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Another federal agency steered clear of drug-smuggling probe as Bongiovanni held sway over informant
The fourth day of the prosecution's case against ex-Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Joseph Bongiovanni included testimony from a onetime informant and a retired Customs and Border Protection investigator.
Michael O'Rourke, retired New York State Police senior investigator who spent 16 years on narcotics enforcement team, was a key witness Friday at Joseph Bongiovanni's retrial.
Louis Selva testified Tuesday that he negotiated the bribes that the Ronald Serio drug-trafficking organization paid Joseph Bongiovanni, then a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, to shield the organization from investigation and alert it to informants.
