Robert Singer on Bongiovanni Verdict
Joseph Bongiovanni attorney Robert Singer talks to reporters about the verdict in his case.
Joseph Bongiovanni attorney Robert Singer talks to reporters about the verdict in his case.
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.
Twelve days after a jury convicted him, Joseph Bongiovanni on Tuesday asked for new lawyers to represent him, citing an irreparable breakdown in his relationship with his current legal team.
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