FILE - Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni arrives at the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Court House for a hearing for an upcoming trial on drug and bribery charges, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A federal jury on Friday, April 12, 2024, convicted Bongiovanni of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File)
FILE - Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni arrives at the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Court House for a hearing for an upcoming trial on drug and bribery charges with his attorneys, Parker R. MacKay, left, and Robert Singer, right, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A federal jury on Friday, April 12, 2024, convicted Bongiovanni of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File)
This image provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Buffalo, N.Y., in April 2024, shows Joseph Bongiovanni. A federal jury on Friday, April 12, 2024, convicted Bongiovanni of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)