Prosecution Rests Case in Biaggi-Wedtech Trial

Prosecutors rested their case in the racketeering trial of Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) and six others Tuesday after detailing to the jury Biaggi’s indictment and conviction in an unrelated case.

The end of the government’s case, after three months of testimony by scores of witnesses, paved the way for the defense case to begin today.

Biaggi and his co-defendants are charged with turning Wedtech Corp., a now-bankrupt Bronx defense contractor, into a racketeering enterprise that paid out millions of dollars in payoffs to obtain no-bid government contracts.