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In this episode, retired agent Bill Grace reviews two high-profile municipal corruption cases he investigated; one directed at the corrupt activities of Camden, New Jersey Mayor Milton Milan and the other targeting Washington Township, New Jersey Mayor Jerry Luongo.
Electronic and physical surveillance showed that even before Milan entered municipal politics, he was associating with a local drug dealer, as well as members of the Philadelphia mob, and that he continued those relationships after being elected to City Council and then as mayor. During Milan’s corruption trial, the former head of the Philly mob cooperated and testified against him.
The Luongo case was initiated based on a questionable local land deal, but resulted in the mayor being charged with the misuse of the township’s community fund.
With the assistance of colleagues from the Cherry Hill Resident Agency (FBI Philadelphia Division), the IRS, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, both investigations resulted in both mayors being convicted and receiving jail sentences.
Bill was given the nickname “The Mayor Slayer.”
He served over 33 years with the FBI.
William P. Grace
Special Agent (Retired)
7/1976—12/2009
The following are links to a few newspaper articles about the Milan and Luongo investigations:
Milton Milan sentenced to 7 years
Luongo pleads guilty to theft of public cash
