![Derek Gee/Buffalo News 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1266edda4553454792a6e582bbcb5f0a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![Derek Gee 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a318df639de644ab9239755e63b6e7d4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![Uncredited 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a400fb625b04fcd9ce0a843199bb2ab/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)