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Published 5 months ago

‘Little dark secret’: DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

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Joseph Bongiovanni is accused of pocketing more than $250,000 in cash-stuffed envelopes. Prosecutors say he was a turncoat on the take from the Buffalo Mafia. He has denied the counts of bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The trial is the latest gut punch to the 4,100-agent DEA.

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DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

A veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent is on trial in Buffalo, New York, on charges he took $250,000 in bribes from the Mafia to derail investigations and keep his

5 months ago·United States
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Former DEA agent accused of taking US$250K in bribes from mafia

The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for years with a “little dark secret”. Behind the veneer of a veteran US Drug Enforcement...

5 months ago·Auckland, New Zealand
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'Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for years with a “little dark secret.” Behind the veneer of a veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, they alleged, was a turncoat on the take from the Buffalo Mafia, offering an “umbrella of protection” that derailed investigations of his childhood friends, covered for a sex-trafficking strip club and …

5 months ago·Panama City, United States
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Winnipeg Free PressWinnipeg Free Press

'Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for years with a “little dark secret.” Behind the veneer of a veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement […]

5 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada
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National PostNational Post

’Little dark secret’: DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for years with a "little dark secret."

5 months ago·Canada
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DEA agent faces trial over Mafia bribes

The 59-year-old Bongiovanni has denied the counts of bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice that could land him behind bars for life.

5 months ago·Honolulu, United States
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