Former NYPD detective convicted of lying to FBI to protect mafia family

A erstwhile New York detective who moonlighted by moving for a mafia family and helped substance a mini-mob warfare connected Long Island portion trying to support its gambling operations was convicted Wednesday of lying to the FBI. 

Hector Rosario, 51, a erstwhile detective for the Nassau County constabulary connected Long Island, was besides acquitted of obstruction of justice, the apical complaint helium had faced. The verdict came aft a seven-day proceedings successful Brooklyn national court.

"Hector Rosario cared much astir lining his pockets with Bonanno household wealth and protecting his ain interests than his fidelity to the law," said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. "He disgracefully compromised the investigative enactment of his chap detectives by tipping disconnected a people and lied to national agents arsenic the walls were closing successful connected him."

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Hector Rosario, 51, a erstwhile detective for the Nassau County constabulary connected Long Island, was convicted Wednesday of lying to the FBI.  (Gregory P. Mango)

Federal prosecutors said Rosario conspired to people rival Genovese household members successful a feud that spilled retired aft the organized crime clans struck an antithetic statement to divided the proceeds of a gelato shop’s backroom gambling den, the New York Post reported.

The Bonannos and Genoveses, 2 of New York City's 5 mafia families, mostly kept to their abstracted spheres during the 1980s and into the aboriginal 2000s, said a long-time mob investigator. 

The bid didn't past long. Rosario adjacent staged a fake police raid at a covert casino tally by the Genoveses, prosecutors said. 

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A erstwhile New York detective moonlighted by moving for a mafia household and helped substance a mini-mob warfare connected Long Island portion trying to support its gambling operations. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM)

U.S. Attorney John Durham called Rosario, a 15-year police veteran, a "corrupt detective" who chose loyalty to the mob "over the nationalist helium was sworn to protect."

He was interviewed by FBI agents successful 2020 arsenic they were investigating Bonanno and Genovese transgression enactment successful the suburbs eastbound of New York City. He falsely stated helium had nary accusation astir the mafia oregon amerciable gambling spots, authorities said. 

Rosario was fired from the unit successful 2022. He was among 9 charged aft national authorities busted the gambling racket.  (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

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Rosario was fired from the unit successful 2022. He was among 9 charged aft national authorities busted the gambling racket. 

His lawyers argued the lawsuit hinged connected the unreliable testimony of mobsters present cooperating with prosecutors arsenic they faced their ain transgression charges.

The different mafia clans successful New York are the Colombo, Gambino and Lucchese families. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.