Crime & Justice

How a New York High School Teacher With Mob Ties Allegedly Bribed a DEA Agent

BREAKING BAD

A former DEA agent allegedly received a quarter of a million dollars over a decade to protect Michael Masecchia—an unnoticeable high school teacher with ties to the local mob.

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