The former New York detective, who worked for a mafia family and was moonlit by promoting the mini-mob war on Long Island, was convicted of lying to the FBI on Wednesday while trying to protect his gambling business.
Hector Rosario, 51, a former detective with the Nassau County Police Department on Long Island, was also acquitted of the highest charge he faced: obstruction of justice. The verdict came after a seven-day trial in Brooklyn Federal Court.
“Hector Rosario lined up his pockets with Bonanno's family's money and cared about protecting his own interests rather than fidelity to the law,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “He embarrassingly compromised the investigation work of fellow detectives by flipping the target, and lied to federal agents while the wall was closing on him.”
New York police accused of mafia family accused of carrying out illegal gambling nest digging head on as a legal business
Hector Rosario, 51, a former detective with the Nassau County Police Department on Long Island, was found guilty of lying to the FBI on Wednesday. (Gregory P. Mango)
Federal prosecutors said Rosario targeted the family of rival Genovese and conspired in a feud that later spilled. Organized Crime The clans have struck an extraordinary agreement to split the revenues of Gelato Shop Backroom Gambleden, the New York Post reported.
Two of New York City's five mafia families, Bonannos and Genovesves, generally maintained separate spheres in the 1980s and early 2000s, longtime mob investigators said.
The peace did not last long. The Rosario staged a fake police attack at a secret casino run by Genoves, prosecutors said.
Noem says “worst and worst” arrested for NYC RAID targeting illegal immigrants
The former New York detective, lit by the moon by working in a mafia family, helped promote the mini-mob war on Long Island while trying to protect the gambling business. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM)
US lawyer John Durham called Rosary a 15-year police veteran and “corrupted detective” a “corrupted detective” who chose to be loyal to the mob than the masses who “swear to protect.”
He was interviewed by FBI agents in 2020 as he was investigating the criminal activities of Bonanno and Genovese in the eastern suburbs of New York City. He mistakenly stated that he had no information about the mafia or illegal gambling spots, authorities said.
Rosary was fired from the unit in 2022. He was charged among nine people after federal authorities destroyed a gambling racket. (RashidUmarAbbasi from Fox News Digital)
Click to get the Fox News app
Rosary was fired from the unit in 2022. He was charged among nine people after federal authorities destroyed a gambling racket.
His lawyers alleged that the case was unreliable testimony that they were working with the prosecutor when they faced their criminal charges.
Other mafia clans in New York are the families of Colombo, Gambino and Lucchese.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
