 After serving as assistant district attorney for Kings County, New York, Brasco was elected to Congress in 1966 and served from January 3, 1967, until January 3, 1975.Brasco was indicted in 1973, along with his uncle, Joseph Brasco, on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, over payoffs he received from a Bronx trucking company which was seeking mail hauling contracts from the US Post Office.The first trial led to a hung jury.