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    Jury convicts former DEA agent of obstruction but fails to reach verdict on Buffalo bribery charges

    by Carolyn Thompson and Jim Mustian Apr 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Derek Gee/Buffalo News

    A federal jury on Friday convicted a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents. But jurors acquitted Joseph Bongiovanni of a charge that he improperly wiped his DEA cellphone and failed to reach a verdict on a dozen other charges, including allegations the longtime agent pocketed $250,000 in bribes from the Buffalo Mafia.

    The mixed verdict followed a week of often-heated deliberations and a seven-week

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