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Ex-DEA Agent Sentenced to 5 Years for Corruption

1/22/2026

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Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni was sentenced to five years in federal prison for corruption.
He was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors argued his actions harmed the public over 11 years and likened him to a disgraced agent.
The sentence was less than the 15 years prosecutors sought, and he remains on home confinement pending appeal.

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Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni was sentenced to five years in federal prison for corruption.
He was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors argued his actions harmed the public over 11 years and likened him to a disgraced agent.
The sentence was less than the 15 years prosecutors sought, and he remains on home confinement pending appeal.