A defense attorney was charged Monday with leaking an FBI surveillance video to a TV reporter who nearly went to prison for refusing to identify his source. Joseph Bevilacqua Jr. agreed to plead guilty to contempt and perjury for violating a court order not to release the footage, then lying about it under oath, U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente said. The perjury charge carries up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The contempt charge carries no specific maximum, Corrente said.
May 04, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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A defense attorney was charged Monday in Providence, R.I., with leaking an FBI surveillance video to a TV reporter, who nearly went to prison for refusing to identify his source.
Joseph Bevilacqua Jr., 55, agreed to plead guilty to contempt and perjury for violating a court order not to release the footage, then lying about it under oath, U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente said.
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