
Former NYPD detective convicted of lying to FBI to protect mafia family
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A former New York detective was convicted Wednesday of lying to FBI agents to protect a mafia family from prosecution, federal authorities said.
"Hector Rosario cared more about lining his pockets with Bonanno family money and protecting his own interests than his fidelity to the law," said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. "He disgracefully compromised the investigative work of his fellow detectives by tipping off a target and lied to federal agents as the walls were closing in on him." Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
Federal prosecutors said Rosario conspired to target rival Genovese family members in a feud that spilled out after the organized crime clans struck an unusual agreement to split the proceeds of a gelato shop’s backroom gambling den, the New York Post reported.