Buffalo confirmed an investigation remains ongoing.
