A judge’s order to revise Joseph Bongiovanni’s presentence report offers an indication for the first time on how long the judge might imprison the retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo said evidence showed Joseph Bongiovanni “generally helped” the Serio-Masecchia drug-trafficking organization evade detection, but there is no evidence the then-DEA agent “caused fentanyl distribution.”
Retired DEA special agent Joseph Bongiovanni chats with attorney Robert Singer on June 21, 2023, as they arrive at the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo. Bongiovanni is the first DEA agent in Western New York convicted of corruption.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi described Joseph Bongiovanni in stark terms after his conviction, labeling as “corrupt” the former agent who had “violated his oath” and “protect(ed) those he should have been investigating and arresting.”
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo said evidence showed Joseph Bongiovanni “generally helped” the Serio-Masecchia drug-trafficking organization evade detection, but there is no evidence the then-DEA agent “caused fentanyl distribution.”
Retired DEA special agent Joseph Bongiovanni chats with attorney Robert Singer on June 21, 2023, as they arrive at the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo. Bongiovanni is the first DEA agent in Western New York convicted of corruption.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi described Joseph Bongiovanni in stark terms after his conviction, labeling as “corrupt” the former agent who had “violated his oath” and “protect(ed) those he should have been investigating and arresting.”
