 | Gogic’s trial was set to begin on November 17, 2025, but a conspiracy to bribe a juror resulted in the entire jury’s dismissal. After the jury tampering conspiracy came to light, three attorneys were disqualified from Gogic’s defense team for having “severe” potential or actual conflicts of interest, among them Joseph Corozzo Jr., the son of a Gambino crime family consigliere. Corozzo was named the subject of an investigation by federal prosecutors who say that witnesses were possibly intimidated leading up to Gogic's trial and legal documents, including a photo of a witness’s child, were found in the defendant’s jail cell. |
 Mustafa Fteja in 2011 | The FBI tapped Fteja’s phone and recorded a conversation with Krasniqi about how the trio planned to get the juror the money. The next day the FBI staked out Fteja, Krasniqi and Kupa as they met at Krasniqi’s Staten Island home. Two of the thugs, Valmir Krasniqi and Afrim Kupa, were arrested at their homes on November 17, 2025. Kupa was found with a document containing a juror’s name, address and employment information. Krasniqi had sent a photograph of that juror to the third conspirator, Mustafa Fteja, in a text message. Fteja was also arrested that day but released on $150k bond. A decision to grant Krasniqi bail was overturned. They all pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and face between 10 to 12 years behind bars. | .jpg) Joseph 'JoJo' Corozzo |
 | Former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic made a court appearance related to a drug trafficking operation that led to the seizure of more than $1 billion worth of cocaine. Gogic, 44, was brought into U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to hear his case was being pushed back to Dec. 20. Gogic was charged by the U.S. with trafficking in 22 tons of cocaine worth over $1 billion, most of which was part of the largest cocaine seizure in American history. Gogic was arrested while trying to board a flight to Zurich from Miami. Charges stem from the seizures of 19,930 kg (22 tons) of cocaine from three commercial cargo ships, including 17,956 kilograms (19.8 tons) from the MSC Gayane while it was docked at Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. |  |
| Traffickers transported cocaine to Europe from Colombia through American ports. They used cranes and nets at night to hoist drugs onto cargo ships from speedboats along the ships' routes. Gogic oversaw the logistics of the scheme, coordinating with crew members, Colombian smugglers and European ports to benefit Balkan cartels. Two other seizures netted 1,437 kilos from the MSC Carlotta at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Feb. 27, 2019, and 537 kilos from the MSC Desiree at the Port of Philadelphia on March 18, 2019. Gogic embarked on a new career as a narcotics trafficker after racking up a record of 24-4-2 as a pro boxer. |
