No one was looking at Bongiovanni. Then one investigator noticed Ron Serio starting to squirm

Bongiovanni appeared stirred up during the search. His demeanor changed when Ryan asked him about a phone number. The number ...

Sheriff's Office avoided using DEA database, so federal agent did not see an arrest coming

Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Serio less than two weeks after first learning about his trafficking efforts, and they ...

Gerace's ex-wife says she handed Bongiovanni envelopes full of cash at strip club

Katrina Nigro is the ex-wife of Peter G. Gerace Jr., the owner of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club in Cheektowaga. She testified ...

Drug trafficker who owned mansion tells all about his criminal rise and how it suddenly fell apart

Ronald Serio, a marijuana and cocaine trafficker who said he paid bribes to onetime DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni, leaves ...

Harmony vanished as Bongiovanni jury deadlocked on 12 bribery and corruption charges

Jurors did not reach a verdict on bribery counts against Bongiovanni, but found him guilty on one count of obstruction of ...

As Bongiovanni case heads to jury, here's a look at the charges and the defense's rebuttal

Crux of charge: On Jan. 28, 2015, Bongiovanni made a false statement in a DEA report as he closed the Serio investigation, ...

Lifelong friend testifies bribing DEA agent gained drug traffickers a 'watchful eye'

“Very hard,” Selva replied when the prosecutor asked about testifying against Bongiovanni, his friend since sixth grade and ...

Prosecutor: DEA agent Bongiovanni became 'a double agent' for drug traffickers in WNY

In all, Bongiovanni, 59, faces 15 charges, many related to his dealings with Peter Gerace Jr., the owner of Pharaoh’s ...

Jury selected in retrial of ex-DEA agent accused of bribery, corruption

Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni tested positive for Covid on Saturday, as have two jurors, forcing another delay in his ...

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore jailed hours after his firing

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was jailed on Wednesday, according to court records, hours after he was fired ...

It's time for 'White Christmas' sing-alongs at Circle Cinema

On Dec. 7, 1976, the "M*A*S*H" episode "The Colonel's Horse" showed B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) making an important phone ...

Jury convicts Bongiovanni of lying and obstructing justice but deadlocks on bribery counts

The jury in the trial of former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Joseph Bongiovanni could not reach a verdict on bribery counts against him but found him guilty on one count of obstruction of ...