[3] He received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown Law School in 1948,[3] and his clients and friends included organized crime figures.

The New York Times stated that allegations had been made in 1976 that he had harbored a fugitive from a 1963 department store robbery, and had accepted a payment of $2,000 from him.

[5] State police officers followed him as he visited the homes of crime figures,[5] and he was also observed frequenting a mob-connected motel for mid-day trysts with women.

[5] The Journal ran a front-page photo of him zipping his pants fly while leaving the Alpine Motel in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

[1] A judicial commission headed by former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg censured Bevilacqua for associating with criminals.