John Costanzo, a former DEA agent, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison by a Manhattan federal judge for his involvement in a bribery scheme where he leaked sensitive information to defense lawyers. The sentencing occurred in a federal court in New York, where prosecutors highlighted Costanzo's actions were motivated by greed in a scheme involving $100,000 and bribes from a Florida private investigator. The case, which had elements of courtroom secrecy, also saw references to other high-profile legal figures such as Michael Avenatti. Costanzo will serve his sentence in a low-security prison within a protective custody unit.
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Agent selling DEA insider information to narco lawyers will do a little over 3 years at a low security prison in a protective custody unit with the child molestors and snitches. Meanwhile, a UPS driver transporting piddly shit amounts of cocaine will serve at least 5 years. https://t.co/31D8RFzGiD
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#breaking: Former DEA agent John Costanzo was 1 minute ago sentenced to 4 years in prison - Inner City Press live tweeted it below: Judge: I sentence Mr Costanzo to 48 months [4 years] Story coming incl courtroom extra on Substack https://t.co/GnXzPpclHw