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D.A. Files Motion To Send Msgr. Lynn Back To Jail
Assistant D.A. Patrick BlessingtonBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA day after the state Supreme Court reinstated Msgr. William J. Lynn's conviction, the district attorney filed a motion in Common...
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Police Clash With The Feds At Narco Cops Corruption Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netOne defense witness said he considers the ongoing police corruption trial a "kangaroo court" and that he can't wait until the six defendants are "set free."Another...
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Narcs' Supervisor Counted Drug Money, Never Read Indictment
by Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netSgt. Joseph McCloskey told the prosecutor that he never read the federal indictment against the six narcotics officers he used to supervise because, "I just don't...
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"Can You Call For A Sheriff, Please"
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netDefense attorney Thomas A. Bergstrom was trying to convince Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina that she didn't have the authority to send his client, Msgr....
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"They Were Taking Millions Of Dollars Of Poison Off The Streets"
Lt. Robert Otto [left]By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netOn the witness stand, Lt. Robert Otto was asked to give his professional assessment of former Officer Thomas Liciardello."He is one of the finest,...
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The Milkman Delivers
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netIt was a primer on police narcotics field work, a street-level view of the war on drugs.And it was given by an unassuming former milkman who worked the dairy beat in...
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The Big Pizza Robbery
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netOn cross-examination, Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen McCartney asked former Officer Michael Spicer about a shocking allegation contained in "Episode #4" of the...
View ArticleMerlino Wins On A TKO
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netJoseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino was sprung from jail last month after a appellate court panel vacated a U.S. District Court order sentencing him to four months in prison...
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Government Asks Jury To Believe A Bunch of Drug Dealers
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netShould the jury at the rogue cops trial believe stories of alleged police misconduct as told by a bunch of drug dealers?Yes, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen...
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Narco Cops Trial Heads To The Jury
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netThe government wasn't interested in finding the truth, but merely in making a case.That was the message delivered again and again today in closing arguments for the...
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Cops Or Criminals? Jury Deliberations Begin In Narco Cop Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netWere they cops who bent the rules or criminals who broke the law?That's the only question that matters for a federal court jury that began deliberations this...
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Keeping The Vigil
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netAbout two dozen spectators, mostly family members and supporters of the defendants, spent the afternoon camped in the hallway outside Courtroom 15A.Meanwhile, behind...
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Day Three In Rogue Cops Case Without A Verdict
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe jury in the rogue cops case spent a third day behind closed doors deliberating the fate of six defendants.Judge Eduardo C. Robreno received two notes from the jury...
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Msgr. Lynn's Lawyer Seeks Hearing In Superior Court
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA lawyer for Msgr. William J. Lynn filed two motions in state Superior Court today, seeking to argue an appeal for a new trial before the same panel of judges that...
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Jury At Impasse In Narco Cops Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netJury deliberations have apparently hit a snag in the corruption trial of six former Philadelphia narcotics officers. The panel of six women and six men sent a message...
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No Questions, No Verdict As Jury Deliberations Continue in Narco Cops Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netNot a peep.Not one question. Not one request for documents. Not a word.They jury in the corruption trial of six former Philadelphia Police Department narcotics...
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Support From An Unlikely Source
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netMobster-turned-government-witness Ron Previte, who was a Philadelphia police officer for 12 years, was digging into a lunch of veal parmigiana and penne pasta in a...
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Jury Acquits Six Narcotics Cops On All Charges
Perry Betts hugs daughter Samantha Photo: Michael Bryant/The InquirerBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netIt was a complete repudiation of the government's racketeering case against six former narcotics...
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How To Reconstruct A Train Wreck
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netWhen there's a catastrophe like a train derailment, guys like Steven M. Schorr get paid to reconstruct what happened.Schorr, a licensed professional engineer from...
View ArticleA Closing Argument That Had A Courtroom In Tears
James J. Binns' closing in the rogue cops case.
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