IN BRIEF : Rose Pal Indicted in Cocaine Case
A federal grand jury today indicted Thomas P. Gioiosa, a former housemate of Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose, on charges of tax evasion and conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Florida to the Cincinnati area.
The five-count indictment returned in Cincinnati accuses Gioiosa of income tax evasion for the years 1985 and 1986. It charged that he conspired with others to arrange cocaine deliveries from Florida to Cincinnati between January, 1985, and January, 1987.
If convicted, Gioiosa could face maximum penalties of 38 years in federal prison and $2 million in fines. Gioiosa is to appear before a federal magistrate in Cincinnati on April 17 for arraignment, federal authorities said.
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