前缉毒署特工Joseph Bongiovanni因在毒品案件中保护朋友被判处5年徒刑。 Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni sentenced to 5 years for protecting friends in drug cases.

Joseph Bongiovanni, 61岁,来自Buffalo的缉毒署前特工,于2026年1月21日被判处5年联邦监禁,罪名是腐败,涉及在贩毒中保护儿童朋友。 Joseph Bongiovanni, a 61-year-old former DEA agent from Buffalo, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on January 21, 2026, for corruption involving the protection of childhood friends in drug trafficking. 他因4项罪名被定罪,包括妨碍司法正义和阴谋诈骗政府,他被无罪开释,罪名更严重,如贿赂。 Convicted on four counts including obstruction of justice and conspiracy to defraud the government, he was acquitted of more serious charges like bribery. 此案与更广泛的腐败调查相关联,凸显了他被指控的滥用职权、虚假报告以及保护嫌疑人,包括一名脱衣舞俱乐部老板和一名教师。 The case, tied to a broader corruption probe, highlighted his alleged misuse of authority, false reporting, and shielding suspects, including a strip club owner and a teacher. 法官Lawrence J. Vilardo引述了案件的复杂性和Bongiovanni的两极分化遗产,判处的刑期不到检察官要求的15年。 Despite a heroic past marked by life-saving actions and prosecutions, Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo cited the case’s complexity and Bongiovanni’s polarized legacy in imposing a sentence less than the 15 years sought by prosecutors.