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Mario Biaggi, Bronx Congressman Who Went to Prison, Dies at 97
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 26, 2015 08:54am |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Author | Robert D. McFadden |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Thursday, June 25, 2015 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mario Biaggi, a highly decorated former New York City police officer who became a popular 10-term Democratic congressman from the Bronx only to land in prison in a wave of corruption scandals in the late 1980s, died on Wednesday at his home in the Bronx. He was 97.
His death was confirmed by his spokesman, Mortimer Matz.
The rise and fall of Mr. Biaggi was a kaleidoscopic morality tale: a triumph of justice to federal prosecutors like Rudolph W. Giuliani, a tragedy to former fellow police officers, who recalled him as a hero, and a terrible loss to working-class voters, who saw him as their champion in Washington. |
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