Mario Biaggi
American politician
Mario Biaggi (October 26, 1917 – June 24, 2015) was an American politician. He was born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. He served as a U.S. Representative from New York (served from 1969 to 1988) and former New York City police officer. He was elected as a Democrat from The Bronx in New York City. In 1987 and 1988, he was convicted in two separate corruption trials, and he resigned from Congress in 1988.[1] His granddaughter is politician Alessandra Biaggi.
Biaggi died at his home in New York City on June 24, 2015, at the age of 97.[2]
References
change- ↑ New York Times (August 6, 1988) "Biaggi Quits, Will Not Seek an 11th Term"
- ↑ Robert Wirsing (July 3–9, 2015). "Former Bronx Congressman Mario Biaggi Dies at 97," Archived 2022-01-27 at the Wayback Machine Bronx Times, p. 3.